Exclusive by Karamba Touray

I had the previledge to engage the honorable Abdou Sara Janha sometime last year as part of the on going conversations I like to have with my fellow citizens across the broad spectrum of Gambian life. Mr Janha served the Gambia government from 1962 to 1994 when the coup prematurely terminated his long and distinguished career at which time he had risen to be Secretary General of the Civil service. I wanted to understand both the man and the position he ended his service at as he filled the big foot steps of his two remarkably able predecessors Drs Christensen and J.O Langley. Here is Mr Janha in his own word

Touray: When did you join the civil service? 

Honorable Janha: I joined the civil service as a qualified teacher in 1962. I joined the Administrative Service, Gambia Government, in 1969.

What academic training did you have? Did you go straight for studies or did you go after joining the gov't?

I earned a BA Degree at Lincoln University in 1969, Masters in Public policy and Administration, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Diploma Commercial policy, GATT, Geneva, Diploma General Management, Henley College of Management, United Kingdom.  Read more