Seedy S. K. Njie | |
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![]() Seedy SK Njie in 2025 | |
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office April 2022 | |
President | Adama Barrow |
Personal details | |
Born | Chamen,Central River Region,the Gambia | 16 October 1984
Political party | National People's Party |
Seedy S. K. Njie (born 16 October 1984) is a Gambian politician who currently serves as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia.. [1] . He has held several roles in Gambian politics and has been affiliated with both the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) and later the National People's Party (NPP). [2]
Njie was born on 16 October 1984 in Chamen village in the Central River Division, [2] and began his political career as a student leader. [2] He began his political involvement as a student leader and rose to national prominence as the coordinator and leader of the National Patriotic Students Association (NPSA),established in 2001. [3] The association was closely aligned with the ruling APRC party under President Yahya Jammeh.
In February 2007,he was appointed as a nominated member of the National Assembly by president Jammeh. [2] He served as the APRC's spokesperson and press secretary until 2018. In January 2017,he briefly served as the Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure following the resignation of Sheriff Bojang Sr. [4] He later went into exile in Equatorial Guinea with Yahya Jammeh. After returning to the Gambia,Njie contested the 2017 parliamentary election in Nianija under the APRC banner but finished fourth out of six candidates,securing only 411 votes. [2]
Njie joined the National People's Party (NPP) and was appointed the party’s deputy spokesperson in September 2021,a position he still holds. [5] In April 2022,he was reappointed as a nominated member of the National Assembly by President Adama Barrow [6] . [7] His reappointment was controversial and was condemned by the widow of Solo Sandeng and by the Centre for Human Rights Violations due to his association with the previous regime. [8] He was later elected Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly,a position he currently occupies.
Njie’s political career has generated mixed reactions. [9] Supporters view him as a pragmatic leader capable of adapting to political shifts,while critics consider him an opportunist due to his change of allegiance from APRC to NPP. [3]