State House, Banjul, February 17,
2020 – The Chancery as established by the laws of The Gambia today presented His Excellency President Adama
Barrow with the insignia of the Grand Master of The Republic of The Gambia
(GMRG) at a ceremony held at the State House.
“Unlike all other are conferred
by the President on deserving and
The Chancery has been identified by law to
comprise the Vice President as the Chairperson; the Minister of Local
Government, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs and the Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service.
Since the insignia GMRG comes with the office holder of the President of the Republic, President Adama Barrow should have been presented with it after he was sworn into office in January 2017. However, it was delayed due to involved.
At a brief ceremony attended by Cabinet
Ministers, Speaker of The National Assembly, Chief justice and other government
dignitaries, the Vice President as Chairperson of the Chancery took the
to decorate the President with the insignia.
It is important to highlight that after receiving this insignia, the President can now confer others with national awards according to law.
These include the Grand Commander of the
Republic of The Gambia (GCRG), the Grand Officer of the Republic of The Gambia
(GORG), Commander of the Order of the Republic of The Gambia (CRG), Officer of
the Order of The Republic of The Gambia (ORG), Member of the Order of the
Republic of The Gambia (MRG), Republic of the Gambia Medal (RGM).
