Gambian President and Commander in Chief of The Gambia Armed Forces, Adama Barrow has sacked Lt. Gen. Masanneh N. Kinteh from his position as Chief of Defence Staff effective 5th March 2020, the State House announced on Wednesday.
Gen. Kinteh hands over his office to deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen. Yakuba A. Drammeh.
According to the State House press statement, the President has thanked Gen. Kinteh for his service to the nation.
Kinteh assumed office on 27 February 2017. Previously, he was The Gambian Chief of Mission in Havana, Cuba, from 2012 to 2017, and had served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2009 to 2012.
He had retired at the rank of Lt. General in 2012, having previously also served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in 2009 before he was reinstated in 2017.