(Monday 21 October 2019 Issue)
“Effective
immediately, seeing off the President at the Banjul International Airport shall
be limited only to the Minister of Defence, Minister of Interior, Chief of
Defence Staff, Inspector General of Police, and Director General of the State
Intelligence Service,” the presidency said in a statement.
It
stated that the Guard of Honour would now be required only during State Visits
and Special Occasions. The adjustment is in line with ongoing reforms to
optimize efficiency in the public service.
“Meanwhile,
the public is informed that His Excellency, President Adama Barrow will attend
the first ever Russia-Africa Summit taking place in Sochi in the Russian
Federation, from the 23rd -24th October 2019.”
