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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>A witness in the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry recently confirmed allegations that Basse Area Council\u2019s Finance Director Lamin Suso had been collecting money from revenue collectors.<\/b><\/p>\n

Sulayman Bah, told the commission that he started his career as a revenue collector at the Mansakonko Area Council in 1994 and was later transferred to the Basse Area Council in 2003.<\/p>\n

He is currently a senior revenue collector (supervisor of collectors) at the Basse Area Council.<\/p>\n

At the start of testimony, his written statement dated 17th of May 2023, was marked as an exhibit and admitted into records.<\/p>\n

Continuing his evidence, Bah told commissioners that the revenue collectors are supposed to make daily deposits of revenue collected to council\u2019s bank account.<\/p>\n

When asked whether he has knowledge regarding Finance Director collecting money from revenue collectors, the witness said it had been happening.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has been doing that. It does not tell well.\u201d Bah said.<\/p>\n

The witness also recalled that one Muhammed Suso, a revenue collector, had also once said that he gave money to Director Lamin Suso.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. A witness in the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry recently confirmed allegations that Basse Area Council\u2019s Finance Director Lamin Suso had been collecting money from revenue collectors. 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