The Ombudsman, Hon. Bakary K. Sanyang, on Monday 6 March, paid a courtesy call on the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Liu Jin
The visit was aimed at establishing collaboration between the Office of the Ombudsman and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.
During the visit, Ombudsman Sanyang expressed positive sentiments regarding China-Gambia relations. He said despite the relatively short duration since the resumption of bilateral relations between the two countries, China’s intervention in diverse areas of The Gambia’s development needs had been all too visible.
Ombudsman Sanyang discussed his office’s mandate in the areas of receiving and investigating complaints against public officers, assets declaration and the visits to prisons, and detention centres.
He expressed his desire for cooperation with the embassy to advance the cause of administrative justice.
Ambassador Liu Jin expressed gratitude to the Ombudsman for the visit.
The ambassador expressed similar sentiments regarding the relations between the two countries and his country’s commitment to sustaining that relation.
He also expressed his profound impressions of the genuine friendly nature of Gambians.
While sharing with the Ombudsman China’s own efforts and the establishment of similar institutional arrangements to fight corruption through asset declaration, he indicated that both countries have the same mission to have a clean public service and improve the lives of their people, hence the need for cooperation.
He indicated possibilities of exchange visits and to further explore other areas of cooperation. The Ombudsman was accompanied by officials of the Office of the Ombudsman comprising Deputy Ombudsman Ousman G.M. Nyahg and Deputy Ombudsman Samba Bajie.
