By Lamin Njie
The director of press and public relations at the Office of the President Amie Bojang Sissoho has frowned at suggestions she leads an incompetent press department.
The presidency’s chief propagandist and her team have been afforded catastrophic reviews in recent weeks over their handling of the president’s image.
Former secretary general and head of civil service Momodou Sabally last month said Barrow’s communication and PR woes are down to incompetent communication practices of a team led by Amie Bojang Sissoho.
Femi Mahoney also said last month the president ‘been let down by his ‘PR Team’ especially Ebrima Sillah, Amie Bojang Sissoho, Ebrima Sankareh, Nfali Fadera, Sanna Camara, Lamin Cham (Statehouse), Dou Sano (sycophant #1) for failing to advising the president on how he should have been seen to empatise with the daily struggles of the average Gambian.’
“These folks, especially the Press Department, of the Statehouse have been advising Barrow to avoid Gambians and media outlets, all due to the inferiority and insecurity. Thanks to their foolery Barrow is now so unpopular, even Yaya Jammeh can trounce him any snap election,” Mahoney said.
He added: “With all due respect to the woman (Amie Bojang Sissoho), this is someone who was only known for reading Sarahule news in Radio Gambia. Then later joined her partner in crime Dr Isatou Touray to set up that GAMCOTRAP which the rest is history. She was given the job by Barrow because they were both brought up by Sarahule friends and knew each other from then. She’s my sister, but unfortunately she’s not capable”
On Wednesday, Mrs Bojang Sissoho met with Gambian journalists in which he addressed a question on how competent her team was in respect of one of the most complex jobs in the country.
“With regard to his communication team, for us as professionals who are working as communication officers in the office of the president… The first thing we look out for are what are the facts we have, do we have enough information to out to the public. Why do I have to call all these media houses just to come and stand here and not give them any information? So for us, we only communicate when we have relevant and factual information that we need to communicate to the masses,” she said.
