During the meeting they called on their executive to hold a general assembly to discuss affairs of their citizens in the country as well as to elect a new body that will run their affairs.
Hon. Akeem Abudu, President Concern Nigerians thanked Nigerian ethnic communities in The Gambia for their trust in selecting him as their president. He assured them that he and his team will work hard to maintain their trust.
He added that they will look into issues affecting Nigerians residing in The Gambia as well as put in mechanisms for their advancement.
He promised to give his all as well as work on reconciling all Nigerians residing in the country to move the Nigerian community forward.
According to him, he will handle the position for six months, bring everybody together, and ensure a larger congress is organised for all Nigerians.
“As a leader, you need to carry others along because there is no leader who can do it alone,” he noted.
He called on all Nigerians to be law abiding and make sure they are involved in legitimate businesses.
Comrade S.I. C. Anusionwu, Concern Nigerians member said they selected the new committee because the other one has not been effectively functioning.
“They have abandoned the community and there was a lot of corruption,” he said: adding “The former committee came through the back door.”
“We have a lot of trust and hope in the new team to deliver up to expectation and free the community from corruption and mismanagement,” he further said.
Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC) in collaboration with Freedom House and USAID on Monday presented certificates to 21 journalists, who completed training on ethical journalism.
The National Democracy Institute in collaboration with the Civil Society Organisations and Open Society Platform, Gambia (OSPG) recently scrutinised the Access to Information Act.
The Comprehensive Health Education (CHE) in collaboration with Curriculum Research Evaluation and Development Directorate (CREDD) under Ministry of Basic Senior Education (MoBSE) Wednesday completed a two-day auditing of Curricula Framework exercise meant for the inclusion of Comprehensive Health Education (CHE) topics in some of the career subjects.
Flag-Up Gambia, a youth-led initiative established to encourage youth to have sense of patriotism was recently launched at a ceremony at the American corner.
