Issued Tuesday 28 March 2017
The
Independent candidate for Banjul Central in the forthcoming National Assembly
election, Ebou Jeng, has said he does not believe in mere promises, but working
for the best interest of the electorate.
He
said most of the other National Assembly candidates do make a lot of promises
to their electorate, so that they can be voted in, “but at the end of the day,
all the promises will be laid to rest.”
“I
am not the type that keeps making promises that cannot be fulfilled, but I know
I can make positive changes in Banjul,” Mr Jeng said during a press conference
he organised at the weekend in Banjul.
He
explained that one of the reasons he decided to contest as an independent
candidate is to ensure that he makes a positive change for the people of
Banjul, and bring Banjul back to glory.
“Banjul
needs a representative who will work to make Banjul great again.”
He
continued: “As far as I am concerned,
PPP and APRC have had their chances to improve the life of Gambians, but they
woefully failed the people of this country.”
“For
the GDC and UDP, they are more interested in power grabbing – control of the
National Assembly to serve the interest of their leaders, not the people.”
The
independent National Assembly candidate said Banjul and Gambia, as a whole,
should now task the government to make sure that the frequent power outage is a
thing of the past.
“We
cannot stabilitise the economy without having adequate and affordable
electricity supply. This government should make sure that it provides 24/7
electricity so that investors can come and invest, and create more job
opportunities.”
He
also said there is a need to review and amend the constitution to take out all
the draconian laws that the former government was using, to arbitrarily detain people
and close down media houses.
He
said even though he is an independent candidate, he would give support to
President Adama Barrow if he is elected to the parliament.
“If
I am elected in office, I would use my influence, experience and skills to bring
some changes basically by trying to help others representative,” he said.
Mr
Jeng holds a first degree in Accounting and Business Administration. He is a fellow in life insurance underwriting
and financial planning. He holds a
diploma in Real Estate investment.
He
is the chief executive officer of Lamdor Asset Management, a real estate
company.
Jeng
retired as director at Gampost, and had been the marketing manager
GAMSTAR. He had lived in the United
States for twenty three years.
