By Lamin Njie
Former social security chief Mohammadou Manjang has taken a dive into the moment one of his pair of shoes went missing as he went to pray at the corporation’s mosque.
Mr Manjang’s time at social security was marked by appreciable opposition from staff who accused him of corruption.
And last month, President Adama Barrow axed the investment banker and quickly replaced him with Abdoulie Tambadou. He was in the role for about three years.
Mr Manjang spoke to The Fatu Network on Friday in a major sitdown that saw him recall moment he couldn’t find his shoe – as theories flew it could have been part of a sustained spiritual fight.
“It was a slipper. I went to pray in the mosque, one pair [sic] went missing. But the next day, I went and continued praying,” a laughing Manjang told Fatu Camara.
“It went, that was it. It was never found.
“Nothing came to my mind, my shoe went missing and that was it. I bought another one and came back the next day with another one.
“It didn’t really bother me. Frankly, people can take the shoes as many times, I will come with them everyday if they choose to take it. They are cheap fortunately, the D50 one. These unfortunately are some of the beliefs here but not that it really bothers me much.”
“No Hard Feelings”
The removed official has also revealed during the interview he is not ‘angry’ at his removal as head of social security.
“I always knew that I was appointed by the president and that I serve at his pleasure. The president feel at this point in time, it’s time for me to move on. So I moved.
“I am absolutely not angry. But why would I be angry? In fact, I think I’m relieved. I’m relieved in that this was a very heavy responsibility and it has been an uphill task…,” he said.
