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| Lamin Kaba Bajo |
Yahya Jammeh’s former minister of fisheries, water resources and national assembly matters, Mr. Lamin Kaba Bajo is now Gambia’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco.
A position previously held by Mr. Ousman
Badjie.
Bajo’s redeployment to the Foreign
Service on Monday 13th February, 2012, followed Gambia’s President
Yahya Jammeh’s appointment of a new cabinet.
He was the interior minister of the
Gambia from 1995 to 1997 and the ambassador of Gambia to Saudi
Arabia from 2002 to 2005. He served as the country's foreign
minister from October 2005 to 27 October 2006.
He is also a retired army captain and have served as minister of Youth and
Sports from 1997 to 1998; minister of Local Government and Lands from 1998 to
2000; Ambassador to Iran from 2007 to 2009; ambassador to Qatar from 2009 to
2010; and minister of Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters
from 2010 to February 2, 2012, when the last Cabinet was dissolved.
His predecessor, Mr. Ousman Badjie
has been named Ambassador to France, according to reports by the pro-government
daily newspaper, the Daily
Observer. Badjie replaces Moses Benjamin Jallow.
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| Yankuba Touray |
Yankuba
Touray returns
Meanwhile, former minister of
Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters is now Gambia’s High
Commissioner to the Republic of Senegal.
His appointment on February 12, 2012
brings to an end almost three years of active service to the APRC
administration, following his sacking in 2009 by the Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh.
Touray and four others, including Yahya Jammeh deposed the government of Sir
Dawda Kairaba Jawara in a bloodless coup in 1994.
He has also served in various
ministerial positions including Local Government and Lands; Youth and Sports;
Tourism and Culture; Information; and Agriculture.
He was also the ruling APRC party’s
national mobiliser. Touray replaces Mr. Ismaila Sambou.
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| Jato Sillah (Pix: UN) |
In another development, Jammeh
appoints Mr. Jato Sillah as Gambia’s High Commissioner to Sierra Leone. Mr.
Sillah has served previously as Minister of Forestry and the Environment before
the disbandment of the entire cabinet early February 2012.
It was under his purview that the Gambia won Silver at the 2011 UN World Future Council Awards for having the "Best Forest Policy Document".
Mr. Sillah has previously served as Director
of Forestry before becoming minister Forestry and the Environment late 2009. He
replaces Mr. Momodou S. Kah.
Author: Modou S. Joof
Twitter: (@Msjoof)
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