{"id":48360,"date":"2023-12-01T17:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T17:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=48360"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:02:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:02:55","slug":"nams-approve-d66m-for-op-traveling-allowances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nams-approve-d66m-for-op-traveling-allowances","title":{"rendered":"NAMs approve D66M for OP traveling allowances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>National Assembly Members (NAM) yesterday approved D66 million dalasis as traveling expenditures for the Office of the President (OP).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>During a debate on the FPAC report on the current Estimates of Revenue and Expenditures 2024, Hon. Ceesay argued that the Office of the President\u2019s traveling expenditure needs to be reduced from D66 million to D40 million.<\/p>\n<p>At least 26 members voted for it to remain D66 million while 9 members voted no.<\/p>\n<p>Hon Sulayman Saho, the lawmaker for Central Badibu, also proposed for the President\u2019s Provincial Expenditures to be reduced from D30 million to 15 million \u2013 a proposal which was turned down by 26 against 15 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The majority leader and lawmaker for Kantora, Billy Tunkara, said he sees nothing wrong with the amount allocated for the traveling expenses of the Office of the President. \u201cThe president has every right to travel whenever he deems it necessary at any given time. The amount they allocated for him is reasonable,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. National Assembly Members (NAM) yesterday approved D66 million dalasis as traveling expenditures for the Office of the President (OP). During a debate on the FPAC report on the current Estimates of Revenue and Expenditures 2024, Hon. 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