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| Photo: Chairman Tunkura. |
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| Photo: UDP's Tombong Saidy. |
In a statement today, the Chairman of Kerewan Area Council (KAC), responded to recent comments made by Tombong Saidy, the UDP Administrative Secretary for Media and Communication. The remarks, which have stirred political discussions, centre around local governance and the role of the UDP in shaping community affairs. The Chairman's response seeks to clarify the Council's stance and address concerns raised by Saidy, sparking further debate in the region.
According to Chairman Tunkara, his office learned with
dismay allegations from the United Democratic Party (UDP), Administrative
Secretary for Media and Communication, Mr Tombong Saidy, claims Abou his UDP
party's deeply alarmed by the reckless and self-serving expenditures of the
NPP-controlled Kerewan Area Council (KAC), me (Chairman Papa Tunkara).
To set the records straight, Since I assumed office
in 2023 under the National Peoples Party (NPP), ticket I found KAC, has been
confronted with unprecedented challenges as we strive to improve service
delivery to our communities and bring about much-needed development to the
people of the North Bank Region due to the fact that we inherited a Council
with virtually nothing in its coffers, as a result of the bad leadership and
mismanagement of my predecessor (former UDP Chairman and his Council).
“My council have undertaken and completed three
unfinished market construction projects we found abandoned by my predecessor.
These markets include Munyagen and Sara Kunda, which are currently functional
and used by the communities. The Ngayen Sajal Market was not properly
constructed by the former Contractor, which I had rebuilt and is now ready to
be inaugurated soon. Your party (the UDP) will never talk about squandering
public funds under former Chairman Bojang. My council have rehabilitated
boreholes in Farafenni Darra Abdou which are now fully operational. My
leadership began the implementation of street lighting projects across the
Region beginning from Kerewan, where we installed eighty pieces of street
lights in February of this year. We were able to sponsor a group of young
people from the North Bank Region to participate in the recently concluded
NAYCONF hosted by the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), with an amount of
D600,000.00, which contributed towards their outstanding performance, winning
six (6) trophies in the competition. Your claim about the Kerewan Area Council
(KAC) squandering millions of dalasis unnecessarily on luxury vehicles while
failing to fund a single community project is economical with the truth,”
stated Chairman Tunkura.
Chairman Tunkara further stated that his Council did
not spend a staggering D7.6 million on two high-end vehicles for the Chairman
and CEO but rather entered into a pre-financing agreement with Supersonicz
Micro-Finance to procure the two official vehicles one for the Office of the
Chairman and the other for the CEO.
He continued: “This is to be repaid in a monthly
instalment payment for one year. Note that these vehicles do not belong to the
Chairman or the CEO. It belongs to the Council aimed at helping us in our day-to-day
activities. KAC, under my leadership, has approval from the GPPA to procure two
waste trucks for Barra and Farafenni, and we are at the final stage to have
these trucks delivered to the beneficiary communities. For your information,
the Kerewan Area Council, under my leadership, has inherited a somewhat
bankrupt from my predecessor, former UDP Chairman, a council I have now turned
into a solvent if not one of the most solvent Councils in the Country,” sobbed
Chairman Papa Tukura, of the Kerewan Area Council.
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