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Beakanyang AGM postponed

Dec 23, 2010, 2:00 PM | Article By: Yusuf Ceesay

The annual general meeting (AGM) and triennial congress of Beakanyang (Equal Opportunities for All) organisation slated for Saturday, 25 December 2010 has been called off, this paper can confirmed.

According to a press release issued by the organisation, the move came after a consultation with its board to give opportunity to members most of whom are farmers, to enable them to finish harvesting their crops.

“This will give them the chance to participate in the congress and not to deny them exercising their rights to vote and be voted for,” says the dispatch.

The release added that the venue for the meeting remains Barrow Kunda Lower Basic School, Wuli West District in the Upper River Region.

The organisation decided to use this platform to apologise to all those affected by this change and urged them to take note of the changes.

Meanwhile, the release continued, the new date for AGM is Saturday, 22 January 2011.

Beakanyang is a registered non-profit, non-political and charitable organisation promoting education, agriculture, human rights and democracy.