The 'Babagate' Scandal: Baba Jobe in the Dock, Accused of Financial
Impropriety

The Independent (Banjul)
NEWS
December 8, 2003
Posted to the web December 9, 2003

By Lamin Njie
Banjul

The beleaguered majority leader of the National Assembly, Honourable Baba
Jobe, will today, December 8, 2003, appear in court to answer alleged
charges of fraudulent activities, associated with the Gambia Ports
Authority Customs and Excise Department.

According to reports, several highly placed witnesses would testify in the
case. These include the Managing Director of Gambia Ports Authority, Adama
Deen, his deputy Abdoulrahman K Bah and Director General of Customs
Tambajang.

The embattled Baba Jobe and co-accused Baba Kanteh, have six charges
proffered against them include economic crime, contrary to Section 5 (d) of
the Economic Crimes Decree No 16, 1994. Briefly, the particulars of the
offence reads: Both Jobe and Kanteh, citizens and residents of The Gambia
and Youth Development Enterprises Ltd, a company registered and based in
The Gambia, in the course of transactions with the GPA, a public body from
2001 to date, intentionally caused the said GPA loss in the sum of D27,
163, 395, 55. Also under the same section 5 (d) decree No 16, 1994, Jobe
and Kanteh did between 2001 and 2003 repeatedly refused to pay customs
duties for good imported by them in breach of section 6 of the Customs
Tariff Act Cap 86: 02 Volume 8 laws of The Gambia 1990 causing financial
loss to the department.

In a separate account, Baba Jobe and co-accused Kanteh were charged under
Section 291 of the Criminal Code Cap 10 volume III, Laws of The Gambia
1990, which deals with obtaining credit by false pretence; particulars of
which reads: Jobe and Kanteh between 2001 and 2003, obtained credit at
various sums totaling D70 million from the Customs Department under the
false pretence that the payments were being made by cheques. Equally,
Section 5 (b) of the Economic Crimes also: holds Jobe and Kanteh of the YDE
liable for D70 million losses on import duties by the customs department
owing to the scam perpetrated by them, with another count of conspiracy to
commit felony contrary to Section 368 of the Criminal Code Act Cap 10
volume III Laws of The Gambia 1990.




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