Following the removal of
Amadou Colley as the governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia and
his two deputy governors early this week, the leadership of the bank has been
entrusted to a new breed of experts from within the bank.
Colley’s
successor is Bakary Jammeh who was the deputy director and officer-in-charge of
the Economic Research Department of the central bank.
The
new governor, in an exclusive interview with The Point yesterday, thanked the
new government for the trust and confidence bestowed on him by appointing him
to head the bank.
He
said he would make sure he restore trust and credibility in the bank and bring
about price and financial sector stability.
“It
is a challenge but collectively we will succeed,” said Governor Jammeh, who is
married with three children.
Jammeh
has Bachelor’s of Science in econometrics from Istanbul University, Turkey, and
Master’s of Science in finance and econometrics at Queen Mary, University of
London, UK.
He
had attended twenty different professional courses in various areas such as
macroeconomics, monetary policy, and financial sector policies at various
institutions including the IMF Institute, Bundes Bank of Germany, Study Center
of Swiss National Bank, and Bank of Ghana.
“I
also worked for IMF from August 2014 to August 2015 as a special appointee at
the African Department at Washington DC,” the new CBG governor said. “While at IMF, I was focused on the economy
of Seychelles.”
Dr
Seeku Jaabi is now the first deputy governor of the central bank, succeeding
Basiru Njai. He was the deputy director
of the CBG Microfinance Department.
He
said a big challenge and a big trust has been bestowed on them but with all
hands on the deck, the task would be easier.
Dr
Jaabi joined the central bank in February 1997 and has since then served in
various departments of the bank, starting with the Banking Supervision
Department.
He
obtained his first degree at Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone, and masters in
development finance in Manchester, UK, from 2003 to 2005.
In
2011, Jaabi had his PhD at the University of Malaya, Malaysia and returned home
in 2014.
He
published two books, and had written 18 international journals.
Essa
A.K. Drammeh is the successor of Oumie Savage-Samba as the second deputy
governor.
He
joined the bank in 1987 and has since then served in various capacities.
From
2010 until his recent promotion, he was the director of Banking Supervision
Department of the bank.
Mr
Drammeh obtained his AAT certificate at MDI.
He later obtained BA honours in accounting at a US university, and MBA
in global banking and finance in UK. He
is a fellow of FCCA in UK.
He
had attended several short term courses in banking supervision, financial
stability, money laundering and counter financing of terrorism.
