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Press Release: Appointment of New Cabinet May 4th, 2022 The public is hereby informed that his Excellency Adama
Barrow, President of the Republic of the Gambia, acting under sections 70 (5)
(a) and 71(4) (b) of the Republic of the Gambia, hereby relieves Her Excellency
the Vice President and all ministers in the cabinet from their positions with
immediate effect. His Excellency the president thanks them for their service to
the nation and wishes them the best in their future endeavors. The public is further informed that His Excellency Adama
Barrow, President of the Republic of the Gambia acting on under sections 70(3)
and 71 (3) of the constitution of the Republic of the Gambia is pleased to make
the following appointments to his cabinet, with effect from Wednesday 4th of
May 2022. 1. Vice president
Mr. Badara Alieu Joof2. Attorney General and Minister of Justice Mr. Dawda A. Jallow 3. Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation
and Gambians Abroad Dr. Mamadou Tangara4. Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Mr. Seedy
Keita5. Minister of Defence
Serign Modou Njie 6. Minister of Interior
Mr. Seyaka Sonko 7. Minister of Tourism and Culture Mr. Hamat N.K Bah 8. Minister of Lands and Regional Government and Religious
Affairs Mr. Abba Sanyang 9. Minister of Agriculture Dr. Demba Sabally10. Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure Mr.
Ebrima Sillah11. Minister of Health
Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh 12. Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Mrs. Claudiana Cole 13. Minister of Gender Children and Social Welfare Mrs. Fatou Kinteh 14. Minister of Petroleum and Energy Mr. Abdoulie Jobe 15. Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources Mr. Musa S. Drammeh 16. Minister of Higher Education Research Science and
Technology Prof Pierre Gomez17. Minister of Environment Climate Change and Natural
Resources Rohey John Manjang18. Minister of
Youth and Sports Mr. Bakary Badgie Honourable Seedy Keita will continue to oversee the
ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment until the
formalisation of the appointment of the minister-designate. His Excellency the President acting under section 71 (1)
of the constitution has created a new ministerial portfolio in charge of the
public service, administrative reform, policy coordination, and delivery. The new minister of the public service, administrative
reform, policy coordination, and delivery will have general oversight over the
public service and shall work towards the formulation of policy geared towards
institutionalising a culture of discipline, excellence, and accountability in
the public service. Furthermore, the minister shall continuously review the
inner workings of the administrative machinery of the government and make
proposals for reform to reduce inefficiency and increase output. Finally, the
minister shall be charged with developing frameworks for monitoring the
implementation of government policy and for ensuring effective communication
and horizontal coordination between ministries. Accordingly, and acting under section 71 (3) of the
constitution of the Republic of the Gambia, his Excellency, the President is
pleased to appoint Mr. Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof as minister in charge of the
Public Service, administrative reform, policy coordination, and delivery with
effect from the 4th of May 2022. In light of the new changes, His Excellency the President
hereby makes the following administrative changes to the public service and the
office of the president. 1. With effect from the 4th of May 2022, the Secretary-General and Head of the civil service shall be the titular head of the personnel
Management Office with the sole mandate of supervising the civil service and
answerable to the minister. His Excellency the President is pleased to appoint
Mrs. Salimata E.T Touray as Secretary-General and Head of the Civil Service in
accordance with section 168 subsection 1 of the constitution of the Republic of
the Gambia, 1997. 2. Furthermore, the role of the Secretary-General as the administrative head of the office of the president shall be taken over by the
Chief of Staff who shall be appointed by the President. His Excellency is
therefore pleased to appoint Mr. Mod Ceesay as Chief of Staff. All correspondences
for the President shall henceforth be addressed to the chief of staff. 3. Furthermore, his Excellency, the president has decided
to decouple the ministry of information and communication infrastructure
(MoICI) into two separate ministries namely (!) Ministry of Information and
Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy. The existing departments and their
manpower under the old MoICI will now
stand as sector-specific departments. In this regard:1) The Department of Information Services will now serve
as the technical arm of the government charged with the implementation of policy
initiatives for visibility, public relations, and access to information under
the new ministry of information. Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) will
continue to be the media conduit for the dissemination of information and public
programming. 2) The Directorate of Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) under the old MoICI will be transformed into a stand-alone department
under the new ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, with the primary
objective of increasing internet access and driving innovation geared towards
unlocking new pathways for rapid economic growth, innovation, job creation, and
technological advancement. These departmental structures already exist under the old
MoICI with the necessary manpower, and under separate budget headings. Accordingly, and acting under section 71 (3) of the
constitution of the Republic of the Gambia, His Excellency the President is
pleased to appoint Lamin Queen Jammeh as Minister of Information.
Honourable Ebrima Sillah will continue to oversee the new
Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy until the formalisation of the appointment
of the minister-designate.
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