As Governor Sanneh’s troubles continue to multiply in the Western Region President Jammeh has appointed Mr. Bakary Jaiteh the former administrator at the Albert Market and one time vice governor of the region the new Assistant Governor of the West Coast Region with effective from Friday September 6, 2013. Mr. Jaiteh’s appointment takes effect following the sacking of the deputy Governor Mrs. Fatou Sanyang Sanneh a month ago.
News monitored on state Radio, GRTS states that the appointment comes following the recent sacking of Mrs. Sanyang Sanneh as the deputy Governor WCR. As usual, no reasons has been advanced over the sacking of Mrs. Sanyang Sanneh. It would be recalled that Mr. Bakary Jaiteh has served as the vice Governor of the region for over three years before his sacking and appointment to manage Albert Market, he is a close aide to the former APRC Majority Leader the Late Baba K. Jobe.
Many people are speculating that Governor Sanneh’s days are numbered as his trouble with the APRC Youth wing mounts among others. He is very likely to be replaced pretty soon given President Jammeh’s unpredictable hiring and firing.
In another related story the APRC party has expelled the member of Parliament for King West following allegations of his corruption scandal that was reported last week. A Press release from the APRC Secretariat has stated that the President acting under the powers vested in him my the APRC Constitution has expelled Honorable Yaya Dibba the National Assembly Member for King West Constituency from the party effective Thursday September 5, 2013.
According to the release from the party, Honorable Dibba who has been involved into acts that is not condoned by the APRC party and the entire membership is expelled following his involvements into bad practices and since such manners are not applicable in the party he has been sacked from the party as the leader President Jammeh anUsersd the APRC would never want to be associated with such people they claimed.
A closed family source to Mr. Dibba has confirmed to the Gainako that his love one is indeed expelled by his party the APRC saying that we are the moment are very sad since our hope is no longer at his post.
He noted that the APRC party that give powers to sacked or expelled any one by the president needs to critically looks into this issue as people would vote for their representatives, and the next minute the person is sacked and humiliated. It would be recalled that honorable Dibba has been accused of involving into some financial malpractices resulting to his exist from the party.