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Kamaso petitions GFF President, Electoral Committee

Sep 2, 2022, 2:17 PM | Article By: Arfang M.S. Camara

The leader of Team Restore Confidence, Sadibou Kamaso, has filed a 54-page petition to the World’s Football Governing Body (FIFA) against The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) president Lamin Kaba Bajo’s action and that of the GFF Electoral Committee under the leadership of Saikou B. Jarju on matters touching and concerning the GFF Elective Congress held on 27th August 2022 at Paradise Suites Hotel.

Kamaso stated 48 points in the petition addressed to the General Secretary of the world’s football governing body (FIFA).

In the letter sent to FIFA, Sadibou wrote that the GFF Electoral Committee since after their inauguration has not been taking their full responsibility as stated in the Electoral Code, adding that the said Committee proposed and selected a date that suits the GFF president so that he could attend all the Regional Football Association Finals in his quest to canvas for votes in the said regions.

He added that the General Secretary of the GFF, Lamin Jasseh by virtue of his position as the head of the GFF Secretariat was in many instances involved in campaigns for the incumbent and to the disadvantage of Kamaso and his team despite his role as member of the Electoral Committee and the need for his neutrality.  

He stated that they believed names of members who collected forms and who they nominated were shared with the GFF president as was confirmed when a GFF staff in the name of Muhammed Sinera who had no connections whatsoever with the Electoral Committee explained to a member of their team (Modou Lamin Conteh) that he was already aware of those clubs who had already collected and signed for nomination forms as well as candidates they were to nominate.

“The GFF has its own football hotel based in Old Yundum where delegates are hosted. Instead of hosting the regional delegates at the Football Hotel as the case was for AGMs to save resources, the GFF President and his executive booked rooms for these delegates at Metzy Hotel and African Princess not only to bring them closer to their meeting point but to entice them with promises of contracts or employment positions,” it also said.

Mr. Kamaso, who was banned from entering the hotel during the AGM as a delegate on the day of the election, also stated that Young Africans FC through a letter dated 18th August 2022, provided copies of letters of correspondence to show that a meeting was held by the said club Executive on the 2nd August 2022, where it was resolved that Sadibou Kamaso’s request to join Young Africans FC was accepted and that a letter was written to him on 3rd August 2022 to inform him.

Meanwhile, in the petition, Mr. Kamaso attaches all the letters, correspondences and what he believed are the proofs of his 48 points of complaints regarding the matters touching and concerning the GFF Elective Congress.