Momodou Baboucar Njie

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Alhaji Momodou Baboucarr Njie GCRG (born February 10, 1929 in Bathurst , † March 3, 2009 ) was a Gambian politician.

Life

Njie was the son of the tailor and farmer Alhaji Babou Kumba Njie and Aji Fatou Secka. He attended St. Augustine's Primary School, then graduated from St. Augustine's High School in 1948. In 1949 he passed the entrance examination for a job in the public service, due to an illness he could not take it there at that time. He then started working for the French company ( CFAO ), where he worked in various areas, particularly in wholesale. He rose to the rank of Head of Department and voluntarily retired from this post when he was offered a job with the Gambian subsidiary of British Petroleum (Gambia Ltd.). Nije's work at BP from 1970 to 1992 was successful, so he was nicknamed Njie BP. He rose to the position of managing director in Gambia. In 1992 BP Gambia Ltd. to Elf Gambia Ltd. (later TotalFinaElf) converted, Njie continued his activities there as managing director until 1994. In 1994 he became chairman of the company until he retired in 1999.

Njie was fluent in French and English, which facilitated his work at CFAO and BP and chairing the Senegambia Confederation Assembly . In addition to his work as a manager, he ran a farm in Kanifing . Alhaji Momodou Baboucarr Njie was a philanthropist. The farm's products reached many institutions such as the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital , the psychiatric home, the needy, and friends and relatives. In retirement, he concentrated on his farm and established modest business relationships with a few hotels. He was also a fan of the arts, and his farm in Kanifing has a museum with a small collection. He had wanted to expand this. He was the patron of the Bati Linguere Choral Group of the Catholic Church. He was also a founding member of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and served as its first president. He was a member of the Public Service Commission and the Banjul Committee of Muslim Elders. From 1955 to 1962, Njie was the treasurer of the union led by M. E Jallow .

From 1972 to 1983 he was a member of the Executive Committee of the People's Progressive Party . After the elections for the House of Representatives in 1972 , he was appointed as a member of Parliament by President Jawara . The appointment was renewed after the 1977 House of Representatives elections and the House of Representatives elections in 1982 . In 1983 he succeeded Alieu Sulayman Jack , Speaker of the House of Representatives. After the election to the House of Representatives in 1987 and elections to the House of Representatives in 1992 , his appointments were reconfirmed. He was speaker of parliament until the military coup in 1994.

Njie died at the age of 80 and received a state funeral under President Jammeh in the National Assembly, after which he was buried in the Old Jeshwang Muslim Cemetery.

In the public service he was also a member of the following boards:

  • Tourism Advisory Board
  • Gambia National Olympic Committee
  • Chairman of the Gambia National Trading Company (1975–1981)
  • Vice Chairman of the National Library Board (1977–1985)
  • Member, Public Service Commission 1977
  • Chairman of the National Finance Committee
  • Youth Week Committee (1978–1991)
  • Deputy Chairman of the Public Service Commission (1978–1983)
  • President of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce (1978–1986)
  • Chairman of Social Security and Housing Finance (1982–1983)
  • Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Muslim High School and Gambia Muslim Association (1982–1993)
  • Chairman of the SOS Village Board of Governors (1983–1993)
  • Chancellor of the Order of the Republic of The Gambia (1983–1994)
  • Speaker of the Senegambia Confederation Assembly (1983–1989)
  • Member of the Committee of Muslim Banjul Elders (2003–2009)
  • Deputy Treasurer of the Association of West African Chambers of Commerce (1977–1986)
  • Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Chairman, Africa Region (1992-1993)

family

In 1953 Nije married Awa Loum Njie, daughter of the shipbuilder and trade unionist Alhaji Amadou Loum. Awa died in 1970, the marriage remained childless. He later married Yai Tut Njie, daughter of civil servant Paul Njie, and Mariama Njie, daughter of educator and cricketer Edward Eunson.

honors and awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Tribute to Alhaji Momodou Baboucarr Njie. In: The Point . April 15, 2009, accessed January 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ https://allafrica.com/stories/200903050851.html
  3. ↑ https://allafrica.com/stories/200903130773.html
personal data
SURNAME Njie, Momodou Baboucar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Njie BP (nickname); Njie, Momodou Baboucarr
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Bathurst
DATE OF DEATH March 3, 2009