The
Gambia O.I.C. Secretariat wishes to inform the public that the Board of
Governors of the Secretariat has appointed Mrs. Binta Jammeh-Sidibe as the
Chairperson of the Local Organizing Committee (L.O.C.) for the 16th Heads of
State and Government Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which
will be hosted by The Gambia in 2022. The appointment takes effect on the 1stof
February 2020.
Mrs.
Jammeh-Sidibeh is a seasoned public administrator (retired) and a renowned
gender activist who served in various capacities in The Gambia and beyond for
more than four decades. She is the current representative of The Gambia on the
Turkey-based O.I.C. Women’s Consultative and Advisory Council. She also doubles
as the Chairperson of the Gender Policy Committee of the O.I.C. General
Secretariat, which is based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In the past, she has presented
reports on behalf of the Government of The Gambia at O.I.C.Ministerial
Conferences on Women in Azerbaijan and Turkey, respectively.
Mrs.
Binta Jammeh Sidibe iswidely recognized as a strong advocate for women’s
empowerment in the country. She is the current Executive Director of the
Association for Promoting Girls and Women’s Advancement in The Gambia (APGWA).
Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the Women’s Bureau. Mrs.
Jammeh-Sidibeh is the recipient of several national and international awards
including the Insignia of Member of the Republic of The Gambia (M.R.G.)
conferred on her by the President of the Republic of The Gambia, and special
recognition awards by the United Nations and Amnesty International Germany.
Mrs.
Jammeh Sidibeh said the following of her appointment:
‘‘I
am very happy about it. It is a call to national duty to contribute my quota
yet to the national development of this country. For the OIC Gambia
Secretariat, I would like to see us be successful in this big assignment, which
is the hosting of the summit in 2022. I will bring my committees together
immediately to work hard and achieve our objective of having a summit second to
none.’’
Reacting
to the appointment, the Chief Executive Officer of the Secretariat, Mr.
YankubaDibba said the new LOC Chair brings a wealth of relevant experience to
the job.
‘‘We
are hopeful that her coming will add great value and vigor to the ongoing
project implementation works. I do not think we could have a better
candidate’’, CEO Dibba remarked.
In
her new role, the Chair of the L.O.C. will oversee and coordinate the works of
the various sub-committees responsible for the implementation of the different
projects ahead of the 2022 Summit in The Gambia.
