Gambia: What Is Responsible for the Mass Deployment of New Governors in Place of the Previous Ones?

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There is an existing case where the following were taking to court by the UDP indicating their appointment were contravention of section 123 of the Local Government Act. The provision reads:

"There shall be, for each of the Local Government Areas, except for the City of Banjul and Kanifing Municipal Council, a governor, who shall be a civil servant, not below the rank of a director in the civil service, appointed by the President."

Mrs Fanta Bojang Njie Samateh Manneh, current Deputy Permanent Secretary , Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources as Governor of West Coast Region , Ms Fatou Jammeh Touray, DPS, Ministry of Agriculture is the new Governor, North Bank Region , Ms. Ramou Sarr, DPS, Ministry of Transport, Works & Infrastructure as Governor, Lower River Region , Mr.

 

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