Gambia: Lawyer Darboe Reacts to Supreme Court Decision On Former Auditor General

Gambia: Lawyer Darboe Reacts to Supreme Court Decision On Former Auditor General

Senior Counsel L.J. Darboe has described as "unfortunate" the financial burden placed on Gambian taxpayers following the Supreme Court's landmark judgment in favour of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay.

Supreme Court rules former Auditor General’s removal was unconstitutional

Attorney-General & IGP to pay D4m within 60 days By Yankuba Jallow & Mariama Marong The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the forceful removal of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay from office by police officers in September 2025 was unconstitutional, null and void, while awarding him D4 million in vindicatory damages for the violation of his constitutional rights. The landmark judgment was delivered on Tuesday, 7 July 2026 by Justice O.…

Supreme Court Declares Auditor General’s Removal “Unconstitutional”

By: Cecilia E.L. Mendy The Supreme Court has declared the removal of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay from office “unconstitutional,” ruling that the action violated Section 158 of the Constitution and the National Audit Act. Delivering the judgment on Tuesday, Justice O.M.M. Njie, on behalf of the Supreme Court panel, held that the removal of Ceesay by officers of the Gambia Police Force was unlawful because it failed to comply with the cons…

LAWYER DARBO SAYS RULING CONFIRMS PRESIDENT CANNOT REMOVE PEOPLE PROTECTED BY CONSTITUTION  – The Standard Newspaper

By Arret Jatta A declaration by the Supreme Court that the removal from office of former auditor general Modou Ceesay was unlawful, has affirmed that constitutionally protected public officers cannot be removed outside the procedures laid down by law, so said Lawyer Lamin J Darbo, the plaintiff’s legal counsel. Reacting to the landmark unanimous decision of the five-member apex court, the lawyer added that the case simply means that the presiden…

Supreme Court declares Ex‑AG’s removal unconstitutional – Taxpayers to pay until 2031

The unanimous judgment, read by Justice O.M.M. Njie on behalf of a five‑member panel, found that Ceesay’s constitutional rights were violated when he was ousted from office in September 2025. Although the Court held that his removal was unlawful, it declined to order his reinstatement. Justice Njie explained that while the plaintiff had not sought reinstatement, the Court nonetheless considered the matter but exercised its discretion not to rein…