Colonel
Ousman Gomez, The Gambia Armed Forces’ Provost Marshal (military police chief)
and legal advisor to the Chief of Defence Staff has been appointed new
commander of The Gambia National Army.
Col.
Gomez, the new commander is preparing to defend his Second Master’s degree
thesis on Peace and Conflict Resolution at International Christian University
in Japan.
Meanwhile,
Col. Turo Jawneh, former commanding officer of the State Guard Battalion has
been named the new commander of the Republican National Guard, while Col. Sait
Njie, until his new appointment was the director of Training and Doctrine at the
Defence Headquarters in Banjul. He has now been appointed as the new commanding
officer of the State Guards Battalion. The appointments are with immediate
effect.
A
release sent to this medium indicates:
“The
Gambia Armed Forces is pleased to inform the general public that His Excellency
the President of the Republic and Commander in Chief of the Gambia Armed
Forces, Mr. Adama Barrow, acting in accordance with the powers conferred on him
under section 190(1) and (4) of the 1997 Constitution has made the following
appointments in the Gambia Armed Forces.”
The
appointment of these senior officers, the release added, was part of the
security sector reforms.
“The
Gambia Armed Forces would like to express its deepest gratitude to His
Excellency the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Gambia
Armed Forces for filling the vacant positions in the Armed Forces. This is a
clear testimony of His Excellency’s ardent desire to transform the Gambia Armed
Forces into a more robust and formidable Force.”
“On
behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Officers, soldiers and ratings of
the Gambia Armed Forces, we wish to congratulate the concerned senior officers
on their appointments.”
