The Lord Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal
Council (KMC), Yankuba Colley, has hailed President Yahya Jammeh for giving his
region one million dalasis to share among the students and constituencies as
part of the just ended presidential meet-the-people tour.
The money was shared D500,000 to the
students and D500,000 to various constituencies in the region for a party.
The
five constituencies in the region each received cash, bulls and drinks
including food items, whilst schools in the region also received their shares.
Speaking at the presentation held at 22nd
July Academy on Friday, Lord Mayor Yankuba Colley commended the President for
his generosity
He said it followed the Ramadan, which was
a hard time for them to do anything.
Mayor Colley reiterated his commendation
for the President for his benevolence, and for making such meeting an annual
celebration for his region.
“My municipality people are very happy, and
they will continue to be happy for the President,” he said.
He said the five constituencies that are
beneficiaries of the President’s benevolence are East, West, Central, Bakau and
Jeshwang, which would receive equal share of the money.
As per request, the Lord Mayor said, the
money would be received by the director of each region, to ensure transparency
and fairness.
