The UK Chairman cum International Ambassador of the new Black Panther Party is currently on a month-long visit to The Gambia.

Mr. Hughie Rose arrived in the country early this month and the centerpiece of his visit to Banjul is to spread the principles ventilated by the founding fathers of the party but this time around, in a Pan-African model.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Momodou Justice Darboe at The Point offices on Thursday, Mr. Rose explained that the new Black Panther Party is a Pan-Africanist, black nationalist organization stemming from the United States.

“We’ve basically taken the battle from our elders who are in the party and, as a result, became the young giants tasked with the responsibility of liberating our people. My remit is to be here to raise the consciousness and awareness about Pan-Africanism amongst the African youths today. I have already started delivering weekly lectures and video screening with the communities,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Black Panther Party in the 60’s was a group that was fighting against capitalism, racism, sexism, police brutality, poverty and bad social polices that affected the poor.

“Today, the new Black Panther Party is fighting some of those same causes but rather than the social model used previously, we are now using Pan-African model which, we believe, suited our own people,” Mr. Rose elucidated.

He disclosed that the party is busy setting up a book-reading club. “We have donated 300 books towards the book-reading club and the books comprise of maths, chemistry and history,” he concluded.