President Adama Barrow has added nine fresh faces in his new cabinet announced on Wednesday. 

The new recruits are Salimatou B Touray who replaced Noah Touray as secretary general and head of civil service, former State House commander and Gambian diplomat Serign Modou Njie is now the minister of Defence. 

Meanwhile, former governor of Central River Region Abba Sanyang has been promoted to the ministerial position of lands, regional government and religious affairs, and Rohey John Manjang replaced Lamin Dibba as minister of environment, climate change and natural resources.

National People’s Party’s top official Dr Demba Sabally has been picked to replaced Amie Fabureh as Agriculture minister while Siaka Sonko replaced Yankuba Sonko as minister of Interior.

However, vice president Dr Isatou Touray is among those axed by President Adama Barrow. 

Former higher education minister Alieu Badra Joof replaced Dr Touray as new vice president. 

James Gomez and Mambury Njie both could not make it back to the new list of cabinet ministers. 

A full list of the new cabinet 

1- VICE PRESIDENT IS MR ALIEU BADARA JOOF

2-ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE IS DAWDA A JALLOW 

3- MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS  INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND GAMBIANS ABROAD DOCTOR MOMODOU TANGARA

4-MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS MR SEEDY KEITA 

5- MINISTER OF DEFENCE MR SEREIGN MODOU NJIE 

6- MINISTER OF INTERIOR MR SIAKA SONKO 

7-MINISTER OF TOURISM AND CULTURE MR HAMAT NK BAH 

8- MINISTER OF LAND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MR ABBA SANYANG 

9- MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE DOCTOR DEMBA SABALLY 

10- MINISTER OF TRANSPORT, WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE  MR IBRAHIMA SILLAH 

11- MINISTER OF HEALTH DOCTOR AMADOU LAMIN SAMATEH 

12- MINISTER OF BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION MRS CLAUDIA ANNA COLE

13- MINISTER OF GENDER,CHILDREN AND SOCIAL WELFARE MRS FATOU KINTEH

14- MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY MR ABDOULIE JOBE

15- MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND WATER RESOURCES MR MUSA  S DRAMMEH 

16- MINISTER OF HIGH EDUCATION,RESEARCH ,SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROFESSOR PIERRE GOMEZ

17- MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT,CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MRS ROHEY JOHN MANJANG 

18- MINISTER OF YOUTH AND SPORTS MR BAKARY BADGIE

Reporting by Adama Makasuba