Hon. Bakary Bunja Dabo, has been elected as Party leader and secretary General following the new party constitutive congress held at Jembe Hotel from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th October 2019
According to statement made available to The Voice on Wednesday, the constitution congress was attended by forty-nine delegations out of fifty-three constituencies with representatives from the Diaspora.
The objectives of the congress were to review and approve the draft Constitution of the party, elect party officials, establish guidelines in the form of resolutions on certain thematic areas of particular interest to the party which namely ; development of genuine participatory democracy, women’s empowerment for sustainable national building, youth participation in the national political process and conquering the political space (at home and in the diaspora)- challenges on GFA’s path to participatory democracy.
“The party Leader and the secretary General and the entire new Executive wish to thank the delegates, supporters and well- wishers, both within the Gambia and in the Diaspora, for their contribution in making the congress a resounding success,” the statement said. Waato Sita! Wahto bi jotna