Personal Profile
I am a seasoned Senior Civil Servant/technocrat and served at Top level management in government and International duties in the capacities of Permanent Secretary, operations, in the Ministries Finance & Economic Affairs, Petroleum & Energy, Trade & Industry, Transport, Public Works & Infrastructure. Programme Manager, Debt Management Department, West African Institute for Finance & Economic Management (WAIFEM), Deputy Project Manager, 3rd Education Sector Support Programme, over the years both in The Gambia and overseas. I hold a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Birmingham in the UK and trained in multitude of prestigious professional Institutions & Academies. I am highly trained in statistical packages including Debt Database (Debt-pro), SPSS, eViews, both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques. Member of The Gambia Economic Society, World Association of Debt Managers, & Network of Debt Managers (DMF). Holds WAIFEM Awarded for Excellence Service, Order of The Republic of The Gambia (ORG), HIPC Capacity Building Leadership fellow, Distinction Graduating student in 2003, University of Birmingham Business School. Earned number of honored recognitions for sterling performance in public service. AREARS OF EXPERTISE Public policy in economic management; Debt & Risk management, Project management, Public Financial Management, Public administration, energy, trade, industry and public works. Capacity Building among others. EXPERIENCE My work career started as a young cadet debt specialist with the Ministry of Finance in August 1994 rising through the ranks to the position of Permanent Secretary in 2013. In between i took up appointments with the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) as Programme Manager, Debt Management Specialist from 2006-2010, appointment on secondment as Deputy Project Manager, 3rd Education Sector Programme supporting the transformation and re-organisation of the Gambia’s Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE). I also undertook a number of consultancy assignments for the AfDB, UNDP, FAO, ECOWAS, Debt Relief International, and Government of The Gambia during a short spell outside public service 2015-2016. ACHIEVEMNETS • Formulation and achievement of stable macro-fiscal policy in undemocratic and transition economy; • Respectable public financial management reforms - economic and financial & institutional governance including introduction
Company Profile
The Ministry of Transport Works and Infrastructure is responsible for setting the overall policy objective and strategic role for the sector and as well as oversight of the performance of the institutions under its mandate, including the regulatory and operator institutions in the Transport and Infrastructure sector. Regulatory and Operator Institutions under the Ministry of Transport are:
Gambia Ports Authority
Gambia Civil Aviation Authority
Gambia International Airline
Gambia Maritime Authority
National Roads Authority
The Vision: To provide effective, efficient and safe world Transport and Public Works Infrastructure in order to meet the need of the Public.
The Mission: To support the socio-economic development of the country by assisting in the improvement of the living standards of the Gambian population, through realization of an effective, efficient, safe and fully integrated transport system and public works infrastructure which are responsive to the socio-economic needs of the public.
Core Values: The core values by which the Ministry of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure shall accomplish its strategic vision include: Integrity, Professional excellence, equity, open communication, merit, pride, partnership transparency, accountability and staff retention