An opposition political party has called for full accountability and transparent implementation of a parliamentary report examining how assets forfeited to the state after the fall of former ruler Yahya Jammeh were managed and sold.
Gambia For All (GFA) said it welcomed the tabling of the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee report, commending lawmakers for what it described as a thorough investigation into the disposal of properties seized following the Janneh Commission.
In a statement, the party said the findings reinforce long-standing public concerns that the asset recovery process was poorly governed and yielded far less value to the country than expected.
The committee report details a series of irregularities in the disposal process, including the sale of livestock under questionable procedures, aircraft allegedly sold below value, the appointment of a receiver without a competitive process, and significant discrepancies in the funds ultimately recovered.
GFA also expressed concern over findings relating to the former Attorney General, saying the report points to serious procedural breaches. These include the opening of unauthorised accounts and actions that bypassed the Ministry of Finance. The party said such conduct amounts to an abuse of office.
It further highlighted the allocation of prime land within the Tourism Development Area to entities that could not be traced or verified, describing this as a direct loss to the Gambian public.
GFA stressed that accountability is not a partisan matter but a core pillar of the democratic transition that followed the 2016 political change in The Gambia.
The party noted that the Special Select Committee was constituted only after the government failed to fully implement the original recommendations of the Janneh Commission, raising concerns about political will and institutional follow-through.
“How long must Gambians wait for accountability?” the statement said.
GFA called on the government to fully implement the committee’s recommendations, including criminal investigations into all individuals implicated in the report and an immediate forensic audit of the receiver’s accounts.
The National Assembly has not yet announced a timeline for debate and adoption of the report’s recommendations, as public scrutiny over the management of recovered assets continues to intensify.
