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LG COMMISSION SAYS SHERIFFO SONKO, OTHERS AT BAC SHOULD FACE CRIMINAL SANCTIONS

The Commission of Inquiry into Local Government Councils and Connected Matters has concluded that the former chairman, CEOs, and finance director of the Brikama Area Council engaged in gross misconduct, abuse of office, and financial negligence and should face disciplinary, financial, and criminal sanctions. The inquiry covered the period May 2018 to January 2023. It was...
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LG COMMISSION SAYS SHERIFFO SONKO, OTHERS AT BAC SHOULD FACE CRIMINAL SANCTIONS

The Commission of Inquiry into Local Government Councils and Connected Matters has concluded that the former chairman, CEOs, and finance director of the Brikama...

Gov’t to investigate allegations against former army chief 

By Tabora Bojang  The government is planning to investigate allegations of corruption and abuse of office by former chief of defence staff General Mamat Cham. Cham resigned on Friday following accusations by his former personal assistant...

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The Gambia opposition is dead: A graveyard of promises, no agenda, no foresight 

By Musa Bassadi Jawara The political situation in this country is very sad. It is the sadness of a nation that wakes up each morning with more questions than answers, more wounds than remedies, and...

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