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 Posted - 11 May 2006 : 13:29:44
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ROW AT MANSAKONKO AREA COUNCIL
By Yaya Dampha
Mansakonko Area Council is one of the smallest councils but one of the most controversial in the whole country. Some time last year, a new CEO Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Yusupha Manneh, was transferred from Basse Area Council, to MKK Mansakonko, when he allegedly disagreed with his Chairman and the Divisional Commissioner on how to spend the council’s revenue. Even though the Management at the Mansakonko Area Council were also against the move of Phoday Darboe, the then CEO at Mansakonko, one year after the coming of CEO Manneh, the Management accused Mr. Yusupha Manneh and his treasurer, Mr. Drammeh, of mismanagement of council’s funds. During their meeting last Tuesday, a decision was taken that both the CEO and the treasurer be transferred latest Friday, 5th May, 2006.
However, both the CEO and the treasurer denied any mismanagement and further said that they came to LRD when the council’s account was completely red; that due to their efficiency, the council now has a healthy account.
This has attracted the public’s attention because the deliberations at the meeting could not kept secret in the whole of Jarra. The Assistant Governor and other Divisional authorities had to intervene, inorder to rectify the situation. After a whole day’s meeting on Wednesday, a compromise was stroke and the duo are now staying put.
When contacted, the Chairman at the Council, Mayor Wally Sanneh, said that there is no problem within his council.
For his part, the CEO Yusupha Manneh, said he is very clean and dedicated to his work. He argued that last year when he came to LRD no only did he find the council completely bankrupt but also that many members of staff were paid on lower grades. He said with the cooperation of his good and efficient treasurer, they are now able to pay personnel according to their actual grades. CEO Manneh further stated that since he assumed office, the council was able to construct a standard abattoir in Soma that is considered to be the best throughout the country. He asked what the Mansakonko Area Council did for the people from 2000 to 2005. He said all the good work they are doing is what is not welcome by certain individuals, who are new trying to tarnish their image.
In a separate development, Mr. Tamsir who was the car park master for many years has been moved and replaced by Sunkary Dembo Saidykhan. Mr. Tamsir’s removal from the car park and the consequent retrieval of his motorcycle has created another confusion within the council. Many feel that it was out of witch-hunting that this move was done, to satisfy some of the APRC youths who are now appointed as council workers. Others see it as yet another move in the right direction.
When contacted, Chairman Wally Sanneh said that it was part of their structural adjustments. Chairman Sanneh indicated that sometime back, his council had taken a similar move when it realised that the money coming from the weekly market (Lumo) at Bureng was too small; that they sent a new team there and saw some remarkable difference in the work of these two teams.
He said that this time, they have decided to remove Tamsir from the car park and send a new team there and that this move has also resulted in a remarkable improvement in collections.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 36/2006, 11-14 May, 2006
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