There is certainly no doubt that President Adama Barrow is within his constitutional powers to set up a ‘Commission of Inquiry into the Conduct of all Local Government Councils and for Connected Matters’, whose primary objective is to conduct a thorough investigation into the financial and other activities of all[Read More…]
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Gambia Gov’t Rebuts Mayor Lowe; Maintains Position On KMC & BCC Project Financing
Contrary to the misrepresentation of facts on the funding modalities of the new headquarters, Town Halls and allied facilities of the Banjul City Council (BCC), The Gambia Government states categorically, that this particular development is an output of the Rural Infrastructure Development Project (RIDF) benefitting all the Municipalities and Area[Read More…]
But Prexy Barrow The Councils Claim You’re The One Undermining Them
President Adama Barrow’s government is consistently being criticized in the local government community for still refusing to adhere to the Local Government Act, mandating it to give budgetary support to local authorities. According to the Act, 20 per cent of the councils’ budget shall be financed by the central government.[Read More…]