Gambia: Commission Hears How GPPA Approved BAC Waste Truck Purchase Without Tender –

By: Fatou Krubally

The Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Monday heard that the Gambia Public Procurement Authority (GPPA) approved the Brikama Area Council’s (BAC) purchase of eight waste collection trucks from a single supplier without tendering the deal.

Former GPPA training officer Jainaba Jallow told the Commission she signed a September 10, 2020, letter authorising BAC to proceed with the procurement after the council submitted missing documents. She said her signature was…