Former Kuntaur Area Council CEO Pa Nfansu Darboe faced allegations of financial mismanagement and irregular land transactions during his testimony before the Gambia Local Government Commission, admitting to unauthorized payments and procurement inconsistencies while denying direct involvement in disputed land sales.
An audit has revealed that the managing director of The Gambia's Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) approved a 9.8 million euro loan for the government to purchase buses without board approval. The Public Enterprises Committee of the National Assembly discovered this irregularity during a review of the corporation's 2022 activity report and audited financial statements. The SSHFC has been asked to rectify its internal procedures before the report can be accepted.
The Ministry of Public Service in The Gambia, led by Baboucarr Bouy, has identified approximately 2,700 'unseen workers' across ten ministries, saving about D13.5 million per month. Following an internal audit conducted in April 2024, over 3,000 workers' salaries were blocked, with 882 reinstated after verification of their statuses. The ministry is currently entering data for the fourteenth ministries as part of their ongoing internal audit.
The managing director of GPPC, Momodou Ceesay, denies allegations of financial mismanagement and claims that the institution has been regularly audited, with the 2021 and 2022 audits already completed and the 2023 audit underway. He also refuted claims that the D50 million bioclimatic exercise book printing machine was overpriced and not functioning, stating that it underwent proper procurement procedures and is currently in use.