Momodou LK Sanneh

Momodou Lamin Sanneh and Mohammed Jawad Sarif (2017)

Momodou LK Sanneh (* 1942 in Batelling ) is a Gambian politician .

Life

Western Kiang constituency

General election	be right	Voting share
1966	408	10.52%
1972	1,368	39.71%
1977	1,602	41.95%

Kiang West constituency

General election	be right	Voting share
2007	2,098	47.69%

Momodou LK Sanneh was born in Bateling in the Kiang West district in the Lower River Region in 1942. He attended the Dumbutu elementary school , the Dumbuto Lower Basic school , from 1949 to 1956 . He later switched to the Kiaf Lower Basic School. From 1959 to 1964 he attended Crab Island Secondary School in Bathurst (now Banjul ). After finishing school, he first joined the police force .

Between 1972 and 1976 Sanneh was employed by the former Gambia Utilities Cooperation (now NAWEC ), then as office manager for the Nigerian High Commissioner until 1998.

Sanneh's political activity began when he ran as an independent candidate in the 1966 parliamentary election in the Western Kiang constituency in the Mansakonko Administrative Area . With 10.52% of the vote, he could not win the constituency, he was defeated by his opponent Amang S. Kanyi (PPP). In the election to parliament in 1972 he ran again as an independent candidate in the same constituency. With 39.71% of the vote he could not win the constituency again, he was defeated by his opponent Howsoon O. Semega-Janneh (PPP). After that, Sanneh joined the National Convention Party (NCP). In the following election to parliament in 1977 he ran again against Semega-Janneh in the same constituency. With 41.95% of the vote he was again defeated by Howsoon O. Semega-Janneh.

In the 2007 parliamentary election as a candidate for the United Democratic Party (UDP) in the constituency of Kiang West . With 47.69% of the vote, he was able to win the constituency in front of Khalifa Kambi (APRC). He was elected spokesman for the minority group ( English Minority Leader ) for this legislative period . At the same time he was a nominated member of the parliament of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS; Economic Community of West African States) in this legislative period .

In the parliamentary elections in 2012 , the opposition parties boycotted the election, so that the constituency was taken unopposed by Yahya Dibba (APRC). In July 2016, he and 19 other UDP members were arrested for taking part in a street protest against Jammeh's regime. You were sentenced to three years in prison on July 20th.

After the change of government in 2016, Adama Barrow released all political prisoners. Sanneh did not run for the 2017 general election, but was one of the five Members of Parliament appointed by President Barrow after the election. Sanneh took on the role of Deputy Speaker of Parliament, alongside Speaker of Parliament Mariam Jack-Denton .

Awards and honors

• before 1994: Title Justice of Peace (JP)
• April 2012: Member of the Order of the Republic of The Gambia (MRG)

Web links

Commons : Momodou LK Sanneh  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ The source, The Point , only mentions the elections of 1977 and 1982 and an opposing candidate from 1982 that cannot be found in other sources. In the sources for the 1966, 1972 and 1977 elections, a Momodou K. Sanneh is noted in the Western Kiang constituency. The text follows here accordingly Momodou K. Sanneh in the constituency of Western Kiang.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Personality of the Week: Spotlight on Momodou LK Sanneh - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved August 23, 2018 .  
2. ^ The Gambia: Long Jail Term For Anti-Regime Protesters. In: jollofnews.com. 2017, archived from the original on February 5, 2017 ; accessed on September 15, 2018 .  
3. ↑ Hon. Alh. Momodou LK Sanneh . ( gov.gm ).
4. ^ New speaker, Assembly members unveiled - The Standard Newspaper . In: The Standard Newspaper . 2017 ( standard.gm ).