27 Senior Gambia Gov’t Officials Dismissed, And Are Currently Under Investigation

A total of 27 senior officials of the Gambia government have been dismissed by Dictator Jammeh with immediate effect, and currently under detention and investigations at the notorious National Intelligent Agency in Banjul. The officials’ majority of whom are Permanent Secretaries includes deputy permanent secretaries, senior assistant secretaries, protocol officers and Principal Assistant Secretary amongst others.

They are been accused of fraudulently auctioning Gambia government vehicles and other unspecific items.

The Office of the President in a press release issued on Tuesday, informs the general public that these people have been dismissed from their positions and are currently under investigation for fraudulently auctioning Gambia government vehicles and other unspecific items.

They are as follows:-

1. Yira Jammeh, Senior Assistant Secretary , Ministry of Petroleum
2. Momodou Saidy Leigh, (SFO), Ministry of Fisheries
3. SannaGassama Chief Driver – Ministry of Justice
4. Fatoumatta Bah, (PO) Ministry of Fisheries
5. Roheyatou Kah, Deputy Permanent Secretary – Ministry of Petroleum
6. Dr. Cherno Barry Permanent Secretary –Ministry of Higher Education
7. Fafa Sanyang Permanent Secretary – Ministry of Petroleum
8. Cherno Njie (TC) Ministry of Agriculture
9. Momodou Lamin Jammeh, (SEO) Ministry of Lands
10. Bernard Mendy, Director of Protocol – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
11. Malang Jammeh, Chief Driver – Ministry of Trade
12. Abdoulie Jallow, Protocol – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
13. Aja Fatou Gaye (SDC) – Dept of Physical Planning
14. Abdoulie Jallow, Principal Assistant Secretary-Ministry of Lands and Regional Government
15. Abdoulie Jallow, Permanent Secretary – Ministry of Finance
16. Famara Darboe, former Ag. Director – Ministry of Fisheries
17. Naffie Barry, Permanent Secretary – Ministry of Trade
18. Lamin Ceesay, Chief Driver-Ministry of Foreign Affairs
19. Kaideng Sambou, (PO) Ministry of Finance
20. Jerreh Sanyang, Deputy Permanent Secretary –Ministry of Higher Education
21. Habib Jarra, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
22. Tijan Jeng (PO) – Ministry of Information Communication Infrastructure
23. Lamin Sanneh, Permanent Secretary (2) Ministry of Lands
24. Lamin Camara, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Information Communication & Infrastructure
25. Ousainou B. Jorbateh, (DoCV) Ministry of Lands
26. Aminata Samega-Janneh, Assistant Secretary – Ministry of Trade
27. Abdoulie Jarra, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Fisheries