Banjul City Council (BCC) Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe has issued a formal cease-and-desist notice to nominated Councillor Fallou Gallas Ceesay, warning of impending legal proceedings unless he immediately stops what her legal team describes as a deliberate campaign of false and damaging allegations against her leadership and the council.
The pre-action letter, dated February 5, 2026, was sent by A. Fatty & Co. on behalf of the mayor’s office. It accuses Ceesay of launching “deliberate, intentional and sustained” efforts to harm the reputation of Mayor Lowe irreparably—referred to in the document as the Lord Mayor—and the BCC leadership. The notice cites repeated public accusations of corruption, financial impropriety, mismanagement, collusion, and favoritism toward foreign partners.
A key trigger highlighted in the letter is Ceesay’s recent appearance as a panelist on Eye Africa TV’s current affairs program Sunu Reww. There, he reportedly accused the BCC leadership of financial impropriety, the marginalization of councillors, and issues related to the funding and execution of the Urban Youth Led Cleaning System Project.
The correspondence invokes Rule 3(i) of the High Court Civil Procedure, and it explicitly demands that Ceesay halt all such statements to avoid escalation to formal litigation.
In a statement after receiving the letter, Ceesay described receiving the news amid other pressures—including a police caution for missing a court hearing related to an Anti-PURA protest that he says he was never notified about.
Ceesay pushed back firmly against the accusations. He asserted that he had personally pre-financed aspects of the cleaning project with D36,000 for reflectors at its start and routinely covered salaries exceeding D450,000 monthly from his own pocket whenever council cheques were delayed—all to maintain service delivery. He questioned why he should now remain silent “in the middle of the game,” portraying the legal notice as an attempt to muzzle legitimate oversight.
The episode underscores deepening internal frictions at the BCC. Ceesay has previously publicly voiced concerns—including about delayed general council meetings potentially breaching the Local Government Act—and explained rifts with Mayor Lowe in media appearances.
As of February 10, 2026, neither Mayor Lowe’s office nor the BCC has issued an official public comment on Ceesay’s response or the cease and desist notice.
