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| The NC banned former FA President Seedy Kinteh (Pic) and Vice President Adama Halla Samba from running for elected office following allegations of “financial misuse” and “maladministration”. |
Brikama United FC and Bakau United FC have
agreed to withdraw the nomination of Seedy M.B. Kinteh’s candidature for the
presidency of The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) with immediate effect, the
two clubs said on Monday.
“This decision was reach in the best
interest of national peace and security,” the clubs added in a joint statement.
The decision was reached after “a thorough consultation” with the relevant
stakeholders, they said.
Kinteh, a former FA President and his Vice President Adama Halla
Samba are banned for five year by the Normalisation Committee (NC) from running
for elected office earlier this month following allegations of “financial
misuse” and “maladministration”.
Both have
denied the allegations and have accused the NC of presiding over a smear
campaign and witch-hunting exercise against the Kinteh-led Executive Committee
that was dissolved by The Gambia’s Sports Ministry on March 2, 2012.
On July 29, Brikama United Secretary
General, Alagie S. Darboe said: “We fervently believe that his nomination was
as a result of his uniqueness in attaining excellent results that propelled
Gambian football to very appreciable heights in the recent past.”
“These achievements were retarded by the
unfortunate and unwarranted dissolution of the Executive Committee of The Gambia
Football Association (GFA) in which he served as the President,” added Borri
Darboe, Bakau United Secretary General.
Now, the two clubs announced that Kinteh
has decided to give his support to presidential hopeful Mustapha Kebbeh, who is
one of two candidates running for the post of GFF president.
According to them, Kinteh is asking all
and sundry to vote for Mr Kebbeh in Wednesday’s (July 31) GFF Congress.
They promised to pursue excellence in
football development and promotion for the good of The Gambia, a tiny West
African nation.
Written by Modou S. Joof
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- The Voice Newspaper's Sulayman Ceesay contributed to this story from Serrekunda
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