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Momodou
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 Posted - 10 Sep 2025 : 10:16:34
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Ms. Ramatoulie Sarr the Secretary to the ‘Janneh Commission’ appeared for the third time before the Special Select Committee investigating the sale and disposal of assets identified by the ‘Janneh Commission’ belonging to former President Jammeh.
Appearing before the committee, Ms. Sarr was questioned on several issues relating to the work of the ‘Janneh Commission’.
During her testimonies, the Committee seek clarify on the identification and valuation of the tractors, the process leading to the sale, and the meetings of the commission.
Ms. Sarr is set to appear before the Special Select Committee on a later date due to her health condition.
Source: National Assembly |
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Momodou
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Posted - 10 Sep 2025 : 15:43:59
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Janneh Commission Secretary grilled over cluelessness in tractor sales
The Point: Sep 10, 2025,
By: Jankey Ceesay
https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/headlines/janneh-commission-secretary-grilled-over-cluelessness-in-tractor-sales
The National Assembly’s inquiry into the disposal of former president Yahya Jammeh’s seized assets took another turn when Ms Ramou Sarr, Secretary to the Janneh Commission, admitted she had little or no knowledge of critical details surrounding the controversial sale of state tractors.
Her repeated insistence that she was “not part and parcel of the sales” provoked sharp rebukes from lawmakers, who openly questioned her competence and accused her of dodging responsibility.
Appearing before the Special Select Committee on the Sale and Disposal of Assets identified by the Janneh Commission on Tuesday, Ms Sarr faced a barrage of questions over the disposal of 186 tractors seized from Jammeh’s estates. Records showed that the first phase of auctions, conducted by Alhaji Mamadi Kurang, raised D10.5 million from just 43 tractors. But a second phase, involving more than double the number of tractors, yielded only D13 million, a discrepancy that lawmakers said “defied logic”.
When pressed to explain the shortfall, Ms Sarr distanced herself from the sales process, insisting she had only written letters and notices but did not directly monitor the auctions. “I was not part and parcel of the sales,” she repeated, adding that her focus was on other Commission tasks.
“From what I’m hearing, it seems like you’re not sure of anything,” Counsel snapped. “Except for sending notices which you don’t even know the contents of. You’re the head of the Secretariat, yet you claim you know nothing about the activities of your team. That is appalling.”
At one point, Counsel warned that her evasiveness could lead to contempt charges. “Ms Sarr, as long as you are okay and very healthy today, you will be cited for contempt,” he cautioned.
Despite being the custodian of Commission files and the officer who authorised allowances for the auction teams, Ms Sarr maintained she was “not involved” and had not even read key reports until years later.
She admitted she never asked her team for clarification on why revenues from the auctions were so low, nor did she follow up on reports that tractors had been tampered with and stripped of parts under the Commission’s custody.
The committee was left grappling with a troubling picture: a senior official entrusted with safeguarding state assets but apparently unaware of or unwilling to account for the losses that occurred under her watch.
For lawmakers, Ms Sarr’s testimony raised as many questions as it answered. Was she deliberately sidelined by others in the Commission? Or was she, as one member bluntly put it, “nonchalant” in fulfilling her duties? |
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Momodou
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Posted - 26 Sep 2025 : 15:45:53
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Committee Gives Accountant General 24 Hours to Produce Jammeh-Linked Documents
Foroyaa: September 23, 2025114
By Kebba AF Touray
https://foroyaa.net/committee-gives-accountant-general-24-hours-to-produce-jammeh-linked-documents/
The special select committee probing the assets of former President Yahya AJJ Jammeh has given Accountant General Agnes Macaulay Jagne a 24-hour ultimatum to produce documents requested by lawmakers.
The decision came after what the committee described as repeated delays in her responses to its summons. As Accountant General, Jagne is the chief accounting officer of government, the paymaster and receiver general of revenues, and is responsible for ensuring that all monies collected are properly banked and accounted for.
She appeared before the committee with bank statements from Trust Bank, cover letters, dollar and dalasi accounts of the Janneh Commission, and payment slips, among other documents. But Counsel Aji Saine Kah pointed out that Jagne responded to a summons dated July 3, 2025 — with a reply deadline of July 14 — only on July 28, seven weeks after the deadline.
“It was to do with the collation. And the fact that these documents, we’ve been having requests from different sectors on them. And they were moving from one entity to the other, at any time the Justice Ministry requests documents, and then all of a sudden we had another request from the select committee. So the running around was a lot. And in essence it had a lot to do with the delay,” Jagne explained.
Kah pressed her on whether her office submitted originals or duplicates. Jagne replied, “In some instances we would give them, depending on what it is, for safe custody. Sometimes they would not want to have the duplicate copies, and we would give them originals.”
Kah asked what other reasons explained the delay. Jagne said collating the files was also an issue. “Some of these documents are not in one place, and some of them, they were involved to a certain extent and not in all of it. So before we even know where to get the documents, we have to sit and do some work, and then do some findings before we know exactly where to and can do in terms of looking for the documents,” she said.
Kah challenged her: “So essentially you’re saying that the accountant general does not do well with record keeping?” Jagne disagreed. “What I am saying is that if we were not involved in the matter and we were asked to produce, it would take a long time before we can produce the documents that are being requested.”
She acknowledged that in instances where her office was not part of the process, producing the documents could take longer.
The committee reminded her of the scope of the summons. Jagne read aloud: “You are hereby summoned to produce copies of all documents, records, correspondences, or any other material in your possession, custody or control relating to the subject matter of the inquiry, including but not limited to the receipts of the sale and disposal of vehicles of the former president, Yahya AJJ Jammeh.”
Kah noted that Jagne’s submission on August 20, 2022, did not include receipts. “So automatically, I know that that is not all that relates to this,” Jagne admitted.
Kah also pointed to a letter dated August 21, 2025, inviting her to meet investigators, which she ignored, followed by another on September 4 for a September 10 appearance. “You failed to do so,” Kah told her.
Jagne explained she was on vacation at the time of the first letter. Kah pressed further: “The committee had issued two invitations to appear before the investigative panel, and a delay of over ten weeks, and still, there is no sufficient information from your office in this committee. No letter to apologize for the delay, you did not try to correct your mistakes.”
Kah warned she might apply for contempt unless Jagne gave concrete reasons. “I ask, give me reasons why I should not make such an application to this committee?”
Jagne said it was the first time her office had dealt with such a process. “It’s lack of understanding of the procedure,” she said.
Committee chair Hon. Abdoulie Ceesay expressed frustration. “I think at some point I have to call and say, why is the actual letter not coming, and you haven’t even faced the investigators to give a statement. That is serious.”
He then issued the order. “I think this committee is going to conclude on one thing…we will order you to produce all the documents relating to the Janneh Commission within 24 hours.”
The committee gave her until today to comply. |
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