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 Posted - 18 May 2006 : 02:47:58
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GAMBIAN SELECTED WAJA'S NO. 2 MAN
By Sarjo Camara Singhateh
During the just ended congress organised by the West African Journalist' Association WAJA, the President of The Gambia Press Union, Madi MK Ceesay, has been elected as the Vice President of the Association According to Madi Ceesay, the presidency was retained by the President of the Malian Journalists' Association in the persons of Ebrima Famakary Coulibally, who was re-elected into office by the Association, to serve his second term of office.
According to the GPU proxy, the group visited the President GBagbo, Ivorian President promised the participants that he will never put a journalist in jail during his tenure of office as President of The Ivory Coast.
Mr. Ceesay expressed his sincere appreciation to the Ivorian Government, and singled out the Ivorian Minister for Communication as a very conscious and informed woman. He said Madame Martine Coffi-studer was working with them tirelessly. Madi said the Minister was with them during their symposium held during the Press Freedom Day celebration and during their visit to the President.
Mr. Ceesay stated that in a war-torn country like Ivory Coast, the Government was able to give, the journalists full accommodation with a mini clinic attached and the Secretariat Staff were paid by the Government.
He said that during the celebration of World Press Freedom Day he gave a speech on the topic "The State of the Media in Your Country."
His paper dealt with issues such as the repressive laws, the newspaper bond, the clamp down on newspapers as the realities of the situation in The Gambia.
Mr. Ceesay said the union heads will meet in Mali in a short period of time for the disbursement of the $1.5 million grant to WAJA. He pointed out that both the Financial and Activity report were presented to the participants.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 37/2006, 15-17 May, 2006
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