{"id":86078,"date":"2025-09-16T17:23:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/barrows-removal-of-auditor-general-ceesay-challenged"},"modified":"2025-09-16T18:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:42:48","slug":"barrows-removal-of-auditor-general-ceesay-challenged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrows-removal-of-auditor-general-ceesay-challenged","title":{"rendered":"Barrow&#8217;S Removal of Auditor General Ceesay Challenged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Auditor General Modou Ceesay is taking his removal from office to the Supreme Court, with his lawyer, Lamin J. Darboe, set to file a case before the end of the week challenging President Adama Barrow\u2019s decision.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The legal action follows an incident on Monday when officers from the Kanifing Police Station visited the National Audit Office and instructed Ceesay not to report to work until further notice. His office key and official vehicle were also seized.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute stems from President Barrow\u2019s decision to dismiss Ceesay from his post as Auditor General and reportedly offer him a ministerial position, which Ceesay declined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an urgent matter,\u201d Lawyer Darboe told reporters. \u201cWe know we cannot get an injunction according to the said proceeding act, but that is neither here nor there. If we win the case, he will not only be reinstated, but he will also be paid everything he lost as a result of the unlawful dismissal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Darboe stressed that the case is not solely about Ceesay\u2019s removal but about safeguarding the independence of national institutions and the country\u2019s democratic principles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis can happen to the police as well,\u201d he warned. \u201cExcept for the fact that they think they are working for the president, which is unfortunate, but they, too, need protection so that the inspector general will not be removed in such a manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calling the president\u2019s action \u201ca setback for Gambian democracy,\u201d Darboe said the matter should not be seen as opposition to the president or the government. \u201cI look at the best interest of the country,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Darboe concluded that undermining constitutionally protected positions for political convenience weakens the rule of law. \u201cIt is not in the best interest of the country that a protected position is being vandalized by the executive arm of government,\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. Auditor General Modou Ceesay is taking his removal from office to the Supreme Court, with his lawyer, Lamin J. Darboe, set to file a case before the end of the week challenging President Adama Barrow\u2019s decision. 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