President’s Office States the Redeployment of AG Ceesay is not Intended to Disrupt the NAO
The Gambian President’s Office defends the merit-based appointment of Modou Ceesay as Minister of Trade, clarifies it did not aim to disrupt the National Audit Office, notes his refusal, and backs new Auditor General Cherno Amadou Sowe amid ongoing transparency commitments.
Auditor General Claims that the Redeployment was a Scheme to Oust Him
Auditor General Modou Ceesay denounces his transfer to the Ministry of Trade as a ploy to oust him amid investigations into government contracts, following a foiled plainclothes police arrest attempt, underscoring risks to public accountability and institutional independence in The Gambia.
