![]() ![]() Kitabu Bojang, a beneficiary, thanked NAWEC for keeping to their promises, saying the money would help them a lot The NAWEC managing director, Nani Juwara, thanked the government of The Gambia for standing by NAWEC and providing the needed funds to compensate the affected families. This is the first time in the history of The Gambia." "And today we are here gathered to finally distribute the compensation package to the affected families whose lands are part of the project area that is going to host this very important plant, the solar plant."Īccording Minister Sillah, it is ample testimony of the commitment of The Gambia government in ensuring equity in whatever "we do in ensuring fairness and also putting the interest of the people that are always affected in projects. He described the project as historic in terms of project implementation in which local people were not only consulted but their needs were considered from the onset. “So I can inform you that as soon as every formal procedure is finalised regarding the IEC, PDP as a new party will be formally registered and ready for the 2021 presidential elections,’’ he concluded.For his part Ebrima Sillah, minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure, thanked NAWEC for the foresight by considering from the very beginning the families affected by the project. ![]() And just a few days back, I spoke to the communication officer of the IEC Joe Colley who informed us on all the electoral procedures to follow before registering the party.” The Gambian comedian and Leader of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Kitabu Fatty has declared his support to presidential hopeful Essa Faal ahead of the December 4th presidential election. ![]() “As I am speaking to you, we are working to formally register the party to the independent electoral commission. Yes, we might not blame them that much because our party flag bearer is a famous comedian that Gambians are not fun of seeing such persons taking part in politics.”Ĭeesay cited Canada as an example whose prime minister was a comedian before winning elections. With an aggregate of six (grade one in each of his six subjects), 16-year-old Kitabu explains that his excellent performance in the exams came with a lot of. He warned that choosing their 2021 presidential flag bearer as a well-known comedian must not make people think that it’s not a serious cause. So this is why we decided to join politics to bring impact on the lives of the citizens,” he said. #KITABU GAMBIA SERIES#This comes barely three months since the first episode of the popular Mandinka drama series was. Episodes of the Sareti Bayelaa drama series produced by Team Kitabu have combinedly recorded over a million views count on YouTube. Looking at our health situation as a nation, I cannot believe pregnant women still die after giving birth. Team Kitabu’s Sareti Bayelaa (cart rider) series hits over 1 million views in 3 months. “Because we have heard a lot of promises made by politicians more especially on youth employment but none of these pledges were fulfilled. ![]() “Our plan to join the country’s political field was under discussion since last year where we sat from time to time and deliberated means of changing the current cries of citizens on economy, social and other important national matters affecting their daily lives.” These promises, he stated, include rising unemployment among young people and rising maternal mortality. Ceesay said the idea to form a political party in order to join the country’s political landscape was conceived after a series of unfilled promises to the people by politicians. However, the news was greeted with doubts on social media – with many taking the news a comedy. Lamin Ceesay warned that the matter is not a joke. ![]()
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