As the years goes by, it is becoming increasingly difficult to remember the names of Gambians who have served the AFPRC/APRC regime of Yahya Jammeh in various ministerial positions since he came power in a bloodless coup.
by PK Jarju
A year hardly goes by without a secretary of state losing his/her job. Since July 22, 1994 a total number of 72 ministers/secretaries of state have served President Jammeh in various portfolios.
Out of the 72, 66 ministers/secretaries of state were sacked from their respective positions by President Jammeh. Four secretaries of state, Momodou Lamin Jobe, Joseph Henry Joof, Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta and Edward Singhatey resigned their posts.
Satang Jaw retired from her position as secretary of state for Education on health grounds.
Sanna Sabally, vice President of the AFPRC and Sadibu Haidara, minister for the Interior were arrested in January 1995 and jailed for allegedly trying to overthrow Jammeh. Sabally was released after completing his prison term while Haidara never made it out. He died in prison from 'high blood pressure' according to the state media.
Finance minister, Bakary Bunja Darbo fled the country after being implicated in the November 11,1994 alleged coup plot. His successor, Ousman Koro Ceesay died in 1995 a few days before the budget speech in a freak car accident. Many have accused the regime of having a hand in his murder.
Find below the full list.
1. Badjie, Ousman
2. Badjie, Fatim
3. Bah, Samba
4. Bajo, Lamin Kaba
5. Bensouda, Amie
6. Bensouda, Fatou
7. Bitaye, Musa
8. Bojang, John P.
9. Bojang, Momodou
10. Ceesay, Ebrima
11.Ceesay, Momodou Nai
12.Ceesay, Ousman Koro (killed)
13.Ceesay, Sulayman Massaneh
14.Cesay-Marenah, Kumba
15.Cham, Mamat
16.Colley, Angela
17.Dabo, BB
18.Dumbuya, Fasainey
19.Faal, Samba
20.Faal-Sonko, Amina
21.Faye, Sheikh Omar
22.Gai, Mass Axi
23.Garba-Jahumpa, Balla (Re-instated, sacked, re-instated)
24. Musa Bala Gaye
25.Grey-Johnson, Crispin (Re-instated, sacked)
26.Haidara, Sadibou
27.Hydara, Sheikh Tijan (Re-instated, sacked)
28.Jagne, Baboucarr Blaise
29.Jallow, Momodou Sarjo
30.Janneh, Amadou Scattred
31.Jarju, Manlafi
32.Jatta, Baboucarr
33.Jatta, Famara
34.Jobe, Maba
35.Jobe, M. L. Sedat (resigned)
36.Joof, Joseph Henry (resigned
37.Jow, Satang (retired on health grounds)
38.Kassama, Yankuba
39.Keita, Margaret
40.Macdouall-Gaye, Neneh
41.Marong, Mustapha
42.Mbai, Fafa
43.Mbenga, Musa
44.Mboob, Sulayman Sait
45.Mbowe, Tamsir
46.Mendy, Dominic
47.Ndong-Jatta, Anne Therese (resigned)
48.Omar Ndow (sacked less than a week)
49.Ngum, Alieu
50.Njie, Bakary
51.Njie, Malick
52.Njie, Omar
53.Sabally, Sana
54.Sallah, Abdoulaye (Re-instated, sacked)
55.Sallah, Hassan
56.Sallah, Momodou (Silabai)
57.Sanneh, Kanja
58.Sanneh, Sidy Morro
59.Sanneh-Bojang, Nyimasata
60.Sanyang, Kebba
61.Sarr, Samsudeen
62.Secka, Pap Cheyassin
63.Sillah, Musa
64.Singhatey, Edward (resigned)
65.Sisay-Sabally, Hawa
66.Sock, Raymond
67.Sonko, Bolong
68.Taal, Bai Mass
69.Tambajang, Fatoumatta
70.Tambedou, Bemba
71.Touray, Yankuba (Re-instated, sacked again)
72.Waffa-Ogoo, Susan
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