Securiport ATI Dispute Remains Before the Information Commissioner as Silence Continues.
Securiport ATI Dispute Remains Before the Information Commissioner as Silence Continues.
Archive note: the original publication date could not be verified. March 14, 2021 is an assigned catalogue date for this record.
Editorial note: This archive item reproduces or summarizes third-party material supplied to the newsroom. Allegations remain attributed to the speakers or outlets identified and should not be read as independent judicial findings by this publication.
Securiport ATI Dispute Remains Before the Information Commissioner as Silence Continues.
SILENCE STALLS JUSTICE: Transport Ministry Ignores FOI Appeal on Securiport Airport Fee Contract!
Lawyer Ousman F. M’Bai has confirmed that his appeal before the Information Commission about the Securiport airport security fee contract remains unresolved due to the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure's continued silence.
disclosure of documents relating to the legal basis of the airport security fee, the Securiport contract, collection of proceeds arrangements, exemptions, and related oversight mechanisms.
The Ministry failed to respond within the statutory timeframe prescribed under the Access to Information Act, 2021, resulting in a formal appeal to the Information Commission.
Following the appeal, the Commission confirmed that it had engaged the Ministry and was seeking to better understand the circumstances surrounding the lack of response. But despite a further follow-up communication addressed to the Commission on 26 April 2026, requesting an update on the status of the matter, no response has yet been received.
Mr M’Bai stated that the matter remains one of public importance, given the compulsory and
arbitrary nature of the airport security fee and the wider issues of transparency and accountability raised by the National Audit Office and international aviation bodies.
“The Access to Information Act was enacted to promote openness in public administration.
The public is entitled to know whether statutory requests for information are being handled effectively and within the framework contemplated by law,” he said.
Parliament established the Information Commission to serve as the principal guardian of the public's right of access to information. The Commission possesses important investigative and enforcement powers under the Act, and it is hoped that those powers will be exercised robustly and without undue delay to ensure compliance by public bodies.
The matter remains before the Information Commission.
Your support means the world to us! Please follow our page to keep up with our latest posts, and don't forget to hit that like button and share our content with your friends. Thank you for being a part of the OPEN GAMBIA PLATFORM community. By 20 May 2026! Views expressed by contributors are strictly personal and not of TheOpenGambiaPlatform!
You can now write for the Open Gambia Platform, share information anonymously, and join the community. Please share your stories!