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toubab1020
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 Posted - 02 Aug 2018 : 19:59:05
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What can a person say ? only that a resolution on this very important is reached ,it has been going on for too many years ,I suggest a central registry accessible to everyone for information as to who owns what land,the owner MUST BE VERIFIED BY PAPERWORK and it can no longer be a case of "this land was settled by my forefathers many years ago",verbal history given by someone is no longer acceptable in the 21st Century .
I can understand the reasons why no action has been taken by any administration.Developing a system that is fair and enforceable will be a long and complex task to undertake.
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August 2, 2018
This column is devoted to monitor and report on issues that relate to production, processing, preservation and marketing of agricultural produce, aimed at ensuring food security in the Gambia as well as the interventions of Government and Non-governmental Organizations in this regard.
Agriculture remains both a new and old source of national revenue and (youth) employment.
Improved public awareness and discussion of the issues involved, will significantly maximize agricultural outcomes and the contribution of the sector to economic growth and job creation.
This is precisely the reason why Farmers’ Eye is critically looking at every Agricultural programme or policy, to gauge whether our Agriculture and Natural resources are properly harnessed to ensure food self-sufficiency.
In the last editions I indicated that Section 192 of the Constitution states that “There shall be established a Land commission whose composition, functions and powers shall be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly”.
This Act has already been passed and assented to and the Commission established. But they are yet to be functional.
Farmers’ Eye column called on the Executive to make the Land Commission functional, to address the series of land disputes in the country.
In the last edition, we started highlighting the Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights and duties. In this edition, we shall highlight issues on Public land, fisheries and forests.
PUBLIC LAND, FISHERIES AND FORESTS:
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, they should determine the use and control of these resources in light of broader social, economic and environmental objectives.
They should ensure that all actions are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
Where States own or control land, fisheries and forests, the legitimate tenure rights of individuals and communities, including where applicable those with customary tenure systems, should be recognized, respected and protected, consistent with existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
To this end, categories of legitimate tenure rights should be clearly defined and publicized, through a transparent process, and in accordance with national law.
Noting that there are publicly-owned land, fisheries and forests that are collectively used and managed (in some national contexts referred to as commons), States should, where applicable, recognize and protect such publicly-owned land, fisheries and forests and their related systems of collective use and management, including in processes of allocation by the State.
States should strive to establish up-to-date tenure information on land, fisheries and forests that they own or control by creating and maintaining accessible inventories.
Such inventories should record the agencies responsible for administration as well as any legitimate tenure rights held by indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems and the private sector.
Where possible, States should ensure that the publicly-held tenure rights are recorded together with tenure rights of indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems and the private sector in a single recording system, or are linked to them by a common framework.
States should determine which of the land, fisheries and forests they own or control will be retained and used by the public sector, and which of these will be allocated for use by others and under what conditions.
States should develop and publicize policies covering the use and control of land, fisheries and forests that are retained by the public sector and should strive to develop policies that promote equitable distribution of benefits from State-owned land, fisheries and forests.
Policies should take into account the tenure rights of others and anyone who could be affected should be included in the consultation process consistent with the principles of consultation and participation of these Guidelines.
The administration of, and transactions concerning, these resources should be undertaken in an effective, transparent and accountable manner in fulfilment of public policies.
Source: Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure. Courtesy of FAO and CFS.
http://foroyaa.gm/farmerseye-when-will-land-disputes-be-addressed/ |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 11 Aug 2018 : 12:36:10
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Foroyaa keeping up the pressure so this will not go away in the public mind.
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August 9, 2018
This column is devoted to monitor and report on issues that relate to production, processing, preservation and marketing of agricultural produce, aimed at ensuring food security in the Gambia, as well as the interventions of Government and Non-Governmental Organizations in this regard.
Agriculture remains both an old and a new source of income and youth employment. Improved public awareness and discussions of the issues involved, will significantly maximize agricultural outcomes and the contribution of the sector to economic growth and job creation.
This is precisely the reason why Farmers’ Eye is critically looking at every Agricultural programme or policy, to gauge whether our Agriculture and Natural resources are properly harnessed to ensure food self-sufficiency. Section 192 of the Constitution states: “There shall be established a Lands Commission whose composition, functions and powers, shall be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly”.
This Act has already been passed and assented to and the Commission established, but it is yet to be functional.
Farmers’ Eye Column called on the Executive to make this Commission functional, in order to address the series of land disputes in the country, as a major constraint to the development of agriculture and production and Land disputes are on the increased particularly at this time of the year as the rain season is fast approaching.
In the last edition, we started highlighting the issues of public lands, fisheries and forests. In this edition, we shall continue from where we stopped.
PUBLIC LANDS, FISHERIES AND FORESTS:
States should develop and publicize policies covering the allocation of tenure rights to others and, where appropriate, the delegation of responsibilities for tenure governance.
Policies for allocation of tenure rights should be consistent with broader social, economic and environmental objectives.
Local communities that have traditionally used the land, fisheries and forests should receive due consideration in the reallocation of tenure rights.
Policies should take into account the tenure rights of others and anyone who could be affected should be included in the consultation, participation and decision-making processes.
Such policies should ensure that the allocation of tenure rights does not threaten the livelihoods of people by depriving them of their legitimate access to these resources.
States have the power to allocate tenure rights in various forms, from limited use to full ownership.
Policies should recognize the range of tenure rights and right holders. Policies should specify the means of allocation of rights, such as allocation based on historical use or other means.
Where necessary, those who are allocated tenure rights should be provided with support so they can enjoy their rights.
States should determine whether they retain any form of control over land, fisheries and forests that have been allocated.
States should allocate tenure rights and delegate tenure governance in transparent, participatory ways, using simple procedures that are clear, accessible and understandable to all, especially to indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems.
Information in applicable languages should be provided to all potential participants, including through gender-sensitive messages.
Where possible, States should ensure that newly allocated tenure rights are recorded with other tenure rights in a single recording system, or are linked by a common framework.
States and non-state actors should further endeavour to prevent corruption in the allocation of tenure rights.
To the extent that resources permit, States should ensure that competent bodies responsible for land, fisheries and forests have the human, physical, financial and other forms of capacity.
Where responsibilities for tenure governance are delegated, the recipients should receive training and other support so they can perform those responsibilities.
States should monitor the outcome of allocation programmes, including the gender-differentiated impacts on food security and poverty eradication as well as their impacts on social, economic and environmental objectives, and introduce corrective measures as required.
Source: Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure. Courtesy: FAO, CFS.
http://foroyaa.gm/when-will-land-disputes-be-addressed-9/ |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 07 Sep 2018 : 14:35:05
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And so it rumbles on and on......
Foroyaa keeping this very important subject in the public eye.
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This column is devoted to monitor and report on issues that relate to production, processing, preservation and marketing of agricultural produce, aimed at ensuring food security in the Gambia as well as the interventions of Government and Non-governmental Organizations in this regard.
Agriculture remains both a new and old source of national revenue and (youth) employment.
Improved public awareness and discussion of the issues involved, will significantly maximize agricultural outcomes and the contribution of the sector, to economic growth and job creation.
This is precisely the reason why Farmers’ Eye is critically looking at every Agricultural programme or policy, to gauge whether our Agriculture and Natural resources are properly harnessed to ensure food self-sufficiency.
Section 192 of the Constitution states: “There shall be established a Lands Commission whose composition, functions and powers, shall be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly”.
This Act has already been passed and assented to by the President and the Commission established, but yet to be functional. Farmers’ Eye column calls on the Executive to make the Commission functional, to address the series of land disputes in the country.
In the last edition, we highlighted the issues on indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems. In this edition, we shall continue from where we stopped.
State and non-state actors should strive where necessary, together with representative institutions of affected communities, to provide technical and legal assistance to affected communities to participate in the development of tenure policies, laws and projects in non-discriminatory and gender-sensitive ways.
States should respect and promote customary approaches used by indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems to resolving tenure conflicts within communities consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments.
For land, fisheries and forests that are used by more than one community, means of resolving conflict between communities should be strengthened or developed.
States and non-state actors should endeavour to prevent corruption in relation to tenure systems of indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems, by consultation and participation, and by empowering communities.
INFORMAL TENURE:
Where informal tenure to land, fisheries and forests exists, States should acknowledge it in a manner that respects existing formal rights under national law and in ways that recognize the reality of the situation and promote social, economic and environmental well-being.
States should promote policies and laws to provide recognition to such informal tenure.
The process of establishing these policies and laws should be participatory, gender sensitive and strive to make provision for technical and legal support to affected communities and individuals. In particular, States should acknowledge the emergence of informal tenure arising from large-scale migrations.
States should ensure that all actions regarding informal tenure are consistent with their existing obligations under national and international law, and with due regard to voluntary commitments under applicable regional and international instruments, including as appropriate to the right to adequate housing.
Whenever States provide legal recognition to informal tenure, this should be done through participatory, gender-sensitive processes, having particular regard to tenants. In doing so, States should pay special attention to farmers and small-scale food producers.
These processes should facilitate access to legalization services and minimize costs. State should strive to provide technical and legal support to communities and participants.
States should take all appropriate measures to limit the informal tenure that results from overly complex legal and administrative requirements for land use change and development on land.
Development requirements and processes should be clear, simple and affordable to reduce the burden of compliance.
States should endeavour to prevent corruption, particularly through increasing transparency, holding decision-makers accountable, and ensuring that impartial decisions are delivered promptly.
Where it is not possible to provide legal recognition to informal tenure, States should prevent forced evictions that violate existing obligations under national and international law, and consistent with relevant provisions.
Source: Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure. Courtesy of FAO and CF
http://foroyaa.gm/when-will-land-disputes-be-addressed-11/ |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 03 Jan 2019 : 21:50:58
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Foroyaa, where are you ? This is surely a Burning issue that can ONLY BE RESOLVED by some POLITICAL ACTION.
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"Dominic Mendy, a teacher and resident in one of the affected compounds, said he has seen no reason of leaving his compounds, saying he has been occupying the compound since the first republic.
“We are not moving anywhere, this is our place and we have been occupying this place with our families since the first government” he added."
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The statement above by Mr Mendy APPEARS to confirm that there is NO PAPER evidence as to the ownership of the land by the current occupants.
Land Desputes have long been a problem in Gambia
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Thursday, January 03, 2019 Author: Yusupha Jobe
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/over-60-faala-residents-served-with-eviction-order |
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Posted - 04 Jan 2019 : 21:33:54
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Sidia Jatta Calls On Government To Address Land Disputes
Foroyaa: January 4, 2019
By Yankuba Jallow
http://foroyaa.gm/sidia-jatta-calls-on-government-to-address-land-disputes/
Sidia S. Jatta, the National Assembly Member for Wuli West, has called on the Government of the Gambia to address the issue of land disputes in the country.
Jatta said this during the National Assembly Adjournment Debate held on Thursday December 27th 2018.
Sidia told Deputies that the country is faced with land disputes. He said this has brought about hatred among people and the Government is doing nothing about it. The Wuli West Deputy said the issue is becoming serious to the extent that joining two communities for social services, is becoming difficult; that Government cannot provide each and every village with a borehole, and found it useful to join communities to share a borehole. He said the issue is now proving difficult because of land disputes.
Sidia said there is need to amend Section 191 of the Constitution.
Sidia also said there cannot be meaningful development, in the absence of the usage of our local languages for communication. “We continue to deceive our people that we are representing them. If things continue as they are in this National Assembly, there will be a revolt. I will lead it and we will succeed. We will drive everyone out and people will become free, because that is what they have fought for. They want to be free and we still want to continue deceiving them in this National Assembly speaking in a language that is foreign,” he said.
He called on the Minister of Information and Communication to open up to people, so that they can use the GRTS to teach people in their own languages, and that he is ready to take up that responsibility. “Allocate time, every week 3 hours and we will use it to educate people in their own languages, and then we will move forward with development. If we do not do that, we will move nowhere with development,” he said. Sidia told Deputies that it is the people who matter, when it comes to development and that representatives, make decisions for the people.
“You make a decision and they do not know what you decided for them. Yet we want them to be part of the development process. Is this possible? They must be part and parcel of development. They must conceive development and you cannot do that when you do not take this strange language away,” Jatta said. Jatta said he has colleagues who can do and will be committed to teaching people in their native languages.
“That is what we meant by freedom. Speak your language. We are here promoting English,” he said.
He said the people they are representing need to know what they are saying in the National Assembly. He said the majority of the masses in the country cannot understand English and they are not included in the events at the National Assembly.
Sidia said the country is not going to move without the use of ‘our’ local languages in the country; that the recent enactment of the Bill on Basic and Secondary Education has failed to contain the fundamental things. He pointed out that it is now established that Gambian languages should now be taught in Schools but the Bill has failed to officialise the use of our local languages in these Schools. He added that the writing system to use these languages has been established since 1979, but has never been officialised.
“There should be an Act of the National Assembly that should officialise an autograph for our languages,” he said. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 09 Jan 2019 : 16:58:29
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Inflammatory language such as "“We continue to deceive our people that we are representing them. If things continue as they are in this National Assembly, there will be a revolt. I will lead it and we will succeed. We will drive everyone out and people will become free, because that is what they have fought for. They want to be free and we still want to continue deceiving them in this National Assembly speaking in a language that is foreign," is unnecessary and unconsidered.
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A glaring FACT remains in that there are VAST numbers of the Gambian population who can neither READ nor Write,therefore to cloud this lands issue with the use of local language MUST be a total non starter.
ENGLISH is the OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF GAMBIA,NOT French, Wollof, Jola,Arabic,Mandinka.
FIRST THINGS FIRST. POLITICAL ACTION MUST BE STARTED NOW !
A discussion open to the GENERAL PUBLIC by the FULL MEMBERSHIP OF THE NA and not only a committee.
Stop going around in circles TAKE ACTION & DO SOMETHING.
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Sidia Jatta Calls On Government To Address Land Disputes
Foroyaa: January 4, 2019
By Yankuba Jallow
http://foroyaa.gm/sidia-jatta-calls-on-government-to-address-land-disputes/
Sidia S. Jatta, the National Assembly Member for Wuli West, has called on the Government of the Gambia to address the issue of land disputes in the country.
Jatta said this during the National Assembly Adjournment Debate held on Thursday December 27th 2018.
Sidia told Deputies that the country is faced with land disputes. He said this has brought about hatred among people and the Government is doing nothing about it. The Wuli West Deputy said the issue is becoming serious to the extent that joining two communities for social services, is becoming difficult; that Government cannot provide each and every village with a borehole, and found it useful to join communities to share a borehole. He said the issue is now proving difficult because of land disputes.
Sidia said there is need to amend Section 191 of the Constitution.
Sidia also said there cannot be meaningful development, in the absence of the usage of our local languages for communication. “We continue to deceive our people that we are representing them. If things continue as they are in this National Assembly, there will be a revolt. I will lead it and we will succeed. We will drive everyone out and people will become free, because that is what they have fought for. They want to be free and we still want to continue deceiving them in this National Assembly speaking in a language that is foreign,” he said.
He called on the Minister of Information and Communication to open up to people, so that they can use the GRTS to teach people in their own languages, and that he is ready to take up that responsibility. “Allocate time, every week 3 hours and we will use it to educate people in their own languages, and then we will move forward with development. If we do not do that, we will move nowhere with development,” he said. Sidia told Deputies that it is the people who matter, when it comes to development and that representatives, make decisions for the people.
“You make a decision and they do not know what you decided for them. Yet we want them to be part of the development process. Is this possible? They must be part and parcel of development. They must conceive development and you cannot do that when you do not take this strange language away,” Jatta said. Jatta said he has colleagues who can do and will be committed to teaching people in their native languages.
“That is what we meant by freedom. Speak your language. We are here promoting English,” he said.
He said the people they are representing need to know what they are saying in the National Assembly. He said the majority of the masses in the country cannot understand English and they are not included in the events at the National Assembly.
Sidia said the country is not going to move without the use of ‘our’ local languages in the country; that the recent enactment of the Bill on Basic and Secondary Education has failed to contain the fundamental things. He pointed out that it is now established that Gambian languages should now be taught in Schools but the Bill has failed to officialise the use of our local languages in these Schools. He added that the writing system to use these languages has been established since 1979, but has never been officialised.
“There should be an Act of the National Assembly that should officialise an autograph for our languages,” he said.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 15 Jan 2019 : 20:15:30
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January 15, 2019
Members of the Land Commission were sworn in since 17th September 2018. The members are as follows: Justice Raymond Sock as chairperson, Buba Barry, Nancy Nyang, Momodou S. Jobe, and Kemo Conteh as members.
We are yet to see any invitation for press coverage regarding the inauguration of the Commission. Land is a major source of conflict. The Land Commission is one tool that should enable the country to manage and solve land conflicts. The CRC is up and running. What is holding the Land Commission? Foroyaa will approach the Commission for an answer.
http://foroyaa.gm/what-is-happening-to-the-lands-commission/
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 28 Feb 2019 : 08:55:16
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February 27, 2019
Frightening developments are beginning to emerge as the Kombo area moves towards development where small land owners are being threatened with eviction under the pretext that their ancestors were just allowed to stay on the land but not to own it.
Having invested all their lives on such land with a traditional land tenure system under which the first to clear the forest are considered to be the owners, how could a state allow such people just to be evicted and become landless families overnight. The state cannot be aloof. It should intervene to create a win-win situation. It could develop a compensation scheme for those with claims to avoid conflict. It should protect those who have settled to avoid conflict. This is the way forward.
http://foroyaa.gm/will-a-good-government-stand-idly-by-and-allow-people-to-become-landless-in-broad-daylight/ |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 03 May 2020 : 16:13:20
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https://foroyaa.net/real-estate-companies-should-cleanse-their-ranks/
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Unfortunately, Foroyaa is beginning to get another picture of infiltration of the business by swindlers who take money from people without delivering on their promise. Millions of dalasis in hard-earned money is going into the pockets of those who do not mind pocketing ill-gotten gain.
Foroyaa strongly recommends that those who are engaged in the business prevail on their colleagues to hold consumer Parliaments on air to have regard for COVID-19. Each will be invited to appear on air and answer questions from the public. Those who have the courage to do so should be trusted. Those who do not have the courage would expose themselves |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 03 May 2020 : 16:20:45
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https://foroyaa.net/an-alternative-policy-to-land-grabbing/
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The current trend of selling Kabilo land to promote real estate business is not sustainable. Family disputes are increasing and extended families are selling farmland and other estates to share the money only to become landless. They are depriving their children and grandchildren land to live on.
These landless family members will one day condemn those who fail to secure their birth right,
The type of real estate business that is sustainable is to build low cost housing for families in exchange for land to build more low-cost housing for sale at reasonable prices. This would help to reduce housing shortage and stop the trend towards land grabbing. Public enterprises could also contribute to building low cost housing for employees who would pay monthly to sustain such schemes. Farmers’ cooperatives could also do the same for their members in the rural area. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 24 Sep 2020 : 16:24:38
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Nothing changes ,THIS POLITICIAN has been at this since an article posted on Foroyaa: January 4, 2019 scroll back in this topic to read that article
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https://foroyaa.net/sedia-jatta-tasks-govt-to-address-land-conflicts-jeopardizing-relations-friendships/
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By Kebba AF Touray on September 23, 2020
Sidia S Jatta, the Member for Wuli West, has tasked President the Adama Barrow-led Government to address the issue of land conflicts in The Gambia which has jeopardized the relations and friendships among families and communities in various part of the country.
Speaking at the debate on State of the Nation Address delivered by President Barrow recently, Mr. Jatta pointed out that development cannot take place in the midst of land conflict, noting that it is a big issue in almost every constituency in the Gambia.
“It has jeopardized relations and friendships, creating enmity between friends and relatives. That is why the government must address the issue in a comprehensive and conclusive ways so that we can move ahead with development. No development can take place in an area where this issue is prevailing and they are numerous,” Jatta said on Wednesday at the national assembly in Banjul.
He added: “We cannot sit by and look at it, because this is a conflict between the people and communities who are living together. There have been some situation in my constituency for over two to three years and these issues are not addressed and are affecting people who are living together.”
Jatta said the issue of land conflicts is prevailing everywhere in the country, but the country is silent about it, and that serious efforts need to be developed, so as to address the situation, otherwise it will bring big problem to those who are supposed to live in harmony
He said agriculture is the only area that can address the issues of unemployment, poverty eradication, revenue generation and becoming economically independent.
He said: “Which means that we must invest into the sector. Supposed we empower the sector with the ability to invest and provide fishing vessels and we do the fishing ourselves. This will create job opportunities for lot of young people and generate revenue for the country”.
He said: “we can do without taking money from anywhere in the world. We can do our development without indebting ourselves to a point that we cannot move forward. We have been here for 55 years and under development has been torturing us because we are bent on taking and paying loans”.
He said COVID-19 is one of the factors that is confronting the whole world, and that he was looking forward to a concrete report on the country’s current state of the pandemic.
He said that a lot of things have been done and that the Health Ministry and the frontline workers need to be applauded for their courage and determination in confronting the terrible pandemic that is threatening the whole world.
He said despite the country’s limited resources, it started the fight against the pandemic with determination, courage with the limited resources, which has made the Gambia to register lesser death cases as a result of the pandemic compared to other countries.
He said: “I think the Health Ministry must provides a concrete report on this particular situation to the National Assembly. This will highlight the challenges, what have been accomplished and what is still needed to be done. We still need resources to empower the Ministry in all aspects to be able to confront this deadly disease”.
Jatta underscored that education is a sector without which the world cannot move, and has not been spared by the pandemic, in view of the closure of schools for almost 7 months, thus holds the view that the schools need to re-open, but that the country must be prepared for it.
He proffered: “I think there is need for all the Principals of High Schools to create a think- tank and plan on what the re-opening of the schools will be. Upper and Lower Basic Schools Principals should do likewise. We must plan but we cannot continue to close these schools”.
He said this would mean that the country is fettering the development of knowledge and the development of instruments that are required for the development of the country.
He lamented: “We have learnt to live with high blood pressure and all types of diseases and COVI-19 should be part of them. We must plan to live with it, but it must not deter and fetter our survival. Human beings have the capacity to overcome any difficulties but this must be prepared”.
He cited lack of public transport as the saddest thing in the country, stating that the current public service transport is inadequate, ineffective making people stand along the road for long time without getting transport.
He advised: “Everything that we do must be critically examined and the purpose for which it is done. The address is not a mere formality and if one views it from that aspect, it would be wrong. It is fundamentally important because it is the yard stick that he provides to measure what is being provided against what is being done for the citizenry”.
He said the fact that the address covers all the sectors of the government, it means that the sectors are consuming the taxpayer’s money and as such they need to know what the taxpayers are providing for the sectors and whether or not the sectors are yielding.
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Posted - 24 Sep 2020 : 16:38:51
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Sep 24, 2020, 1:06 PM | Article By: Ismaila Sonko
The National Assembly Member for Brikama South has said that the issue of the land dispute in the country is yet to be addressed by the government of The Gambia.
Lamin J. Sanneh was speaking recently during debate on the State Of Nation Address by president Adama Barrow at the National Assembly in Banjul.
The Brikama South lawmaker called on the government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Lands and Regional Government to come with a policy that will protect the lands in the country as well as control Real Estate developers in the country.
"We have a lot of lands problem in the country and the government of The Gambia is not doing much to come with a solution that will solve these land crises," he said.
According to him, in his constituency there are two villages namely, Darsilami and Dimbayaa that are currently facing a lot of challenges on land crises between them and Senegalese, claiming the ownership of the same land. The matter, he went on, was reported to the authorities concerned to remedy the situation.
“But still now nothing has been done to solve the problem”.
Also weighing on the debate, Sidia S. Jatta, member for Wuli West challenged government of the Gambia through the Ministry of Lands and Regional Government to come with a solution that will end the land dispute in the country.
Hon. Jatta noted that land crisis is a serious problem that people in many communities are dealing with.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 06 Oct 2020 : 12:14:51
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https://foroyaa.net/permanent-secretary-buba-sanyang-briefs-parliamentarians-on-salagi-land-dispute-others/
By: Kebba AF Touray on October 5, 2020
Permanent Secretary Buba Sanyang on Monday in Banjul briefed Parliamentarians on how his Ministry settled some of the land disputes in the West Coast Region.
Buba Sanyang, Permanent Secretary 1, at the Land Ministry, dilating on Salaji Land Dispute, informed the committee that Salajai is a government set out layout and the arrangement at the time, was to compensate the land owners in the area in kind(giving part of the land to them) within the layout.
He said the last demolition exercise conducted by the Ministry, was as a result of government’s inaccessibility to the ‘Educational Facility’ within the layout, for a contractor, who has been for one year awarded and given advance payment by the government to start construction works at the primary school therein.
He said that the Ministry felt that there was need to provide access to the contractor to facilitate the construction work of building the school, adding that some youth were trying to block the construction process of that land allocation. He said the youth in turn wanted to reallocate the said land to other people, some of whom also decided to start developing on those lands.
He said: “The Ministry embarked on the demolition to enable the contractor to start the construction of the school, as well as to clear some of the public spaces for some people who have been allocated land by the government within the layout”.
On Yundum land matter, he explained the area was owned by one Mr. Jagne an erstwhile commissioner of the West Coast Region, who acquired the land from the local people, but after the change of government in 1994, the commission at the time felt that they abused their office and that land was forfeited from them and given back to the state at the time.
He added: “the state at the time, handed over the land to AMRC and AMRC in return put this particular land on an open tender and one Mr. Gaye, who was the highest bidder at the time, bought the land from AMRC, with all the transfer papers were done in his name. AMRC along the road got interested in the land because it appreciated value, on grounds that Mr. Gaye is selling the land without the change of use”.
He said a taskforce was set up, to investigate into the matter, which recommended inter alia that the said property can be confiscated and the decision at the time was that the land was taken from Mr. Gaye.
He said after the change of government in 2016, Mr. Gaye challenged the decision of the task force in the court and the court set aside the report of the taskforce and referred the land back to Mr. Gaye, and the Ministry engaged Mr. Gaye that he (Gaye) has a title over the land, but was then agricultural.
He said AMRC sold part of this land to Mr. Gaye and as a Ministry, they engaged Mr. Gaye by allowing him to go through the change of use process and based on that Mr. Gaye forfeited 40 percent of the land and that was done and Mr. Gaye got his 60 percent.
He said: “but in order to bailout AMRC, the state returned back another 20 percent to Mr. Gaye to drop the charges against AMRC, for having sold about 20 percent of his land. So the state gave him 20 percent back from the 40 percent, and Mr. Gaye consented to this and was given clearance to work on his part of the land and the government set up a mini layout on its remaining 20 percent and this is where some National Assembly and some Gambians are allocated in Old Yundum”.
He said: “the state does not enter into this matter to take the land from the rightful owners, but to return the land to its rightful owner”.
He said the Bufut Land dispute, was caused by the allocation of a portion of a plot of land to the CSC Company, to use as warehouse and that during the Janneh Commission, the families of Bojang Kunda and Sanneh Kunda wrote to the commission, each claiming ownership of the land, but the commission wrote to them that such matter was not in its mandate.
He said “Then they wrote to the Ministry which invited the Alkalo and representatives of the two families of the villages and during the engagement, it was proven to them that the said area belongs to the Bojang family and the state did not hesitate to return the land to the Bojang Kunda Family”.
Earlier the Chairperson of the Committee, Musa Amul Nyass, explained that the interface aims to bring the committee and its line Ministry and Land Commission to discuss and provide update to the committee on the issue of land disputes in the country.
Sitting continues tomorrow with the Area Councils at the National Assembly in Banjul
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"Police PRO Njie said Momodou Dahaba would appear in court on Monday."
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Gambia’s Police spokesperson Superintendent Lamin Njie has told The Standard Newspaper that top NPP’s trumpet blower, Momodou Dahaba, has been arrested and charged with “obtaining money by pretense.” Mr. Dahaba allegedly took D600,000 from a woman in exchange for a plot of land he never owned in Bijilo.
Momodou Dahaba, now a staunch defender of President Adama Barrow’s party, was a diehard supporter of former Dictator Yahya Jammeh and his party, the APRC.
Momodou Dahaba was a police detective until he fell in disgrace with Yahya Jammeh’s regime in 2015. He fled The Gambia for Guinea Bissau and Senegal, claiming to fear for his life. But Dahaba abruptly returned to The Gambia and renewed his allegiance to Yahya Jammeh in July 2015 after he obtained guarantees that he would not be arrested.
Early 2019, Dahaba abandoned APRC for the newly created NPP of President Adama Barrow. Videos of Dahaba praising Adama Barrow went viral on social media after the regime gave him bags of rice and sugar, and other commodities shortly before the nationwide distribution of the Covid relief package. In the videos, Momodou Dahaba could be seen and heard saying Adama Barrow’s NPP regime is sweeter than Yahya Jammeh’s APRC.
Police PRO Njie said Momodou Dahaba would appear in court on Monday. |
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Posted - 07 May 2021 : 13:22:49
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Sotokoi residents ask gov’t to address land disputes
The Point: May 7, 2021
By: Adama Tine
Residents of Kombo Sotokoi including the alkalo, kabilos, imam and other relevant personnel of the village over the weekend conveyed a press conference over the issue of multiple lands being unlawfully sold.
Already, some built houses in the area have demolished by a Sudanese national called Abdou Majid, owner of Unity Properties Estate Agency.
Residents of Kombo Sotokoi have called on the government to address the land dispute before it goes out of control, adding that land disputes have become a cause for concern for most Gambians today.
Haddijatou Njie, a victim of land grabbing said, her land has been demolished and now she is calling on the government to address the land disputes in the country.
“I saw all our properties have been demolished,” Haddijatou Njie said. “I asked who demolished our properties and for what reason, then I was told it was Omar Bojang, a native of Brufut who claimed ownership of the lands.”
However, Madam Njie said, if they (victims) contact Omar Bojang and Abdou Magid, they would tell us “get out there, you don’t have anything there.”
She questioned how “a native of Brusubi claim ownership of our lands in Sotokoi?” She added Omar Bojang claimed ownership for about 450 meters land that belongs to them.
Madam Njie said: “We bought our lands from Lamin Gaye the owner of the land.”
“We have started building our lands,” Haddijatou Njie said. “I believe the country has laws and how can someone demolish our lands without giving us any information?”
She said, Omar Bojang demolished their lands and sold them to Abdou Magid the owner of Unity Properties Estate.
She added: If that is the case, I believe they should have informed us because none of us acquired a land illegally.”
“It is very sad! If you go to the Physical Planning they will tell you everything was based on law,” Madam Njie said. “We want Bojang to take us to court if he really believes he is the right owner of the properties he claimed.”
Haddijatou Njie said she is not moving from her property and she is ready to challenge the matter at the court.
Abdoulie Manneh, another land owner whose building was also demolished said they are ready to do anything to get their lands back.
He said the land that Omar Bojang sold to Abdou Magid of Unity Properties, the documents were never issued by the alkalo of Sotokoi but he provided documents from Brusubi.
He said how can someone buy a land in Sotokoi and get the documents in Brusubi? We have spoken to the kabilo and the alkalo before we would start to take any action,” Abdoulie Manneh said.
He added that some of them bought their lands for over two decades. “Now Bojang is claiming ownership of our lands and he started demolishing our lands,” Abdou Manneh said.
Dodou Bojang, a member of Jawara Kunda Council of elders, attested Lamin Gaye was given the land in the 1980s by the village elders for cashew plantation.
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