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Gambia: VP Njie-Saidy Defends Women's Bill
Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy, Vice President and Secretary of State for Women's Affairs has said that The Gambia has place itself under an obligation to honour and implement the basic tenets of on all forms of discrimination against women.
Speaking at a day validation workshop on the women's bill at the paradise suites hotel yesterday VP Njie Saidy said her government has made an unequivocal pronouncement, that they are preparing and willing to houour all obligations enshrined in the convention. "The fulfilment of this commitment started with the formation of a national policy with strategic objectives for the advancement of women and girls 1999-2009" she said.
She added that having considered the challenges faced for effective implementation, as indicated in the concluding observation of the CEDAW committee and after reviewing the initial, second and third reports, on the status of implementation submitted by the Gambia, which revealed that effective implementation, is challenged by the lack of harmonisation in the national laws, and effective awareness creation amongst the citizenry. According to her, the very first law, that has been examined, in the drafting process, is the constitution, the Basic and fundamental law of the land.
" The findings, revealed that, unlike the 1970 constitution, in the second republican constitution, the term discrimination was extended to include discrimination based on gender.The greatest challenge to attaining the fundamental rights and freedoms of women and girls, go beyond laws, for they are deeply rooted in the foundation of traditional, social, economic, judicial, political and religious structures of society and also the objective of this bill is to ensure the effective implementation of national and internationally agreed conventions, for the effective protection of women and girls rights" VP Njie Saidy noted.
speaking earlier AJa kassa sanneh chairperson national women's bureau said this is the final stage in which the council and the bureau under the honourable office of H.E the Vice President progressed from conducting and inventory of laws, reviewed signed and ratified protocols, treaties and conventions, leading to the drafting of a women's bill, for effective legal potection of women, but taking into consideration their religion and good traditional practices. " The women's bill which we are validating today aims at protecting the rights of women in the Gambia" she said. Other Speakers at the ocassion included Janet Sallah Njie the consultant. The ceremony was grace by senior government officials and national assembly members.
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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, 9:23 PM mr njie)
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