President Barrow excuses people from seeing him off at airport

State House, Banjul, 16th December 2018 – The Public is hereby informed that effective January 1st, 2019, His Excellency, President Adama Barrow would like to excuse members of the public from attending the usual airport ceremonies anytime he travels.

Going forward, seeing off the President at the Banjul International Airport shall be limited only to the following officials:

  1. Speaker of the National Assembly
  2. The Chief Justice
  3. Cabinet Members
  4. The Chief of Defense Staff and other Service Chiefs
  5. The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps

While President Barrow would like to express gratitude to all and sundry that take personal initiative to accompany him to the airport, the public is kindly urged to adhere to this measure.