Breaking News: Western Region Governor Abdou FM Badjie Fired!!!
Another Jolla Appointed to Succeed The Sacked Governor
By Wise Man, Banjul
Western Region Governor Abdou FM Badjie has been sacked with immediate effect, the Freedom Newspaper, can authoritatively reveal. Badjie who shared the same ethnic group with the President has been replaced by another Jolla Lamin Sanneh. Sanneh used to be the sports co-coordinator for Kombo Kansala.
The sacked Governor had a brawl with the KMC Mayor Yankuba Colley few days before he was fired. The dispute centered on the President’s meet the people’s tour. Badjie was the least pleased with Colley’s move to send his advance team supporters to Brikama to welcome the President. The incident which occurred on Wednesday, nearly turned ugly as the two verbally threatened each other. Badjie viewed Colley’s move as a “ sabotage” and hypocritical. But Colley denied the charges.
He was handed with his sacking letter today. His successor Lamin Sanneh, a former teacher, resides in Brikama Nyamba.