Bintanding Jarju Explained
Bintanding Jarju (born 10 April 1957) is a former member of the Pan-African Parliament of the African Union from the Gambia. She is the former member of the National Assembly for Foni Brefet.[1] [2]
In the 2002, parliamentary elections, Jarju stood as a candidate for the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) in the Foni Berefet constituency and successfully won the constituency due to a lack of opposing candidates.
In the following elections in 2007, Jawla remained unopposed and continued to represent the constituency in parliament. From 2004, she was simultaneously nominated as a member (2004-2009 and 2009-2014) of the Pan-African Parliament of the African Union. There she served on the Committee on Gender Issues.[3]
Notes and References
- News: Ceesay, Alieu . Hon. Bintanding Jarju is new vice chair of PAP Gender Committee . . 2 July 2013 . 12 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713070708/http://archive.observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/hon-bintanding-jarju-is-new-vice-chair-of-pap-gender-committee . 13 July 2015 . dead .
- News: Know your Candidates . The Daily News (Gambia) . 19 March 2012 . 12 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713050009/http://dailynews.gm/africa/gambia/article/know-your-candidates . 13 July 2015 . dead .
- Web site: 2013-11-04 . Wayback Machine . 2023-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104152023/http://www.africa-union.org/organs/pan%20african%20parliament/List%20of%20Members%20pap.pdf . 2013-11-04 .