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A seasoned educationist, Batch Samba spent all his active life career in the teaching profession. After completing his teachers certificate course at the Yundum College in 1975, he rose through the ranks until he reached the position of headmaster, serving in various schools throughout the Gambia.
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a practice in The Gambia despite the ban by the State.
There is a law criminalizing this traditional practice, which has been declared medically harmful. However, many Gambian women who are standing against this practice said the Government should do more in terms of implementing the law.
FGM is termed as cutting or the total removal of the female external genital organ for non-medical purpose. It is considered as a human right violation that affects the social wellbeing of women. The practice is a deep-rooted culture which is still carried out in The Gambia despite the ban.
Freedom Newspaper GAMBIA: NPP BAKOTEH SECRETARY ANNOUNCES HIS PLANNED DEFECTION TO THE UDP; AS.
GAMBIA: NPP BAKOTEH SECRETARY ANNOUNCES HIS PLANNED DEFECTION TO THE UDP; AS MODOU NABAN PREDICTS A UDP GOVERNMENT IN A NEW BOOK ENTITLED “RESALA”
December 14, 2020
The National People’s Party (NPP) Secretary in Bakoteh has announced his planned defection to the United Democratic Party (UDP). Modou Naban, a teacher and a political activist, has shifted his support to the UDP. A native of Niamina Dankunku, Naban, has also authored a book entitled: RESALA” meaning a letter to the next government. He said he has dreamt about an upcoming UDP government. He added that his new book has been dedicated to the upcoming UDP government.