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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Chief Executive Officer of Kerewan Area Council (KAC), Sainabou Martin-Sonko, has informed the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly thatKAC\u2019s finance director Abdoulie Khan was unable to attend the FPAC session due to a ferry breakdown.<\/b><\/p>\n

KAC was scheduled to appear before FPAC for the presentation and consideration of its activity report and financial statement for 2020-2021 but the engagement could not proceed because the chairman of the council was absent and the committee rescheduled it for the second time.<\/p>\n

CEO Martin told the committee that the finance director could not attend the session due to a ferry breakdown, adding that the finance director came upto Barra yesterday [Monday] but was unable to cross to Banjul due to the breakdown.<\/p>\n

She explained that from the information she gathered from the finance director, there won\u2019t be any ferry service in the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have learned a lesson and I can assure you that next session, we will come before the session,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

FPAC chairperson Alagie S. Darboe told the KAC board that the absence of the finance director \u201cis serious\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think the committee can proceed with the meeting without the presence of the finance director.We will engage the office of the Speaker to seek a permit so that we can finish the business on Friday,\u201d the FPAC chair said.<\/p>\n

FPAC member Tamsir Cham said the ferry breakdowns need to be addressed with urgency, adding that he was a victim of the situation as he got stranded at the Ferry Terminal for 24 hours on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. The Chief Executive Officer of Kerewan Area Council (KAC), Sainabou Martin-Sonko, has informed the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly thatKAC\u2019s finance director Abdoulie Khan was unable to attend the FPAC session due to a ferry breakdown. 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