Special Committee Submits Omitted Section of Jammeh Assets Report to Parliament

By Fatou Sillah

The chairperson of the National Assembly’s special committee investigating the sale and disposal of assets linked to former President Yahya Jammeh told lawmakers on Monday that a section of the panel’s report had been inadvertently omitted and formally submitted the missing portion for consideration.

The additional material, the chairperson, Abdoulie Ceesay, said, contains the committee’s findings and recommendations on companies, equity holdings, and a category of items described as “additional assets.”

“Following the tabling of the report, it has come to the committee’s attention that a portion of the report was inadvertently omitted,” Mr. Ceesay said in an address to the plenary. “The omitted portion relates specifically to the committee’s finding and recommendation on companies and equity holdings and a category of assets classified as fodder assets.”

Mr. Ceesay characterized the omission as administrative, emphasizing that it did not alter the substance of the report previously presented to the Assembly.

“This omission was purely administrative and does not affect the substance of the work already presented, save for the absence of this relevant section,” he said.

He added that the committee was submitting the missing portion to ensure the report’s completeness and to assist lawmakers in their deliberations.

“In order to ensure completeness of the committee’s work and to assist this honorable Assembly in its deliberations, the committee hereby submits the omitted portion of the report for consideration alongside the main report,” Mr. Ceesay said.

The report forms part of a broader parliamentary effort to account for and manage assets seized following the end of Mr. Jammeh’s rule.