*Pix 1: the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (3rd right), the Solicitor General and Legal Secretary Ministry of Justice, the Gambia, Mr Hussein Thomas (3rd left, in suit); Chairman, Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone and President of ECONEC Mr. Konneh Mohammed (2nd left), and other members of the team in a group picture at the Ministry of Justice.
The ECOWAS Needs Assessment Team, in continuation of its broad consultations with critical stakeholders, met with officials of the Gambian Bar Association and the Ministry of Justice in Banjul on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th April 2025 respectively.
The General Secretary of the Gambian Bar Association (GBA), Mr Abdoulie Fatly and the immediate President of the GBA, Mr Salieu Taal were on hand to receive the team at the GBA office.
At the Justice Ministry, the team was received by the Solicitor General and Legal Secretary, Mr Hussein Thomas and other staff members.
The INEC Chairman also led the Nigerian delegation on a courtesy visit to the Nigerian High Commission in the Gambia on Wednesday 16th April, 2025.
He was received by the Charge d’Affaires, Mr. Muhammad Marinasura Usman, alongside other staff members of the High Commission.

*Picture shows Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (3rd right), the Charge d’Affaires, Nigerian High Commission in the Gambia, Mr. Muhammad Marinasura (4th right) and other members of the High Commission during the visit.






