Mr. Pap Saine, co-founder of The Point Newspaper has been elected as Chairperson of the Newspaper Publishers Association of The Gambia (NEPA) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at The Point Newspaper office in West Field on Saturday, 9th September 2023.
Founded in 2018, the first AGM brought together all members of NEPA, namely; The Point Newspaper, Foroyaa Newspaper, The Standard Newspaper, The Voice Newspaper, and Daily Newspaper.
Meanwhile, the Saturday AGM also witnessed the election of Mr. Musa S. Sheriff, Managing Director of The Voice Newspaper as Secretary General, Mr. Salla Jeng General Manager of Standard Newspaper, as the Treasurer and the Proprietor of Standard Newspaper and former Secretary General of the association, Mr. Sheriff Bojang as a Spokesperson.
In his report on the activities of NEPA, the outgoing Chairperson Mr. Samuel Osseh Sarr, also Managing Editor of ForoyaaNewspaper reported on the achievement of the association.
He stated that the establishment of the first Newspaper Publishers Association of The Gambia (NEPA) created a working together environment with the greatest understanding for all NEPA Members to benefit from the COVID-19 grant, which was an achievement.
He also stated that on the production front, all the print media faces the same challenges, with the increase in production materials price.
Mr. Pap Saine, expressed his appreciation to NEPA members for electing him to lead the print media association, adding that the association is the first in the country’s media history.
