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Gambia: Another Village Head Suspended
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FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda)
28 March 2008
Posted to the web 28 March 2008
Modou Jonga
The female village head of Darsilami, in Kombo Central, Aja Jafereh Bojang, has told this reporter that she was suspended indefinitely from performing Alkaloship duties, in the run up to the last Locl Government elections. This, she said, was contained in a letter emanating from the office of the Governor of the Western Region.
The suspended Alkalo recalled that, sometime during the run-up to the said elections, she was approached by the Assistant Governor of Western Region, Sainabou Faal, who demanded her to surrender her Alkaloship documents including the stamp. She said that when she enquired why, the Assistant Governor replied that it was not her concern to enquire; that she did not comply to the initial demand of the Assistant Governor; that it was then that the Assistant Governor gave a letter which stated that she was relieved of her duties as village head. Aja Bojang said she was not told the reason for her suspension and that she has not done anything wrong that might have warranted her suspension.
Aja Bojang recalled that during the local government elections campaign, prior to her suspension, all the village heads of the Marakissa ward were requested to gather at Marakissa for a meeting; that she went to Marakissa for the meeting and waited for so long, until she was told that the proposed meeting was called off and re-scheduled for Kabekel.
The suspended Alkalo said that she was not duly informed of the reason for both the re-scheduling and of having such a meeting by the authorities and did not attend it. She revealed that she has inherited the Alkaloship duty of Darsilami.
She claimed, in a seemingly furious manner, that the Secretary of State for Local Government and Lands, Ismaila Sambou, who is also a resident of Darsilami, has played a pivotal role in her suspension.
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On his part, the new Alkalo of Darsilami, Mrs. Omar Demba, said that in the run-up to the past local government elections, he was verbally instructed by both the regional Governo, Abdou FM Badjie, and the District Chief, Bakary Satang Bojang, to perform the Alkaloship duties of Darsilami. Mr. Demba said the Alkaloship stamp and other materials were handed over to him by the said authorities. The new Darsilami village head reiterated that his appointment was not written but was made verbal.
The district chief of Kombo Central, Mr. Bakary Dembo Satang Bojang, confirmed the suspension of Mrs. Aja Jafereh Bojang but declined to give reasos for the latter's indefinite suspension. "I cannot tell you any reason, not that I don't know," chief Bojang said.
Frantic efforts were made by this reporter to get the view of the regional Governor, but to no avail. The letter authorizing the suspension of the Darsilami Alkalo waswritten by the regional Governor and dated 16 February, 2008.
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