BCC Operated Without Financial Controls - Mayor Lowe Reveals

Mayor blames ex-CEO, finance director for BCC’s financial mismanagement

Testifying before the local Government Commission of Inquiry (LGCI), Mayor Lowe said that despite her position, the real power within the council resided with the former CEO Mustapha Batchilly and former Finance Director Momodou Camara. “In the Banjul City Council, the CEO and the Finance Director are the Alpha and Omega. Whatever they want will happen,” she stated. Pressed by Lead Counsel Patrick Gomez about numerous questionable vouchers raise…

BCC Operated Without Financial Controls - Mayor Lowe Reveals

By: Fatou Krubally Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe has admitted that the Banjul City Council (BCC) operated without a formal expenditure ceiling during her tenure, describing the council’s internal systems as weak and “polluted.” She made the admission while testifying before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday. Under questioning from Lead Counsel Patrick Gomez, Mayor Lowe acknowledged that neither she nor the council had set spendin…