Mr. Jammeh served the GPU for five years as Secretary General. He joined in 2015 under the presidency of Bai Emily Touray and was reappointed in 2018 following the election of the current executive.
Saikou presided over the growth of the Union as an institution and the secretariat at its operations centre. He is credited for some transformative institutional reforms at the GPU secretariat. He also presided over some of the Union’s most successful media freedom and media development campaigns.
Reacting to Mr. Jammeh’s resignation, the GPU President Sheriff Bojang Jr, said: “it was extremely difficult to accept Saikou’s resignation and let him go because apart from his outstanding work ethics and dedication to the success of the Union, he has always been the most exciting person to work with.”
According to Mr. Bojang, “change is the ingredient of life and after five very tough and challenging years at the helm of affairs at the GPU, Saikou’s decision to move onto the next challenge is quite understandable. We’ll miss him dearly.”
Mr. Jammeh described his departure as one of the most difficult decisions he made, crediting the GPU for giving him a great deal of experience.
“Serving you has so far been the most memorable, honorable and fulfilling assignment in my career”, Mr. Jammeh wrote to colleagues.
He has resigned to focus on writing, something dear to his heart.
“I missed writing in the style of the 5Ws and H. In the history of our country, has there ever been a better time to be a journalist than now?”
In tandem with the National Transport Policy- 2018-2027, the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure has developed a National Road Safety Strategy 2020-2030; the ultimate goal is to reduce the burden of road traffic crashes in The Gambia.
Celebrating the 5th Edition of the Janjangbureh Kankurang Festival, the President of The Gambia used the occasion to express his shock over the destruction of some historic monuments on McCarthy Island (Janjangbureh).
Mass Axi Gai, newly appointed board chair of The Gambia Maritime Administration (GMA) has said that his aim is to make River Gambia navigable again.
Addressing the nation on Friday regarding the deaths of children from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), President Adama Barrow stated that the child mortality figure of 66 is not at much variance with the recorded data for similar periods in the past.
