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Jah Oil purchases bigger vessel to meet public demand for cement – GM Hydara

Dec 17, 2025, 12:53 PM

The general manager Jah Oil Company, Momodou Hydara, has disclosed that the company has bought a bigger vessel that could soon address the challenges of public demand on cement in the country. 

In an interview with The Point last Friday at his office, Mr Hydara called on customers to exercise patience, saying they have all the ability and capability to deliver and ensure that the demand for cement is met in this country. 

He also blamed weather in the sea as another challenge. 

Mr. Hydara underlined that the factory price for cement is D399, emphasizing that selling it at D600 to Gambians is dishonestly unfair. 

Mr Hydara insisted that Jah Oil has all the means to meet the demand of the country in cement supply. He clarified the rumor that the company lacks the mussels to meet the public demand in cement supply, saying that is not true. 

“This information is far from the truth and is misleading the general public.”

“I think every honest person can attest to that, over the years, Jah Oil Company has been delivering, otherwise the government would have not allowed Jah Oil company to operate for three or four months. But I can proudly say that most of the major breakthrough projects including the general hospital in Farato, Faraba Bantang, UTG Overheads Bridges, Banjul Roads, Hakalan Road  in NBR which have all succeeded were built  by  the Jah Tiger Cement.”

He therefore noted the quality of the Jah Tiger Cement remains uncompromised.