{"id":90895,"date":"2025-11-25T19:05:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/jammehs-tda-land-leases-canceled-before-janneh-commission"},"modified":"2025-11-25T20:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T20:01:04","slug":"jammehs-tda-land-leases-canceled-before-janneh-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammehs-tda-land-leases-canceled-before-janneh-commission","title":{"rendered":"Jammeh&#8217;S TDA Land Leases Canceled before Janneh Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Abubacarr M. Tambadou, the former attorney general and minister of justice, told a National Assembly special select committee on Monday that leases held by former President Yahya Jammeh in the Tourism Development Area had been revoked well before the Janneh Commission completed its inquiry into Jammeh\u2019s finances.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Appearing for a second time before the committee investigating the sale and disposal of Jammeh\u2019s assets, Mr. Tambadou said the ministerial task force established after the commission did not review the Tourism Development Area properties because the government had already taken action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven before the Janneh Commission concluded its work, the government had canceled the leases held by former president Jammeh to land in the TDA area; the land had reverted back to the state at that point,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Aji Sainey Kah, the committee\u2019s lead counsel, pressed him on whether the cancellations applied to all of Jammeh\u2019s TDA leases. Mr. Tambadou said he had submitted a list of the revoked properties but could not confirm whether the action covered every parcel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t recall now whether it comprised all of the land within the TDA area, but there were certain parts that were the subject of these leases, which were canceled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the decision to terminate the leases was made by the cabinet. Asked how that decision aligned with the existing freezing order and the ongoing work of the Janneh Commission, Mr. Tambadou said the freezing measures were not based solely on the commission\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a misconception,\u201d he added. \u201cThe freezing order was also premised on investigations initiated by the Attorney General, which extended beyond the borders of The Gambia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Tambadou said that in 2017, the cabinet directed him to apply for a variation of the freezing order on the TDA properties because Jammeh had failed to fulfill the lease conditions. The first application was rejected, but a second request\u2014submitted with additional information\u2014was approved by a new High Court judge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the leases canceled and the land legally back under state control, the ministerial committee had no mandate as such to discuss or decide on those TDA lands,\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. Abubacarr M. Tambadou, the former attorney general and minister of justice, told a National Assembly special select committee on Monday that leases held by former President Yahya Jammeh in the Tourism Development Area had been revoked well before the Janneh Commission completed its inquiry into Jammeh\u2019s finances. 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