{"id":85960,"date":"2025-09-13T15:50:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T15:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role"},"modified":"2025-09-13T17:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T17:31:46","slug":"seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role","title":{"rendered":"Seedy Njie Urges Modou Ceesay to Accept Minister Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Deputy Spokesperson of the National People\u2019s Party (NPP), Seedy SK Njie, has appealed to Auditor General Modou Ceesay to reconsider his stance and accept his recent appointment as Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, and Employment.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge Mr. Ceesay to honor the commitment he made to H.E. the President, when accepting the offer, and honor this noble trust placed in him by none other than the President of the Republic and, by extension, the Gambian people,\u201d Njie said. \u201cAccepting such a responsibility goes beyond the individual; it is a service to the nation and an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy in the country\u2019s economic transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Njie stressed that the Trade Ministry plays a pivotal role in shaping the country\u2019s economic future and requires strong leadership at a critical juncture. He described Ceesay\u2019s appointment as a reflection of President Adama Barrow\u2019s vision of entrusting key national leadership roles to Gambians with proven competence and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe appointment of Mr. Modou Ceesay, Auditor General of The Gambia, as Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration &amp; Employment should be seen as a reflection of H.E. President Adama Barrow\u2019s vision to entrust critical national leadership positions to Gambians of proven competence and integrity,\u201d Njie stated.<\/p>\n<p>He further noted that the President\u2019s decision was made following due consultation, during which Ceesay had accepted the call to serve, leading to the public announcement of his appointment.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the Ministry of Trade stands at the core of the nation\u2019s economic transformation and future prosperity, requiring visionary leadership to design and implement modern, forward-looking trade policies, stimulate industrial growth, strengthen regional integration, and expand employment opportunities for Gambians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith his proven record in accountability, reforms, and governance, Mr. Ceesay is exceptionally well-positioned to drive this agenda and steer the ministry toward delivering lasting impact for our country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He also extended congratulations to the newly appointed Auditor General, Cherno Amadou Sowe, wishing him success in his new role. \u201cAnd I wish him all the best in his new assignment,\u201d he said.<\/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. The Deputy Spokesperson of the National People\u2019s Party (NPP), Seedy SK Njie, has appealed to Auditor General Modou Ceesay to reconsider his stance and accept his recent appointment as Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, and Employment. \u201cI urge Mr. Ceesay to honor the commitment he made to H.E. the President, when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":85958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-85960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Seedy Njie Urges Modou Ceesay to Accept Minister Role - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Deputy Spokesperson of the National People\u2019s Party (NPP), Seedy SK Njie, has appealed to Auditor General Modou Ce ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Seedy Njie Urges Modou Ceesay to Accept Minister Role\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Deputy Spokesperson of the National People\u2019s Party (NPP), Seedy SK Njie, has appealed to Auditor General Modou Ce ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-13T15:50:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-13T17:31:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/sm_1757772038.102348.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Seedy Njie Urges Modou Ceesay to Accept Minister Role\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-13T15:50:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-13T17:31:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role\"},\"wordCount\":370,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/sm_1757772038.102348.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/seedy-njie-urges-modou-ceesay-to-accept-minister-role\",\"name\":\"Seedy Njie Urges Modou Ceesay to Accept Minister Role - 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