{"id":81810,"date":"2025-07-11T08:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T08:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/vp-jallow-urges-nams-to-request-diplomatic-passport-details"},"modified":"2025-07-11T09:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T09:20:32","slug":"vp-jallow-urges-nams-to-request-diplomatic-passport-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/vp-jallow-urges-nams-to-request-diplomatic-passport-details","title":{"rendered":"VP Jallow Urges Nams to Request Diplomatic Passport Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Vice President Muhammed B.S. Jallow has informed the National Assembly that the Government of The Gambia cannot directly provide a list of diplomatic passport holders, citing privacy concerns. He advised members of the National Assembly (NAMs) to request the information from the Gambia Immigration Department, which maintains the relevant database.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Addressing the Assembly on Tuesday, VP Jallow clarified that the issuance of diplomatic passports is governed by established guidelines and is subject to the approval of the President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonorable Speaker, I wish to inform this August Assembly that there is established guidelines for the issuance of diplomatic passports, subject to the approval of His Excellency, the President of the Republic; however, the number of issued diplomatic passports is available at the Gambia Immigration Department\u2019s database and can be obtained upon request by the National Assembly,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President was responding to a question posed by Hon. Fatoumatta Njai, the Member for Banjul South, who had requested a detailed list of diplomatic passport holders, including the justification for each issuance. The question was read on her behalf by Hon. Modou Lamin B. Bah, Member for Banjul North.<\/p>\n<p>Jallow emphasized that individual passport details are considered personal information and therefore fall under privacy protections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut because these are personal details of individuals, that is why we feel that if the National Assembly requests it from the Immigration Department, then they can get it; otherwise, based on the secrecy of information, you are sort of sharing third-party information,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThis is why we humbly request that the National Assembly can get that directly from the Immigration Department,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>When further pressed on why the Executive could not provide the list directly, the vice president reaffirmed the Government\u2019s position, highlighting the roles and processes involved in issuing diplomatic passports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonorable Speaker, like I said, there are established guidelines for the issuance of diplomatic passports; there are specific positions that require diplomatic passports, which are given to permanent secretaries, National Assembly Members, and other similar positions,\u201d Jallow stated.<\/p>\n<p>He added that, \u201cApart from them, if anybody requests a diplomatic passport, it goes through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which would advise His Excellency President, whether to issue it or not. That\u2019s the procedure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that certain honorary consuls\u2014though not Gambian nationals\u2014are entitled to diplomatic passports due to the nature of their roles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonorable Speaker, I wish to inform this August Assembly that there are honorary consuls of this country who are not Gambian nationals, and because of that position, they are also entitled to diplomatic passports; that is one of the reasons why I humbly refer the Assembly to the Immigration Department,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>VP Jallow further disclosed that numerous diplomatic passports have been cancelled since 2017, particularly in cases flagged by intelligence sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that from 2017, there have been a lot of diplomatic passports that were cancelled. So, it is only the Immigration Department that can give that information. There have been a lot of passports that have been cancelled<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonorable Speaker, for information of this August Assembly, normally it is only when we have issues coming through intelligence sources that there is a need to either cancel a particular diplomatic passport,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President concluded by reiterating that the Immigration Department remains the appropriate authority to furnish the National Assembly with detailed information regarding diplomatic passport issuance and status. \u201cSo, it is only the Immigration Department who have that information; the Office of the President does not have that information,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Vice President Muhammed B.S. 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