Gambia: Mansakonko Chairman Admits Poor Oversight Over Council Loans, Spending –

By: Fatou Krubally

The Chairman of the Mansakonko Area Council, Landing B. Sanneh, has admitted that his council operated for years without proper internal spending limits or clear oversight rules on loans and daily expenditure, exposing taxpayers’ money to poor controls.

Appearing before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Monday, Mr. Sanneh told Lead Counsel Patrick Gomez that from 2018 to 2023, the council lacked clear internal thresholds on how much the CEO or finance…