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Moe
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 Posted - 22 May 2010 : 00:14:18
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Friday, May 21, 2010
The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh has won another prestigious award dubbed the "Pride of African Women Award" from the Women Advancement for Economic and Leadership Empowerment in Africa (WAELE) in recognition of his remarkable contributions to the emancipation, empowerment and advancement of African women.
This was revealed to journalists Thursday evening at State House in Banjul by the founder and president of WAELE, Dr Basirat Nahibi, shortly after meeting the Gambian leader. Dr Nahibi, who led a high-powered delegation from WAELE, also disclosed that her organisation has decided to adopt President Jammeh as its grand patron; an honour she said was accepted by him [the president].
The WAELE president further revealed that President Jammeh and six other leaders from within and outside the continent who have contributed to the advancement and upliftment of African women will be awarded on the 1st of July, 2010 in Abuja Nigeria during the course of the WAELE 3rd Continental Conference. The event, she said is scheduled to take place from 1-2 July 2010 at the Ecowas Commission with the theme "African Women Emancipation: Key to the Future".
According to her, others to be awarded are Presidents Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria; Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania; Paul Kigame of Rwanda; Tereze Fernandez De La Vaga, deputy prime minister of the Kingdom of Spain; Raila Odinga, prime minister of Kenya; Joice Hilda Banda, vice president of Malawi; and Baroness Caroline Cox, Member of British House of Lords and Founder- Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART).
Dr Nahibi hailed President Jammeh for all the good things he has been able to do in The Gambia and for the advancement and upliftment of Gambian women. She further hailed him for being an advocate of peace in Africa, describing his outstanding effort in restoring peace in Guinea-Bissau and Guinea as unprecedented. "We are awarding him with the Pride of African Women Award. And not only that we need somebody like him to be our grand patron and he has graciously accepted that," she said, and added: "We told him that African women need his support, advice and encouragement."
The WAELE president noted that The Gambia is the first and up till now only country in the West African sub-region to have a female vice president and female speaker of the National Assembly. Going by this and other achievements, Dr Nahibi stressed that they believe if they have someone like President Jammeh in front of them as their leader and patron, they will be able to achieve their objective of convincing other African leaders to look into the issue of women emancipation in the continent.
While reiterating that President Jammeh is the only leader chosen among the rest of the leaders who are to be awarded as the Grand Patron of the organisation, Dr Nahibi lauded him for giving hope to the women of The Gambia through the provision of free maternal care and education, the girls and women empowerment scheme, as well as encouraging food self-sufficiency to battle hunger and poverty.
WAELE is a Pan African Organisation that was founded on 8 May, 2004, and headquartered in Nigeria. The organisation is structured to meet the yearnings of African women across the continent who believe women should participate more fully in economic decision-making and governance of the African continent. Present in 46 African countries, WAELE hopes to fill this gap through various capacity building programmes, women access to loan and credits, mobilisation, trade exhibitions, as well as industrial and political involvement.
The organisation also strives to unify various groups and provide a stronger voice towards meeting African women's aspirations. Its long-term objective is to have a strong, virile and committed organisation that will continue to champion the sustainable emancipation of the African women.
Author: by Hatab Fadera
Source: Daily Observer
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Edited by - Moe on 22 May 2010 00:33:48 |
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Moe
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Posted - 22 May 2010 : 00:31:25
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| I know most of you jealous fools are crying foul play at this point but guess what ,I did not acknowledge his achievements neither did I highlight his role in Gambian Society as a visionary leader. At this point ya'll can start getting pissed of at WAELLE for their recognition of Jammeh, Mind you it is not a Gambian based organization, the professional world recognizes false and faulty accusations levied against leaders my friends, the award is well deserved................................Peace |
I am Jebel Musa better yet rock of Gibraltar,either or,still a stronghold and a Pillar commanding direction
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Moe
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Posted - 22 May 2010 : 02:56:26
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Elizabeth FY Renner, the speaker of the National Assembly with a five-person delegation recently returned from the Republic of Guinea Bissau, at the invitation of her counterpart, Dr. Raimundo Pereira, the Honourable Speaker of the National Popular Assembly of Guinea Bissau.
Members of the delegation that accompanied the speaker to Guinea Bissau were Hon. Alhagie Sillah, the National Assembly member for Banjul North who represented the Majority leader; Pa Jallow, the National Assembly member for Jarra Central who represented the minority leader; Mrs Isatou S. Conteh- head of the Hansard Unit and secretary to delegation; and Buba Janneh, the protocol officer to the speaker.
According to a press release from the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly, the objective of the visit was for Speaker Renner to address the 3rd plenary session of the parliament of Guinea Bissau and to foster and strengthen the bilateral cooperation between the two countries. During her stay in Bissau according to the release, Speaker Renner addressed the 3rd plenary session of the parliament of Guinea Bissau which was marked by a standing ovation and the decoration by Speaker Renner with traditional Guinea Bissau attire by the female parliamentarians of Guinea Bussau.
Speaker Renner, the release added also had a meeting with Hon. Dr Raimundo Pereira, the speaker and senior members of the parliament of Guinea Bissau known as members of the Chair Table equivalent to the National Assembly in The Gambia, were discussions were on bilateral cooperation, regional/sub-regional integration, sustainable socio-economic development of the two countries, the diverse nature of their two parliamentary practices and procedures.
The Gambian speaker and delegation, the release further indicated, also had a meetings with the leader and members of the PRS minority party and the majority leader and members of the PAIG where discussions centred around a wide range of issues such as the reform of parliamentary systems and practices; the need for parliamentarians to put aside party partisan politics after elections in addressing national issues, the need to foster positive interaction between parliamentarians, the need for parliamentary committees to work together as one, as opposed to proportional representation in committees, in order to ensure lasting peace, stability and security towards the restoration of democracy in Guinea Bissau, the oversight functions of committees and the techniques and diplomacy needed to successfully move a motion on women's issue in parliament.
"A meeting with the group of parliamentarians, the Bissau side of the proposed Gambia/Guinea Bissau Friendship Committee was also held. It was agreed that the Gambian side will be selected and the plans and activities of the committee decided after the committee is established" the release indicated.
The dispatch further revealed that Speaker Renner and delegation also had bilateral discussions with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Community, the Minister of Energy and the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and the discussions centred on the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation with a view to sharing best practices and experiences; reviewing, designing and implementing policies and strategies in the areas of maritime fishing and ports expansion activities. The need for simple technology in agriculture as apposed to sophisticated ones was also underlined.
"The Gambian speaker also had a meeting with the chairpersons of the Permanent Specialised Committees, visit to the Sao Vicente Bridge which was inaugurated on 19th June 2009, and which has shortened the road travelling hours between Guinea Bissau and The Gambia to only 3 hours. The visit was followed by a brief press briefing on the impression of the bridge and the visit as a whole, meeting with Dr. Maria Adiato Djalo' Nandingna, representing the Prime Minister who was indisposed and the discussions centred on the role of Guinea Bissau and The Gambia in maintaining peace in the region and sub-region in particular; and the need for the government, Parliament and the Ministry in Guinea Bissau to work in harmony to ensure peace and stability in order to attain sustainable socio-economic development for the people of Bissau" the release noted.
Speaker Renner, the release went on, was also privileged with a courtesy call on the President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, Mr. Balang Bacai Sane at State House, to convey greetings from His Excellency Sheikh Professor Yahya AJJ Jammeh and to express thanks and appreciation for the invitation and for the excellent Guinean hospitality.
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