Gambia’s
National GSM Operator Gamcel Thursday presented Hajj packages to five lucky
winners of its Hajj Promotion 2016, fulfilling its promise of helping the
Gambian people.
The
packages which included pocket money, allowance of one thousand dollars
(US$1,000 equivalent to D44,000) were presented to each winner, including
suitcases and all the necessary transactions involved in the hajj.
The
winners were Bafoday Jabbie, Modou Dian Diallo, Alpha Jallow, Muhammed Banyami
Sillah and Omar Bah.
According
to Lamin Fofana, Manager of Marketing and Communication at Gamcel, their role
is not only to create revenue - though their prime aim is to have money - but
also they believe that such assistance as the Hajj package is highly needed in
Gambian society, and “this is one way of doing it”.
He
thanked the Gambian people for their cooperation and patronage of Gamcel’s
services and products.
“I hope this continues as we endeavour to
support worthy causes especially Hajj, which is a very important pillar in
Islam,” he said.
Aja
Ndey Sainabou Jeng (Yaye Ministier) said this was not a surprise as the
nation’s GSM company has been rendering such assistance and help, adding that
Gamcel is Gambia’s own GSM company, hence helping Gambians is their priority.
She
further thanked Gamcel for the “great initiative” in making Gambian Muslims at
least meet one among the pillars of Islam.
She
also thanked the winners, and all those that took part in the promotion, and
prayed and wished them a successful Hajj.
Bafoday
Jabbie, one of the beneficiaries, thanked Gamcel for the support they are
giving to the Gambians, especially by giving out Hajj packages to fulfilling
one of the pillars of Islam.
He
said he would continue to pray for the company’s progress and ceaseless
expansion to every nook and cranny of the country.
The
Almighty Allah, he said, would continue to bless and reward Gamcel as they support
the people, especially the less privileged.
Other
beneficiaries also expressed similar sentiments.
