Gambia: Procurement Officer Raised Alarm--Chairman Took No Formal Action

Gambia: Procurement Officer Raised Alarm--Chairman Took No Formal Action

A former chairman of the Kerewan Area Council admitted on Tuesday, 22 July that he failed to act on a written warning from his council's procurement officer, who had raised serious concerns about widespread irregularities, including the use of backdated invoices and exclusion from procurement processes.

Former Kerewan chairman admits weak procurement controls

Bojang confirmed that the council conducted the vast majority of its procurement transactions through single-sourcing without public tender or competitive bidding. In 2022 alone,  Bojang revealed that out of 626 procurement transactions recorded, 615 were carried out via single-sourcing, totaling over D9.7 million in expenditure. He admitted there was no competitive procurement, no market survey, and no transparency in how vendors were selected.…

Procurement Officer Raised Alarm—Chairman Took No Formal Action – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Yankuba Jallow A former chairman of the Kerewan Area Council admitted on Tuesday, 22 July that he failed to act on a written warning from his council’s procurement officer, who had raised serious concerns about widespread irregularities, including the use of backdated invoices and exclusion from procurement processes. Malamin I.N. Bojang, who served as chairman from May 2018 to May 2023, was testifying before the Local Government Commission o…