The
office of the Minister of the Interior wishes to announce that the Honourable
Minister will periodically be meeting with new/online media to discuss issues
pertaining to his work.
This
initiative is designed to render an account of the Honourable Minister’s work
to the public.
It
is the strong view of the Office of the Minister that transparency and
accountability are the pillars of good governance. In this direction, it is the intent of the
Office of the Minister to stay true to President Adama Barrow’s government’s
philosophy of complying with best practices in democratic governance, of which
the issue of transparency and accountability has become so imperative.
Through
this periodic media engagement, citizens will be positioned to have a real peep
into the activities of the Minister and his Ministry. Citizens will also have
the opportunity to engage their Minister on issues of national interest.
The
Office of the Minister has been engaging the local media – while lack of
physical presence of the online media has made it difficult for them to have
their fair share of engagement. The
Minister now deems it prudent to engage the online media in the form of
Bantabas.
“We
believe that this is an effective way for us to fulfill our responsibility of
being transparent and accountable. What is more, this will reduce outside
opportunities for negative speculation that have come to characterize recent
past weeks,” the statement from the Interior Ministry says.
The
Office of the Interior Minister wishes to state that the political integrity of
the Minister is intact and unshakable.
He has an admirable sense of duty – and remains committed to putting on
a good performance when it comes to the business of keeping Gambians safe and
secure.
It
is commendable to see Gambians demanding for transparency and accountability in
governance – at all time and across all levels, the statement said,
adding: “Gambians especially those in
the Diaspora are free to direct all concerns and queries to the Ministry of the
Interior. You can also send queries to: lsbnjie@gmail.com”
Signed:
Lamin
Njie
Media
and Publicity Aide