{"id":52528,"date":"2024-02-04T06:56:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T06:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/kuntaur-area-council-chair-fails-to-return-from-us-despite-ultimatum"},"modified":"2024-02-04T07:31:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T07:31:49","slug":"kuntaur-area-council-chair-fails-to-return-from-us-despite-ultimatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kuntaur-area-council-chair-fails-to-return-from-us-despite-ultimatum","title":{"rendered":"Kuntaur Area Council Chair Fails to Return from US Despite Ultimatum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Chairman of Kuntaur Area Council, SaikouJawara, has yet to return home to assume his responsibilities despite a 24-hour ultimatum that was issued by the General Council.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The General Council of Kuntaur Area Council on Tuesday`\u200b passed a resolution against Chairman Jawara\u2019s \u201cprotracted\u201d stay in the US. The resolution requested Jawara to return to work within 24 hours or declare his position vacant.<\/p>\n<p>Jawara did not, however, return to The Gambia at the time of going to press, this medium has gathered.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the General Council in September of last year gave Chairman Jawara 14 days to travel to the US to attend a series of meetings but Jawara later wrote back to the council to request for the extension of his stay to complete his assignment.<\/p>\n<p>According to the CEO of Kuntaur Area Council, Mr. Momodou Sambou, the chairman and delegation left The Gambia for the US on an invitation to attend a series of meetings from August of last year to January of this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Chairman of Kuntaur Area Council, SaikouJawara, has yet to return home to assume his responsibilities despite a 24-hour ultimatum that was issued by the General Council. The General Council of Kuntaur Area Council on Tuesday`\u200b passed a resolution against Chairman Jawara\u2019s \u201cprotracted\u201d stay in the US. 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