Lawyer
Joseph H. Joof, in a letter sent to IEC and The Point, has expressed his desire
to run as an independent presidential candidate for the forthcoming December
1st poll.
Joof,
who resides in Kololi in the Kanifing Municipality, is currently in the United
States of America.
Born on 25 October 1960 in Bathurst now Banjul,
Lawyer Joof has practised a as
government lawyer and privately for over 27 years and, in that time, he was
Attorney General, Minister/Secretary of State for Justice and National Assembly
Matters, from which office he resigned in October 2003 after two years plus in
office.
He
was also President of the Gambia Bar Association and for many years President
of the African Bar with members from English and French-speaking countries in
Africa.
Mr
Joof, who is also an author of several novels, poetry, plays and other books,
said: “Forward to free and fair elections so that our country will grow
stronger and better for all be they weak or strong, well off or poor.”
