{"id":59402,"date":"2024-06-03T17:23:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/govt-appoints-new-governors-deputies"},"modified":"2024-06-03T17:46:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:46:06","slug":"govt-appoints-new-governors-deputies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-appoints-new-governors-deputies","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t appoints new governors, deputies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Acting under Section 123 (1) of the Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2006, His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has effective immediately, appointed the following Government officials as Governors:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Fanta Bojang Njie Samateh Manneh, current Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPS), Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources as Governor of West Coast Region (WCR);<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Fatou Jammeh Touray, DPS, Ministry of Agriculture is new Governor, North Bank Region (NBR);<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Ramou Sarr, DPS, Ministry of Transport, Works &amp; Infrastructure as Governor, Lower River Region (LRR);<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Musa Mbye, DPS, Ministry of Youths &amp; Sports as Governor, Central River Region (CRR);<\/p>\n<p>and Mr. Abdoulie Kah, DPS, Ministry of Defence as Governor, Upper River Region (URR).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Barrow has redeployed the following Governors:<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Lamin Saidykhan, Governor, NBR, as DPS Ministry of Agriculture;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Samba Bah, Governor, URR, as DPS Ministry of Fisheries;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ousman J. Bojang, Governor, WCR, as DPS Ministry of Works;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Seedy Lamin Bah, Governor, LRR as DPS Ministry of Youths &amp; Sports; and<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ousman Bah, Governor, CRR, as DPS Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, all current Deputy Governors are redeployed to the Ministry of Lands, Regional Government &amp; Religious Affairs. All appointments and redeployments are effective immediately.<\/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. 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