Yahya Jammeh re-appoints ‘tentatively-jobless’
ministers
Ministers: Touray & Badjie: Pix by The Point |
The
Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh continues his re-appointment of ministers some
of whom have been left tentatively-jobless following the disbandment of the
cabinet last week.
The
latest appointments were made on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 with the
re-appointment of Mrs. Fatim Badjie as Minister of Health and Social Welfare,
and Mr. Kebba S. Touray as Minister of Trade, Industry, Employment and Regional
Integration.
Mr.
Touray was Gambia’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain.
Kolley
had previously served as minister of Trade, Industry, Employment and Regional
Integration.
Reports
also had it that Dr Mariama Sarr- Ceesay has maintained her position as minister
of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology; while Dr Momodou Tangara
remains minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians
Abroad.
Earlier on, Yahya Jammeh reinstated four ministers: The Vice
President and Minister of Women’s Affairs, Dr. Isatou Njie-Saidy; Minister of
Tourism and Culture, Mrs. Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie; Minister of the Interior and
NGO Affairs, Ousman Sonko; and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs,
Mambury Njie.
President Yahya Jammeh won a landslide November 24, 2011
election which was widely criticised and labeled not-free and fair within and
without the country.
Given another five-year term of office, the fourth time
running, Yahya Jammeh took his first step to form a new government having dissolved
the entire cabinet shortly after his January 19, 2012 inauguration.
Author: Modou S. Joof
Twitter (@Msjoof)
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