The member for Serekunda constituency Halifa Sallah on Wednesday, 2nd August visited the Agency for Waste Management center in the Norwegian city, Oslo as part of his European tour. He will be meeting Gambians and well-wishers in the diaspora through seminars.
By Kebba Jeffang
Speaking after concluding the visit to the waste recycling plant, Sallah said “I was compelled by a sense of mission to visit the waste management site in Oslo. The experience reminded me of what I left behind. Bakoteh dumpsite and the indiscriminate dumping of waste after the set setal of Saturday occupied my mind throughout the tour of the facility.
“I hope the lesson gathered would be utilized and shared with the Council and the Ministry of the Environment so that, the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) and the Ministry of Environment would begin to take steps necessary to address the problem of waste disposal,” Sallah said.
Landing Nyassi, Norwegian based Gambian said Gambia has a huge waste or rubbish disposal problem which has resulted to serious environmental hazards affecting residents close to the main dumpsite at Bakoteh. He hopes Sallah’s trip will help the authorities in addressing the problem.
Meanwhile, he said the parliamentarian will preside over a seminar on the 3rd of August with the diaspora youth in Oslo on ‘how to enhance dialogue and communication between youths and parents.’ He said Sallah would have a meeting with the Norwegian red party in the morning at Oslo City Council.
On Friday, August 4th Mr. Sallah will be visiting the Norwegian Parliament to meet with the leader of foreign affairs and defense committee. On Friday he will grace another seminar that is going to be qualitative dialogue with the Gambian diaspora community in Oslo on the theme “National Reconciliation, Justice and Democratization in the New Gambia.’
Mr. Sallah will continue from Norway to Sweden, Denmark and Germany before his return to The Gambia in late August.
THE DOYEN IN GAMBIAN POLITICS HALIFA SALLAH IN OSLO
Kibaaro News, 02.08.2017
The doyen in Gambian politics Halifa Sallah has landed safely at Oslo’s main international airport Gardermoen late yesternight and was warmly welcomed. Mr. Sallah who is the national assembly member for Serekunda constituency and adviser to president Barrow is on an Europe tour to meet Gambians and well-wishers in the diaspora. In Norway he is expected to meet with politicians, technocrats and experts in various fields. His engagement begins today wednesday August 2nd , a day in which he is scheduled to visit a waste management or recycling plant in Oslo this morning. The Gambia has a huge waste or rubbish disposal problem which has resulted to serious environmental hazards affecting residents close to the main dumpsite at Bakoteh. The lack of proper measures geared towards finding a lasting solution to the problem created unease between the municipality, central government and residents. Therefore Halifa Sallah’s visit to the rubbish cycling plant in Oslo will avail him the opportunity to have first hand information which he can share with relevant authorities back home as a politician and law maker.
Tomorrow Thursday August 3rd, the veterant politician is scheduled to have a seminar with the diaspora youth at 1500hr. He would joined two other panelists to have a qualitative dialogue on the theme “Engaging Culture and Identity”. This seminar will take place at the Nordic Black Theatre down town Oslo. Before the seminar on Thursday he would have a meeting with leaders of the Norwegian Red party in the morning at 9:30, and Oslo City Council at 12:30.
On Friday morning August 4th Mr. Sallah is scheduled to visit the Norwegian parliament to meet with the leader of foreign affairs and defense committee. On Friday evening at 18:00hrs he will grace another seminar that is going to be also a qualitative dialogue with the Gambian diaspora community in Oslo on the theme ” National Reconciliation, Justice and Democratisation in the New Gambia” – The Gambia is experiencing a new era after 22 years of brutal dictatorship which has seriously weakened the country’s social fabric. This fragile fabric needs to be carefully strengthened in order avoid a civil catastrophy. Those who invited the national assembly member for Serekunda constituency are aware of the crucial role he played as spokesperson of the coalition that outed former president Jammeh, they are aware of the calmness and resolve he displayed during the tense political impasse prior January 19th 20017. This is why they felt it is very pertinent for Mr. Sallah to engage the whole Gambian community in Oslo of different background and different political affiliation in order to clear out assumptions and misconceptions surrounding the current affairs of our beloved country The Gambia. It is through such honest qualitative dialogue that runs across the board we can together help realize the agenda of one Gambia, one nation, one people.
From Oslo Honourable Sallah will travel to Stockholm on Saturday where he is expected to be engaged in a series of meetings with the Gambian community there as well. From Sweden he will travel to Denmark and then to Hamburg Germany which is expected to be the last stop of his Europe tour. Continue to visit this medium for updates on Halifa Sallah’s tour.
Written by Landing Nyas, Oslo, 02.08.2017