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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.” “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. 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. Gambian language literacy expert with over 30 years of experience, including adult and children Gambian language literacy course design, bespoke material development (e.g. Looking at our health situation as a nation, I cannot believe pregnant women still die after giving birth. Kitabu Jabang Chair of the Organisation for Training and Production of Literacy Materials/OTPLM (Gambia). “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.

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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. Kitabu’s alliance with Essa Faal came some weeks after the political pact between Yahya Jammeh’s APRC and Adama Barrow’s led NPP.Lamin Ceesay warned that the matter is not a joke. This guy is a natural,” Essa Faal told his supporters. It unveils a brief summary of the failures of each of republics from Sir Dawda’s time. Fatty for his rousing endorsement of my candidacy for president. Kitabu Jammeh Amity University Date Written: NovemAbstract This article attempts to capture the Gambia’s political leaderships since independence. Therefore, we call on all Gambia’s to support Essa Faal,” Kitabu told the media.įatty went on calling every Gambian to vote for the former TRRC Lead Counsel to “ usher new hope for a better and prosperous Gambia.“Įssa Faal, meanwhile, hailed the move by PDP describing Kitabu as a ‘ naturalist.’ “ Let me take this opportunity to thank Mr. We have all seen the great work he did with the TRRC. I know that I have a lot of experience, but I believe Essa Faal has more experience than me. “ We, at PDP, know that the rightful person to rule this country and to take us to the next level is Essa Mbye Faal. Meanwhile, at a press briefing, Kitabu said Essa is the best candidate for the December 4th election due to his track record during the TRRC truth-seeking hearings. 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.Įssa Faal is the latest to join the political scene after he declared his intention to run for president, describing himself as the “ best candidate” for the job during the official launch of his party.