The Managing Directors of Access Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank and Trust Bank Gambia Limited have given testimonies to the commission of inquiry set up to look into the financial activities of the former President Yahya Jammeh and his close associates at the Djembe Beach Hotel, Kololi.
The three managing directors were summoned to the commission with regard to the Gambia National Petroleum Corporation GNPC Dalasi and Dollar Accounts at the said banks respectively.
Several bank statements, financial transactions and other relating documents were submitted to the commission of inquiry presided over by Lawyer Surahata Janneh.
Davit Aluko, Managing Director of Access Bank has confirmed two Dalasi and Dollar Accounts belonging to the Gambia National Petroleum Corporation GNPC.
Mr. Aluko was assisted at the commission by two senior staff of the bank.
He told the commission that the signatories to the Dalasi Accounts were Mr. Momodou Badjie, former Managing Director of GNPC, Mr. Fafa Sanyang, former Commissioner of Petroleum and Mr. Ebrima O Camara, former Permanent Secretary Office of the President.
The signatories to the Dollar Accounts were Yahya Jammeh, former President of the Gambia and Mr. Momodou Sabally, former Secretary General, Head of Civil Service and Minister for Presidential Affairs.
Mr. Aluko disclosed six transactions on the said accounts that involved hundreds of thousand dollars withdrawn or transferred to individual beneficiaries signed by the former President Yahya Jammeh and former Secretary Generals who worked with them particularly Dr. Kalilu Bayo.
Statements of dollar accounts, financial transactions and withdrawals were admitted and marked as exhibits.
The next witness to testify before the commission was Mr. Doyin Adegbulugbe, Managing Director of Skye Bank Gambia.
He was required to present statements of the dollar accounts.
“What was the first transaction of the former president after the change of signatories,” Lead Counsel Amie Bensouda asked.
The Skye Bank Managing Director revealed the withdrawal of $2 Million Dollars signed by the former president Yahya Jammeh and Mr. Momodou Sabally, former Secretary General in August 2013. He further revealed the withdrawal of $650,000.00, $450,000 and $150,000 dollars respectively. He also mentioned the transfers of $260,000, $250,000, and $200,000 among several hundreds of thousand dollars authorized by the former President Yahya Jammeh and Mr. Momodou Sabally.
The names of former Secretary Generals Lamin Nyabally and Dr. Kalilu Bayo were mentioned a few times as signatories. Sana Jarju, former chief of protocol was mentioned as the person who collected the monies.
Dozens of financial transactions in respect to the GNPC Dollar Accounts were submitted and marked as exhibits.
Meanwhile, Mr. Ebrima Sallah, Managing Director of Trust Bank Limited appeared earlier before the commission submitting statements of accounts including 2 US dollar and 3 Dalasi Accounts.
