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Momodou
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 Posted - 20 Sep 2016 : 13:31:04
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Colonel Bah is new Minister of the Interior
The Point: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
(Issue, 19 September 2016)
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/colonel-bah-is-new-minister-of-the-interior
 President Yahya Jammeh has decided to relieve Ousman Sonko of his appointment as Minister of the Interior, with effect 16 September 2016.
In the same vein, Colonel Mamadou Alieu Bah has replaced Mr Sonko, official sources said.
Ousman Sonko was the longest serving minister of the Interior in the Second Republic (ten-year service). He first joined the Cabinet in 2006, and was removed in April 2012 and appointed Gambia’s ambassador to Spain.
On May 7, 2012 he bounced back as minister of the Interior and held the post until 16 September 2016, when he was relieved of his appointment.
Mamadou Alieu Bah was a mathematics teacher in Bwiam Secondary School in 1992-1993.
From 1993 to 1995, he worked for the defunct Continent Bank.
He joined the Gambia Armed Forces in 1996, and had military training in Turkey and Taiwan.
Up to his appointment on Friday 16 September 2016, he was the director of Finance of the Gambia National Army.
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 20 Sep 2016 : 20:18:21
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Ousman Sonko removed from Interior, Replaced by Momodou Alieu Bah
By MUHAMMED S. BAH
Foroyaa: September 20, 2016
http://www.foroyaa.gm/archives/12099#more-12099
 An announcement on GRTS television on Saturday, 17 September 2016 – a non-working day, revealed that Mr. Ousman Sonko, Ousman Sonkoone of the longest serving cabinet ministers in the APRC government has been relieved from his post as Minister of the Interior and replaced by Momodou Alieu Bah, who up to the time of his appointment was the Director of Finance of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) at Defence Headquarters.
Mr. Sonko was first appointed as minister of interior in November 2006 replacing Baboucarr Jatta, a former army commander.
He was removed and then reinstated to replace Lamin Kaba Bajo on 3 February 2012 for barely a week only to be redeployed as ambassador to Spain replacing Kebba Touray on 9 February 2012.
He was again reappointed on 7 May 2012 to the same interior portfolio where he was serving until his removal on Saturday.
Mr. Sonko was enlisted in 1988 and promoted to second lieutenant in 1991 from where he rose to different ranks and positions, including the Commanding Officer – State Guard Battalion as a major, being made the Inspector General of police. It was from here that he was appointed as a cabinet minister.
Mr. Bah, the newly appointed interior minister, was a serving member of the armed forces and was one time convicted and sentenced to serve 25 years in prison for involvement in 21 March 2006 foiled coup attempt. He was released on a presidential pardon in 2009 and reinstated in the armed forces. |
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 29 Sep 2016 : 13:11:13
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Bala Garba Jahumpa bounces back as Transport Minister
The Point: Thursday, September 29, 2016
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/bala-garba-jahumpa-bounces-back-as-transport-minister
 President Yahya Jammeh has appointed Bala Garba Jahumpa as Minister for Transport, Works and Infrastructure with immediate effect, a post he held up to August when he was appointed Gambia’s Ambassador to India.
Jahumpa has served in various ministries in Jammeh’s government. He is also the Secretary General of the ruling APRC party.
Dodou Bammy Jagne, who was occupying the post since 18 August 2016, has been relieved of his appointment.
Jagne first entered the Cabinet on 30 June 2016 as SG and head of the Civil Service and Minister of Presidential Affairs, until 18 August.
Sulayman Samba, Minister for Presidential Affairs, has been relieved of that post, but he is still Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service.
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 04 Oct 2016 : 12:59:30
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Bala Garba Jahumpa back in charge of National Assembly Matters
The Point: Tuesday, October 04, 2016
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/bala-garba-jahumpa-back-in-charge-of-national-assembly-matters
President Yahya Jammeh has rescinded the recent assignment of the portfolio of National Assembly Matters to Hon. Fatou Lamin Faye, a news release from the Office of the President stated yesterday.
Bala Garba Jahumpa, who was appointed Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure on 28 September 2016, is now assigned the portfolio of National Assembly Matters, a portfolio he earlier held until August this year.
Hon. Fatou Lamin Faye, who is the current Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, was assigned the portfolio of National Assembly Matters on 26 September 2016.
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 06 Jan 2017 : 15:01:01
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SG Sulayman Samba relieved
The Point Friday, January 06, 2017
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/sg-sulayman-samba-relieved
 According to official sources, Sulayman Samba Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service, has been relieved of his duties by the President.
No official reason was given for relieving him of his appointment.
Mr Samba was first appointed to the post in November 2015 and removed on 30 June 2016; he was reinstated on 18 August 2016.
Meanwhile, Hon. Seedy SK Njie has been appointed as spokesman and press secretary of the APRC party with effect from 5 January 2017.
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 11 Jan 2017 : 16:08:54
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Jammeh appoints new SG, removes Sports minister
The Point: Wednesday, January 11, 2017
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/jammeh-appoints-new-sg-removes-sports-minister
 President Yahya Jammeh has appointed Mr Mousa Jallow as Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service and Minister of Presidential Affairs.
He replaced Sulayman Samba, who was removed last Thursday.
President Jammeh has decided to relieve Alieu K. Jammeh, minister for Youth and Sports, of his Cabinet appointment with effect from 10 January 2017. Gabriel Gomez was appointed as minister responsible for Youth and Sports with immediate effect.
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Momodou
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Posted - 11 Jan 2017 : 16:15:20
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Sheriff Bojang no longer minister
By MUHAMMED S. BAH
Foroyaa: EditorċJanuary 10, 2017
http://www.foroyaa.gm/archives/13775
Mr Sheriff Bojang, no longer holds the position of the Minister of Information and Communication. He has been replaced by Mr Seedy S.K. Njie on Monday, 9 January, 2017.
Mr. Njie was appointed three days ago as the Press officer and Spokesperson of the APRC party. He is currently a nominated member of the National Assembly.
According to the GRTS 8 pm news, Sherrif Bojang, has absconded and is relieved of his duties by President Jammeh.
But Mr Bojang¡¦s narration of events is different. In the following statement released to the media as he stated that he resigned:
Statement by the Former Minister of Information & Communication, Sheriff Bojang on the Political Impasse in The Gambia
I begin in the name of Allah the Most High, the Most Clement and the Giver of Wisdom. I begin this statement by hereby announcing that I have taken the decision, and written to the relevant high authority to the effect that I have resigned from the Government and the Cabinet as Minister of Information & Communication Infrastructure with immediate effect.
I hereby wish to thank His Excellency, President Yahya AJJ Jammeh for according me the onerous opportunity to serve my country in the high office of Minister of State for exactly the past two years this month. On 1st December 2016, the people of The Gambia went to the polls to elect a new head of state. After the final tally of votes Mr Adama Barrow of the Coalition was duly announced winner and declared president-elect. President Jammeh conceded defeat and pledged to work with Mr Barrow on a transition. However on 5th December 2016, the electoral commission issued a statement clarifying that when the total votes per region were being tallied, certain figures were ¡§inadvertently transposed¡¨. The error was corrected and did not change the status quo. On 9th December 2016, President Jammeh announced his rejection of the results.
Subsequently, petitions were filed at the Supreme Court, which among other things call for a declaration of the nullification of the results, a rerun of the polls. It is my considered opinion and stance that the results of the December 1st election represent a true reflection of the sovereign will of the Gambian people. The current attempts while appearing to have a veneer of constitutionalism are in fact an attempt to subvert the express will of the Gambian electorate. The people have spoken and they could not have spoken louder and clearer. They want change. A disaggregation of results shows that apart from the Fonis, the APRC and President Jammeh secured a 50+ per cent majority in only 3 out of 53 constituencies. The APRC has no one to blame but itself for its dismal performance at the polls.
We took very impolitic decisions from mid-2015 which led to a haemorrhaging of support from our traditional bases and made the party unappealing to new millennial voters. The Gambia has decided and we must accept and respect this decision. This is the time for clear thinking and not burying of heads in the sand.
To remain relevant, the APRC must take the hard decisions and make the necessary systemic and structural changes within the party. The first of these hard decisions should be the dropping of petitions at the apex court, re-engaging President-elect Barrow and his Coalition team and expediting the transition arrangement. I hereby appeal to my colleagues in cabinet, among them some of the finest ladies and gentlemen of the first order, and of course including His Excellency President Jammeh, to look into their conscience and take the right decision within the most reasonable time for the present and future of our vulnerable little Gambia. It is never too late to do the right thing.
I want to apologise to my colleagues in Cabinet that since the President¡¦s December 9th announcement, my refusal to attend all cabinet meetings despite some of their entreaties was not meant as an affront or rebuff to anyone but a symbolic gesture of my opposition to what is taking place.
Finally, I have been heartened by comments ¡V with the exception of one (an interview granted to The Guardian of London by a senior member of the Coalition) ¡V from President-elect Barrow, Halifa Sallah, Ousainou Darboe and others on their vision of the post-Jammeh Gambia. I hereby acknowledge Mr Adama Barrow as the President-elect of The Gambia stemming from the wishes of Gambians and the will of the Almighty Allah. I also call on President Jammeh to respect the wishes of Gambians and the will of the Almighty Allah he so much expressly believes in, and start the transition and hand over power within the stipulated 60 days from the elections. In taking this decision and making this statement I have not sought the undue advice or help of anyone within or outside The Gambia and I am not seeking the validation or otherwise of any person or group.
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