The Vice-President of The
Gambia, Mrs Fatoumata
Tambajang, has said that The
Gambia would ‘collapse’ if
Nigerian professionals in the
country withdraw their
services or leave the country.
Tambajang made the remark
at a dinner organised for the
Nigerian delegation to the
62nd Commission on the
Status of Women at the
Nigeria House, New York, on
Thursday night.
The vice-president, who was
represented by Dr Mamadou
Tangara, the Ambassador/
Permanent Representative of
The Gambia to the UN,
commended Nigeria for its
numerous support to her
country.
She said, Gambia is very
grateful to Nigeria for its
support. If Nigeria withdraws
its support, Gambia will
collapse.
“In particular, if the Nigerian
professionals in the judiciary
withdraw, Gambia’s judiciary
will collapse”.
Nigeria led regional efforts to
force out former President
Yahya Jammeh in 2017 after
he reneged on his earlier
pledge to handover to
President Adama Barrow.
At about 30,000 strong,
Nigeria also has by far the
largest population of foreign
nationals living in The Gambia.
Similarly, six of Gambia’s 12
banks are owned
by Nigerians.
Nigerian Emmanuel Ayoola
was the Chief Justice of The
Gambia from 1983 to 1992
while Emmanuel Fagbenle was
the Chief Justice of the country
from 2015 to 2017.
Before then, both had earlier
served as Justices of the Court
of Appeal of the Gambia.
The majority of the senior
professional staff in the
Ministry of Justice on the other
hand are Nigerian lawyers
provided through technical
assistance programme.
In 2017, The Gambia Bar
Association had to protest
against the newly appointed
Nigerian High Court judges –
Justices Edward Ogar, Mathias
Agboola, Simeon Abi and
Matins Okoi.
Nigerian professionals,
including teachers and
doctors, are in the Gambia
under the Technical Aids Corps
scheme, launched by the
Nigerian government to assist
other African countries, as a
practical demonstration of
South-South cooperation.
The event was attended by Ms
Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy
Secretary-General, Minister of
Women Affairs and Social
Development, Aisha Al-Hassan
and Nigeria’s Permanent
Representative to the UN,
Professor Tijjani Bande.
Others were Ms Hajo Sani,
Senior Special Assistant to the
Wife of the President, the
Deputy Permanent
Representative to the UN, Amb.
Samson Itegboje, Permanent
Representatives of Angola and
Uganda to the UN, wives of
Governors, commissioners and the civil society organisations

Source: http://punchng.com/gambia-will-collapse-without-nigerian-professionals-vp/

....

Who cares.

she is sweet-talking nigeria.

*Igbo professionals

Nigeria would too

quickberry:
The Vice-President of The
Gambia, Mrs Fatoumata
Tambajang, has said that The
Gambia would ‘collapse’ if
Nigerian professionals in the
country withdraw their
services or leave the country.
Tambajang made the remark
at a dinner organised for the
Nigerian delegation to the
62nd Commission on the
Status of Women at the
Nigeria House, New York, on
Thursday night.
The vice-president, who was
represented by Dr Mamadou
Tangara, the Ambassador/
Permanent Representative of
The Gambia to the UN,
commended Nigeria for its
numerous support to her
country.
She said, Gambia is very
grateful to Nigeria for its
support. If Nigeria withdraws
its support, Gambia will
collapse.
“In particular, if the Nigerian
professionals in the judiciary
withdraw, Gambia’s judiciary
will collapse”.
Nigeria led regional efforts to
force out former President
Yahya Jammeh in 2017 after
he reneged on his earlier
pledge to handover to
President Adama Barrow.
At about 30,000 strong,
Nigeria also has by far the
largest population of foreign
nationals living in The Gambia.
Similarly, six of Gambia’s 12
banks are owned
by Nigerians.
Nigerian Emmanuel Ayoola
was the Chief Justice of The
Gambia from 1983 to 1992
while Emmanuel Fagbenle was
the Chief Justice of the country
from 2015 to 2017.
Before then, both had earlier
served as Justices of the Court
of Appeal of the Gambia.
The majority of the senior
professional staff in the
Ministry of Justice on the other
hand are Nigerian lawyers
provided through technical
assistance programme.
In 2017, The Gambia Bar
Association had to protest
against the newly appointed
Nigerian High Court judges –
Justices Edward Ogar, Mathias
Agboola, Simeon Abi and
Matins Okoi.
Nigerian professionals,
including teachers and
doctors, are in the Gambia
under the Technical Aids Corps
scheme, launched by the
Nigerian government to assist
other African countries, as a
practical demonstration of
South-South cooperation.
The event was attended by Ms
Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy
Secretary-General, Minister of
Women Affairs and Social
Development, Aisha Al-Hassan
and Nigeria’s Permanent
Representative to the UN,
Professor Tijjani Bande.
Others were Ms Hajo Sani,
Senior Special Assistant to the
Wife of the President, the
Deputy Permanent
Representative to the UN, Amb.
Samson Itegboje, Permanent
Representatives of Angola and
Uganda to the UN, wives of
Governors, commissioners and the civil society organisations

Source: http://punchng.com/gambia-will-collapse-without-nigerian-professionals-vp/

...but Lagos won't collapse without the igbos but faraway Gambia can collapse without Nigerians. Fallacy of hasty generalization.