GLMA Director Faces NAMs For Mishandling Jammeh Cattle Sales

GLMA Boss Testifies on Missing Jammeh Cattle – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Kebba AF Touray The Director General of the Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency (GLMA), Momodou Darboe, appeared before the National Assembly’s Special Select Committee on Tuesday, 22nd July 2025, to provide testimony on GLMA’s role in the management of livestock linked to former President Yahya Jammeh, including the tagging, valuation, and unexplained loss of thousands of animals. GLMA, a statutory body created by an act of parliament in 2008 …

Millions lost due to visual estimates in sale of Jammeh cattle

During yesterday’s hearing, Momodou Darboe, the head of Parks and Wildlife Management (GiLMA), faced tough questioning in parliament as he revealed serious problems with how cattle of former President Yahya Jammeh were valued and sold, costing loss of millions of dalasi to the government. Darboe acknowledged that his team did not have the proper training and used unreliable methods to assess the cattle’s value in 2017. The scandal centres on the…

GLMA Director Faces NAMs For Mishandling Jammeh Cattle Sales

By: Fatou Krubally Members of the National Assembly (NAMs) have strongly criticized the Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency (GLMA) for its handling of the valuation and sale of cattle assets linked to former President Yahya Jammeh. During a heated session on Tuesday before the Special Select Committee investigating the disposal of Jammeh-related assets, lawmakers described GLMA’s conduct as a failure to protect national interests. GLMA Director Ge…