By: The Fatu Network News Desk
Former OIC Gambia Secretariat CEO Lamin Sanneh has, for the first time, claimed that political interference from the executive forced his resignation in August 2019, saying it began when over $120 million in summit pledges and commitments started coming in.
Speaking on the For the People, By the People show on Sunday, and in remarks also carried by The Standard, Sanneh said he was pressured to sack branding head Nyang Njie, his deputy Essa Bokar Sey and legal officer Almamy Taal without cause.
Njie resigned alongside him, Taal was later sacked, while Sey became deputy CEO. He alleged that once the money started flowing, “it was more of how much they could get from the project” than delivering it for the country, shifting it from national to personal interest.
Sanneh said he had secured pledges for 165 VIP summit vehicles from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which would have made buying luxury cars unnecessary, but after his departure the pledges never materialised and many vehicles were bought instead.
The Fatu Network previously reported on Sanneh’s resignation and the leadership shake-up that followed, which he now says was driven by his refusal to compromise his principles.
