The
Gambia government, through the Ministry of Information and Communication
Infrastructure, has called on the newly-appointed governors to be apolitical in
the execution of their duties.
The
Information minister, Demba A Jawo, in a memo sent to all the regional
governors yesterday, said: “We would like to request all governors to
administer to the dictates of the Civil Service, which embodies neutrality and
impartiality in executing their functions.”
“Thus,
we expect all governors to be apolitical and not to get involved in partisan
politics at every level.”
The
minister said the new government in its efforts to uphold democratic principles
and good governance, urges all regional governors to strictly adhere to this
request.
One
week ago, the government appointed Ebrima Mballow of Arab Gambia Islamic Bank
(AGIB) as the governor of West Coast Region (WCR); Ebrima K.S Dampha, director
of Public Relations at the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation as
governor of North Bank Region (NBR); Mrs Fanta Bojang Samateh-Manneh, a senior
education officer Region-2 as the governor of Lower River Region (LRR);
Sulayman Barry a staff of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) as the governor of
Central River Region (CRR) and Mrs Fatou Jammeh-Touray, a lecturer at the
Management Development Institute (MDI) as the of governor of Upper River Region
(URR).
