Trusted sources have told The Alkamba Times (TAT) that the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Gambia (CBG) recently took two major decisions relating to the reported D11.1million bribery.
TAT was informed that the CBG Board at its last meeting urged the management to extend the administrative leave of Abdou Ceesay, bank staff, and the prime suspect, and to launch investigations into operations at the CBG vault.
“I can confirm to you that two major decisions have been taken by the Board of Directors of the CBG. They have instructed that Abdou Ceesay should be sent home, and an investigation is launched on the operations at the vault”.
Ceesay was asked to return to work, but the Board was not happy with the decision, and has instructed that his administrative leave be extended, the source added.
TAT made efforts to contact the CBG senior management to shed light on the reported development but did not receive a response.
However, a senior Officer at the CBG, confirmed the extension of the administrative leave of Abdou Ceesay, but would not comment beyond that.
It would be recalled that on 16 February 2022 TAT reported the allegation that D155 million in old and mutilated banknotes were deposited at the CBG, and that D11.1million was given as a bribe to bank staff to facilitate changing the mutilated banknotes into good banknotes.
TAT saw a letter containing this claim from the Solie Law Chambers which was sent to the Central Bank authorities, and both the CBG management and police subsequently got involved and launched investigations, the results of which are yet to be made public.
