May Day Sports is GNOC president elect Lang Tombong’s first official public function

…..As workers converge in Bakau today

By Jalang Bukary     

The Gambia will join the rest of the world today May 1st to commemorate world labour day.  Workers from different departments across the country will regroup at the Independence Stadium to partake in Major sporting events as part of activities marking the day.

May Day is a day set aside for employees and their employers to sit down and iron out certain issues impeding their working environment, conditions at which workers work and come up with some recommendations.

The day is set aside as public holiday throughout the Gambia for workers to come together and discuss constraints and challenges they face in their work places.

The event in The Gambia organize by The Gambia National Olympic Committee, will begin with a march pass from Sait Matty Junction to the Independence Stadium and in the afternoon representatives of various departments will compete in athletics, tug of war, shot put, climbing the greasy pole, musical chairs and other popular events. 

It could be recalled the First Vice President of the Gambia Football Association who also doubled as the Army Chief of Defence Staff Major-General Lang Tombong was recently elected President of the Gambia National Olympic (GNOC) to replace Alhagie Abou Dandeh Njie whose term ends in June.

This comes after his rival and current Secretary General of the (GNOC) Alhagie Abdoulie Touray decided to back out of the race in favour of the Army Chief.

Fourteen out of the twenty-three affiliated associations of the National Olympic Committee had earlier on nominated the first Vice President of the Gambia Football Association for the top job of the country’s most powerful sporting body.