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 Posted - 19 Sep 2007 : 21:15:41
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Cotton Farmers Dialogue With Niamina East Chief
By Lamin Fatty
Information reaching Foroyaa has it that Cotton farmers in Niamina, Central River Region, met recently with the district chief in Niamina East, Alhagie Kebba Touray, at his residence in Niamina Kerewan to discuss their plight.The intervention of the chief came after the farmers were reported to have threatened to burn Gamcot to ashes if it failed to pay their last year’s produce. Gamcot owes the farmers over D1 million.
In an interview with this reporter, the District Chief in Niamina East, said his meeting with the cotton farmers was geared towards finding a solution to the problem of cotton farmers rather than creating violence. He said when he met them, what he told them was that there might be a reason for the failure of Gamcot to pay them and he personally believed that the company must be doing everything possible to settle the farmers. He pointed out that he wrote a letter for them to take to the governor of Central River Region, Ganyi Touray, to
inform him of the situation He added that the governor promised to pursue the matter with the Management of Gamcot. Attempts to reach the governor for comment has so far proved unsuccessful, but readers will be informed of his opinion as soon as we access him.
Readers could recall that a local newspaper in the country published that a group of cotton farmers in Niamina threatened to burn down Gamcot Company in Basse for failing to pay their last year’s produce.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 110/2007, 19 -20 September 2007
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