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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by toubab1020[/i] [br]To the average Gambian these ostentatious vehicles and those being transported in them are an anathema ,in such a heavily indebted country as The Gambia.Hence the Gavernments action . ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ By Lamin Cham September 2, 2019 Several managing directors of government parastatals using Sport Utilities Vehicles, SUVs, also called V8 cars have been asked to park them and use other alternatives. A senior government official told The standard Friday that the measure came as a directive and will take immediate effect. “These high maintenance vehicles are not just expensive to feed with fuel but their parts are either not available in the Gambia, or where they are, they are very expensive. This measure is part of government’s drive to cut down expenditure,” the official told The Standard. The official explained that government has realized perhaps through pressure from donor agencies that it is not morally justifiable for a government that depends on external funding to afford such luxury. “These kinds of cars are used by MDs of government parastatals and not even permanent secretaries or ministers who use normal Pajeros,” our source noted. The measure will affect several MDs of government parastatals. https://standard.gm/govt-bans-mds-from-using-suvs/ [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.