By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
The Chief Executive Officer of the Brikama Area Council, Modou Jonga, has refuted Chairman Yankuba Darboe’s claim that he deliberately failed to submit information that he had requested, noting that information was provided to him before June 16.
He said he didn’t intentionally or deliberately refuse to submit the requested information to Mr. Darboe.
“I didn’t deliberately or intentionally refuse to fail to make the documents available to him. These are information that is required for the due performance of his work,” he said.
Mr. Jonga told The Fatu Network that he provided the requested information to the office of the chairman on the 13th and 14th of June and contacted the chairman to provide him with the bank statement of the council on the 16th of June before he received the memo on the same day.
“Information or records that he requested for have been provided to him prior to the date on the leaked memo on the 13th and 14th of June in the presence of the deputy chairperson. Comprehensive information and the projects that the council undertaken [sic] over the period and bank balances were provided to the chairman,” he told The Fatu Network.
He went further to explain when and how he received the memo, which is dated the 16th of June and published by this medium.
“Now, on Friday, while we worked to get the bank statements, I did call the chairman to ask if he was available in his office to give him the bank statement, he asked me to give him 20 minutes because he was having visitors at his office. So, while I was waiting for the 20 minutes, I got this memo from his office,” he said.
Jonga emphasized that it was not deliberate, as opposed to the leaked memo. In the memo, Yankuba Darboe expressed his disappointment and dissatisfaction over the CEO’s inability to provide him with the information he requested.
“I have requested your office to furnish me with all the information I require about the BAC in order to be able to effectively perform my duties as the chairman of BAC, but disappointedly, you have either deliberately or unintentionally refused or failed to provide my office with the requested information,” said chairman Darboe a memo dated June 16.
However, the BAC CEO refuted that it was deliberate on his side. He said that he knew the chairman needed adequate information and the current status of the council to do his work. He asked for a collaborative effort between the two offices to make sure the expectations of the people on the West Coast are met.
