United Democratic Party (UDP) yesterday has elected new executive committee to steers the affairs of the party in the next two years.
Here is the full list of the UDP new executive members……
Dembo Bojang, National President went unopposed, 1st Deputy National President, Aji Yamundow Yabo; 2nd Deputy National President, Hon. Momodou Sanneh; Secretary General and Party Leader Ousainou Darboe; Deputy Secretary General and Party Leader Mariama B. Secka; Senior Administrative Secretary Lamin Dibba; Deputy Senior Administrative, Alagie S. Darboe; National Organizing Secretary, Abdoulie Suku Singhateh; Deputy National Organizing Secretary, Bubacarr Jammeh, Deputy Administrative Secretary for External Affairs Hagie Banico Sissoho; Administrative Secretary for Regional and Human Rights, Alimameh Fanding Taal; Deputy Administrative Secretary for Regional and Human Rights, Borry Touray; Administrative Secretary for Finance and Economic Affairs, Lamin KT Jammeh; Deputy Administrative Secretary for Finance and Economic Affairs, Fatou Cham; National Treasurer, Amadou Sanneh; Deputy National Treasurer, Kemo Ceesay; Auditor, Landing Sanneh;, Deputy Auditor, Alagie Gibba; Campaign Manager, Fakebba Colley; Deputy Campaign Manager, Karafa Sonko; National President women wing Aji Sukai Na Kah, 1st deputy National President Women Wing Adama Jallow; 2nd Deputy National President Women Wing Nogoie Njie; Secretary General Women Wing, Jonfolo Jabbie, National Youth President Hon. Sulayman Saho; 1st Deputy National Youth President, Karim Touray; 2nd National Youth President, Papa Touray; Secretary General National Youth Wing ,Kemo Bojang; National Female Youth President, Fatoumatta K Jawara; 1st Deputy National Female Youth President, Jimbi Ceesay, 2nd National Female Youth President, Bineh Marong; Secretary General Female Youth Wing ,Ya Kumba Jaiteh. Tombong Saidy, administrative secretary external affairs.
Majority of the position went unopposed from National President, Secretary General and to Senior Administrative Secretaries.
During the opening of the congress on Friday, Ousainou Darboe has commended the sacrifice made by some members of the United Democratic Party during the 22 years rule of former president Yahya Jammeh.
He added that: “We have endured pain and sorrow that are beyond measure, ranging from various acts of carnage against the party, betrayal, frustration, detention and even murder. Hence this takes me to the events and experiences of the UDP from 3rd April 2016, congress in Basse in URR, the subsequent 14th April 2016, demonstration led by Solo Sandeng and the horrendous tragedy with the supreme prize paid by our patriots Solo Sandeng, Solo Koroma, Lang Marong among many others,”
He pointed out that: “I am not forgetting the painful imprisonment that we were subjected to through the 22 years of dictatorship. People who suffered these and still continue to suffer are Nogoie Njie, Fatou Camara, Fatou Jabang, Falang Sonko and host of others until it took us all to liberate this country from the clutches of dictatorship and the UDP is bent on ensuring that dictatorship in any form does not return to this country.
He lamented that Solo Sandeng and others lost their lives; they lost liberty because they were in support of values, the values that enshrined in our anti-corruption laws, values of a decent society, and values of conducting politics with decency.
Darboe further said: “This is what they fought for and this we must continue to fight. Those who are living with disabilities inflicted on them by the dictator, we must ensure that their pains that they are going through are not in vain and those who have transacted beyond have not gone beyond for anything.”
Author: Bakary Ceesay