Truckers put their despair behind them as government finally pays them

By Lamin Njie

Government COVID-19 foodstuff transporters have finally been paid by the Gambia government.

The government had contracted several transporters to convey rice and sugar it purchased under a grand relief package.

The truckers had grumbled that they were running into difficulty getting their money from the government – as the Eid celebrations neared.

The Fatu Network has gathered the government has finally paid them, in a contract that ran into millions.

Transporters for North Bank and Upper River Region were paid nearly 11 million dalasis on Friday.