Gambia: Ex-Finance Director Distances Himself from BCC Payroll Scandal –

By: Fatou Krubally

Momodou Camara, a former finance director at Banjul City Council (BCC), has dismissed allegations that the council paid salaries to ghost workers during his tenure, describing the payroll system as “rigid and properly vetted.”

Appearing before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, Camara defended his record and said any claims of non-existent staff being paid were unfounded. “As far as I know, no ghost worker was ever paid while I was finance…