Gambia Press Union
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is a trade union for media workers in Gambia , with headquarters in Fajara , Bakau , Kanifing Municipal. It was founded to defend press freedom and to promote media development in the country, membership is voluntary.
As of 2011, around 230 journalists in the field of print and electronic media were registered as members of the GPU.
history
The GPU was founded in November 1978 by a group of journalists led by journalist and publisher Dixon Colley (1913–2001). With the group belonged Deyda Hydara (1946-2004), Melville B. Jones (1918-1992) and Pap Saine . It was registered under the Trade Union Act , Cap.188 , on April 20, 1979 .
Mr. Jawo's two three-year terms expired in 2004. But the Congress to elect a new Executive Council was postponed because of the legal battle to abolish the Media Commission Bill , so it stayed until 2005.
List of chairmen and presidents of the GPU
| Term of office | Official | comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 to 1992? | Dixon Colley (1913-2001) | as general secretary (as chairman?) |
| 1979 to 1989 | Melville B. Jones (1918-1992) | as chairman, or Melvin B. Jones ? |
| 1989 to 1998 | Deyda Hydara (1946-2004) | as chairman |
| 1998 to 2005 | Demba A. Jawo (* 1950s) | as chairman (1998 to 2002), as president (2002 to 2005) |
| 2005 to 2008 | Madi MK Ceesay (born 1957) | as president |
| 2008 to 2011 | Ndey Tapha Sosseh (* 1979) | as president |
| 2011 to 2018 | Bai Emil Touray | as president |
| since 2018 | Sheriff Bojang Jr. | as president |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b About GPU , accessed August 2011
- ↑ a b Defying the Odds MEDIA MONITORING REPORTIN THE GAMBIA-2011. Accessed June 30, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Gambia Armed Forces: gaf Congratulate the new President of Gambia Press Union mr Sheriff Bojang Junior. In: gaf.gm. September 22, 2018, accessed June 30, 2020 (American English).