NDMA Boss Could Go on Administrative Leave If…  

By: Binta Jaiteh

The Executive Director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has been compelled by the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly to account for monies and items for Covid relief or else the Government of The Gambia shallconsider sending him on administrative leave, pending the outcome of the police investigation.
Mr. Sanna Dahaba has been tasked by FPAC to account for all undelivered food items within ten days to the Auditor General and the committee or else the IGP will launch an investigation for possible prosecution.

NDMA boss was also tasked to account for the shortage of delivery of oil by the International Commodity Insurance worth GMD 37, 653, 700.00 and the money to be deposited to the National Treasury within 10 days and notify the Auditor General and the FPAC, failure of which, the IGP will launch an investigation for possible prosecution.

Mr. Sanna Dahaba has been also compelled to provide to the Auditor General and the FPAC the certificate of confiscation of the damaged food items by the Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA) within 10 days; failure of which, the IGP will launch an investigation for possible prosecution.