Lamin
E. Fatty, Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) candidate contesting for a
parliamentary seat in the forthcoming National Assembly elections come 6 April
2017, has said he would make sure the people of Kombo South get what rightfully
belongs to them, if he is voted as a NAM.
Mr
Fatty said this recently in an exclusive interview with this reporter, during
his tour of the constituency.
“My
people have been marginalized and neglected for too long by all the previous
governments from Independence, and this has left many of my people trapped in
poverty.
“This
trend must be stopped with immediate effect, when I have my people’s mandate to
represent them in the National Assembly.”
Lamin
Fatty, 27 years old, is a political science student at the University of The
Gambia, and studied mass communication with a certificate and diploma, and has
worked with two radio stations and two newspaper companies as a reporter and
presenter.
A
social activist who has been spearheading the cause of youths and women, also
worked at the ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure as a
media assistant before returning to the UTG.
Mr
Fatty said he is the current national general secretary of the Gambia
Democratic Congress (GDC) youth league, and an executive member of the party.
The
Kombo South National Assembly aspirant added that he has been on campaign for
over two weeks, and has found that most voters agreed to take their decision
based on issues and not personality.
The
Kombo South aspirant said he received first-hand information, and had learned
about the real issues based on his encounter with the ordinary people in their
various communities.
Mr
Fatty has five other contestants in the constituency, and said he respects them
because it is their right to contest for the same position.
However,
he is confident that he would have a resounding victory, come 6th April 2017.
The
aspirant added that he is campaigning on the platform of social justice with
the theme: from betrayal to fulfillment of duties.
One
of his main priorities, when elected as a NAM, is to stop the illegal mining of
different resources across the coastal communities in his constituency.
“I
will make sure that at least 20% of tax collected by the council is given back
to the communities, to plan and implement their own budget based on development
needs.
“I
will also make sure that communities without good roads such as Berending,
Nyofelleh, Kukunjang Mariama, Bayanka, Mamuda, among others, are given
immediate attention by the government.
He
said the communities of Madina Salam and Rumba which have been arbitrarily
denied power supply will also be addressed in consultation with NAWEC.
He
pointed out that all the farm land seized by the previous government (APRC) in
Batokunku, Kartong, Sanyang, Siffoe, among others, are nationalized and
affected families compensated.
Lamin
E. Fatty, therefore, called on all the voters in Kombo South to go out in their
large numbers and cast their vote for him.
