The Independent (Banjul)
David Thoronka
25 June 2004
Banjul — Bishop Tilewa S Johnson of the Anglican Mission, cautioned older men who are in the habit of chasing young girls to be mindful of the prevalence of HIV pandemic.
He said the fact that sugar-daddy syndrome is increasingly becoming a common thing in The Gambia, the threat it poses on the lives of the people has boiled up to the social and moral decadence of the society.
Bishop Johnson, said he had attended a conference in Nairobi, where it has been revealed that forty two million people are globally infected with this pandemic, with 70% of the global statistics living in the sub-Saharan Africa, while eighteen million are African women.
As a result, he said a war should be launched against this dreadful pandemic, which is endangering the lives of our young girls, noting, "we should not allow this scourge to happen in The Gambia".
Bishop Johnson further highlighted that Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and other countries are heavily affected, with one in every three adult being infected with the virus.
He further called on Christians and the general public to redouble their effort to help those already infected, adding that that the Anglican diocese is also involved in the crusade against HIV/AIDS.
Speaking to The independent, Principal of Archdeacon George Senior Secondary School, Mr. Morlai Kamara, a member of AMA, said AMA is a church organisation that aims to bring men of the Anglican mission together in the fellowship. "We under-take charitable deeds to church organisations, especially when the church building is in progress. We also organise, symposium, talks and other interesting features", Mr.
Kamara explained.
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