Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Alagi Yorro Jallow. Part II. Mamudu: It is also astonishing that the oft-quoted Diasporarian Gambia remittances cease to count as a mark of loyalty for the country; love of country, meaningful ways of showing patriotism, and nationalism. The Gambia, the executive, and legislators’ myopic leadership or intent to enfranchise Gambians […]
by Alagie Saidy-Barrow. I came across comments about the 2016 elections and the narrative was that Jammeh was removed through the ballot box and that most people didn’t believe that Jammeh could be removed through the ballot box. Well, the “most people” that didn’t believe Jammeh could not be removed […]
by Mariama Jobarteh. The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)has lifted the suspension levied on the National Convention Party (NCP) effective 9th July, 2020, a press release from the electoral body, signed by its chairman Alieu Momar Njie stated. According to the IEC, both parties have signed a joint declaration expressing […]
by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: Can the Gambia afford the unwieldy governance structures that the final draft constitution proposes? Is unity possible when dissident voices are coerced into submissive acceptance? Are supporters of President Adama Barrow’s interests about resuscitating the economy, or are the alliances, political defections, and cross carpeting […]
by Mariama Jobarteh. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has Thursday registered a new Political Party called The Gambia Alliance for National Unity (GANU). The party is led by Sheikh Tijan Hydara, a private legal practitioner and former Attorney General and Minister of Justice. According to the IEC, the Party Secretariat […]
by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Gerrymandering is a political subterfuge; the Independent Electoral Commission and the government must embark on this urgent electoral reform, boundary delimitation of constituencies for a fair, equitable representative system, adjust population inequities across all constituencies especially in Banjul, Foni and the Kombo Administrative areas ensuring equal […]
The leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Ousainou Darboe, has said that his party will be ready to go for presidential elections once it’s declared by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Mr. Darboe who spoke in an interview with Star FM Radio, said they will go by anything under […]
