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 Posted - 22 Aug 2006 : 22:42:52
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MUNYAGEN ALKALOSHIP CRISIS DEEPENS
By Abdoulie Dibba
Talking to this reporter in his hometown of Munyagen, Waka Jobe, the eldest son of the late Alkalo, Alhagi Lamin Jobe, indicated that the position of Alkaloship is not a privilege to them but a birthright since their great grandfather Sajuka Jobe was the founder of Munyagen village. He said his grandfather and his father both were Alkalos for the village for over 110 years. Waka indicated that whatever the Chief may feel about him, he is the right Alkalo as he is the eldest son of the late Alkalo and taking into consideration the traditional lines of inheritance. He pointed out that whatever the Chief might feel about him (Waka), he (the Chief) cannot take what belongs to the “Njobens” and give it to the “Jassens” who he said do not even own a square metre of land in Munyagen.
Also talking to me the newly appointed Alkalo, Tamsir Ngum Jassey, indicated that there was a time in Munyagen when people aspired for the Alkaloship of the village, but now the issue is over because he has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Local Government and Lands. Tamsir Ngum Jassey told me that he travelled to the office of the Secretary of State for Local Government and Lands with the Chief, Jim Fatma Jobe, and other people present at a meeting where the Permanent Secretary, Department of State for Local Government and Lands, the Director Local Government and Lands, and the Chief, Jim Fatma Jobe were present.
“In that meeting I was asked to go out of the office and after a long meeting, the Chief told me that I was appointed as the Alkalo,” Mr. Ngum Jassey told this reporter. He stated that he was given an appointment letter but declined to show me the appointment letter. At this stage, I proceeded to Kerr Jarga to talk to the Chief of the Area, Jim Fatma Jobe. Chief Jim Fatima Jobe told me. “If you question me, I will not answer your questions because when the Alkalo died, I called his family and asked them to give me somebody; they gave me Waka Jobe; I told them to give me another person because I cannot work with Waka! I even proposed Baram Jobe but they said No! What do you expect me to do other than give the position to somebody else? For the information of the reader, Section 59(1) of the constitution has empowered the Secretary of State for Local Government and Land to appoint an Alkalo, but according to Subsection 2 the Secretary of State does not have the carte blanche to do so.
Section 59(1) reads: The Secretary of State responsible for Local Government shall appoint an Alkalo in consultation with the Divisional Commissioner and District Seyfo or Chairperson of the Kanifing Municipal Council, as the case may be. Subsection 2 reads: The Secretary of State shall, in
Making an appointment under Subsection (1), take into account traditional lines of inheritance. This article has been suppressed for long in order to get the comment of the Secretary of State for Local Government and Land. Foroyaa would continue to make effort to get the comment of the Secretary for State for the benefit of the public.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 67/2006, 18-20 August, 2006
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