Patrick George Ojong is a Sierra Leonean politician and diplomat, affiliated with the All People's Congress (APC).
Ojong served as Deputy Secretary-General of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, working at its headquarters in Budapest. [1] In 1974 Ojong was appointed by the UN Secretary-General to the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Youth, in which he served as rapporteur. [2] He served as the deputy-general secretary of the National Youth League. [3]
In the early 1980s Ojong was recalled from Budapest to work in the APC headquarters. [4] He served as a Central Committee of the APC. [5] Ojong was placed in charge of the International Department of the party. [4] [5] [6] In the internal rifts inside the APC, Ojong was a key advocate for a strong party structure and held pro-Soviet positions. [4] [7] He came to hold the post of Assistant Secretary of the party. [8]
In 1990 he was named High Commissioner to The Gambia. [9]
Ojong went into exile during the NPRC junta rule. [10] He moved to the United States, where he remained active in APC politics. The APC North America branch was founded at Ojong's residence in Gaithersburg, Maryland in the 1990s. [11]
Patrick George Ojong is a Sierra Leonean politician and diplomat, affiliated with the All People's Congress (APC).
Ojong served as Deputy Secretary-General of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, working at its headquarters in Budapest. [1] In 1974 Ojong was appointed by the UN Secretary-General to the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Youth, in which he served as rapporteur. [2] He served as the deputy-general secretary of the National Youth League. [3]
In the early 1980s Ojong was recalled from Budapest to work in the APC headquarters. [4] He served as a Central Committee of the APC. [5] Ojong was placed in charge of the International Department of the party. [4] [5] [6] In the internal rifts inside the APC, Ojong was a key advocate for a strong party structure and held pro-Soviet positions. [4] [7] He came to hold the post of Assistant Secretary of the party. [8]
In 1990 he was named High Commissioner to The Gambia. [9]
Ojong went into exile during the NPRC junta rule. [10] He moved to the United States, where he remained active in APC politics. The APC North America branch was founded at Ojong's residence in Gaithersburg, Maryland in the 1990s. [11]