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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has confirmed that Cherno Amadou Sowe\u2019s appointment as Auditor General of The Gambia remains valid and effective, despite the controversy surrounding Modou Ceesay\u2019s rejection of his appointment as Minister of Trade, Industry, and Regional Integration.<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaking on Coffee Time with Peter Gomez, Dr. Ceesay maintained that Modou Ceesay initially accepted the ministerial position before later signaling rejection, but stressed that the Auditor General\u2019s appointment remains unaffected.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is important is that, when he accepted the position in principle, somebody else was appointed as Auditor General, and that appointment is valid and is effective, so there is a situation,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n

According to Dr. Ceesay, President Adama Barrow personally informed Modou Ceesay of the cabinet reshuffle, and the offer was accepted before it was made public.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President never appointed Mr. Modou without informing him first. He was informed, and he accepted, and that is why it was announced,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dr. Ceesay added that the presidency only became aware of Modou Ceesay\u2019s rejection through social media, noting that no formal communication of refusal was ever submitted to the Office of the President.<\/p>\n

He revealed that Modou Ceesay had met the president at State House, where the president expressed confidence in him and requested his service in the cabinet. At that meeting, Ceesay reportedly accepted the role, thanked the president, and promised to formalize his acceptance in writing upon return.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd he was given his letter, and he promised that when he returns, he will write the acceptance letter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Reiterating the president\u2019s authority in making appointments, Dr. Ceesay emphasized that such decisions are guided by the president\u2019s confidence in the appointees\u2019 competence and alignment with the government\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president is the president; he knows his team, he knows who can do what, and at any particular point in time, he knows what he wants, he knows how to drive the government\u2019s agenda, and therefore, in driving that government agenda, he knows the personnel he needs in particular places,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On the issue of the Auditor General\u2019s position, Dr. Ceesay stressed that there cannot be dual appointments to the role and that Cherno Amadou Sowe\u2019s appointment stands.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I can confirm is that there is someone who is being appointed in that role, and we expect Mr. Modou Ceesay to be the minister of trade,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. The Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has confirmed that Cherno Amadou Sowe\u2019s appointment as Auditor General of The Gambia remains valid and effective, despite the controversy surrounding Modou Ceesay\u2019s rejection of his appointment as Minister of Trade, Industry, and Regional Integration. 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