Gov’t Spent 37% of Millions Spent on Fuel & Lubricants on Youth & Sports from 2020 to 2023
Our first feature publication on our series, The Budget is a Scam, highlights how the Gambia Government spends millions on fuel and lubricants, vehicles, and maintenance of vehicles as opposed to the amount it spends on firefighting, ambulances, rescue vehicles, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
More in this feature publication featuring inforgraphics by Askanwi Media.
Promise Tracker: Have Promises of Stadium Renovation Completion been Met by July 2024?
The Gambia’s only CAF Approved Stadium was banned since March 2022 and since then the Scorpions have been forced to play all home matches outside the country. Since then the Minister for Youth and Sports, Hon Bakary Badjie issued multiple promises to rectify this problem. Our report ascertains if the MoYS kept any of their promises?

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