Gambia:VP Njie-Saidy Launches FLAG
The Vice President and Secretary of State for Women’s Affairs, Ajaratou Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, recently launched the Female Lawyers Association in The Gambia (FLAG) at the Coconut Residence in Kololi.
In her statement at the launching she said that it was in the best interest of society to address the issues that affect women and children. She noted that government has ratified some international conventions with regard to women and children, as it recognised the role women play in society.
She however observed that domestic violence was not just peculiar to The Gambia, noting that the phenomenon also exists in other parts of the world. She therefore stressed that the rights of women and girls had to be respected.
For her part, Mrs Janet R. Sallah-Njie, FLAG president, said that FLAG is a non-political, non-sectarian, non-governmental and non-profit making association.
According to her, the aim and vision of the organisation is to influence changes to the laws of The Gambia for the protection, well being, and welfare of women and children.
She added that FLAG would equally lobby for gender equality in The Gambia through legislative reforms, public education and advocacy. In this way, she argued, they would be able to enhance and promote the welfare and legal status of women and children and also to promote the principles and aims of the United Nations, the African Union, in respect of women and children.
Justice Abdou Karim Savage, the Chief Justice of The Gambia, praised the female lawyers for the initiative, which he said was long overdue.
Other speakers included Mrs Amie Bensouda, president of the Gambia Bar Association.
Several Secretaries of State, including the Secretary of State for Justice, judges, magistrates, lawyers, members of the diplomatic corps, attended the ceremony.
FLAG Vice president, Mrs Hawa Sisay-Sabally, chaired the occasion.
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- Fellow Gambians can anybody tell me what is the use of this woman njie saidy in our society or government,besides openning workshops and workshops and workshops,its really getting boaring of this njie saidys face and her stories of africa,africa,africa,there is a say that goes:BEFORE YOU DANCE ABROAD OR OUTSIDE MAKESURE YOU FIRST DANCE A YARD OR AT HOME,I put it easy,before you share out makesure it begins first at home ok.
The Gambian Vice President, Isatou Njie-Saidy, on Wednesday told delegates at a sub-regional conference on the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme and Cross Border Trade being held at the Paradise Suites Hotel in Banjul, that women traders and entrepreneurs engaged in cross border trade, experienced several difficulties, that not only undermine the potential of their activities, but also hamper the development of cross border trade and the regional integration process.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the one-day workshop on the validation of a study on the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme and Cross Border Trade, Ms Njie-Saidy said the core of the integration process in West Africa, has been the promotion of regional trade, through market and monetary integration, and very closed political cooperation, characterized by the free movement of persons, goods, services as well as capital.
VP Njie-Saidy remarked, “Today’s event falls within the framework of the 2nd phase which has targeted women traders from The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Senegal and Mali”.
So ma question is?Is this woman not reading the news in the country,in which the people are in terror and fear,especially our woman back in the gambia,today we come to an extend where criminals in our society and forigners from Guinnea or you name it,come in our country and abuse our poor elderly and moreover raping our women,and i thought she being vice president and moreover waman,she should be the first figure to react or speak to these SICK THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY,before SIR HALLIFA SALLAH or anybody in the country.
So ma question to fellow gambians is can anybody explain or tell me what this woman is contributing in our society?
Or is she there only to do read in the paper what her office secretary writes for her.
Do she have noting to say,or is she sooo naive?.
thanks.
(Posted on March 26, 2009, 9:21 PM mr njie)
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