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Essa Faal Denies Seeking Position or Receiving $10 Million to Join NPP Alliance
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By Makutu Manneh
Essa Mbye Faal, the leader of APP-Sobeyaa, on Sunday denied claims that he sought a government position or received $10 million in exchange for joining President Adama Barrow’s National People’s…
Essa Faal: December Election Is ‘Dead and Buried,’ Barrow Has Already Won
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By Makutu Manneh
Essa Mbye Faal, the leader of APP-Sobeyaa, said Sunday that he considered the December presidential election effectively over and declared President Adama Barrow the winner, as he formally joined…
Darboe Praises UDP Diaspora’s Loyalty, Honors Late Party Pioneers
ANM Ousainu Darboe at the London UDP diaspora convention
By Seedy Jobe
The leader of the United Democratic Party, Ousainu Darboe, praised the party’s diaspora chapters for three decades of loyalty and financial and organizational…
Darboe Rallies Diaspora Supporters, Says Barrow Is UDP’s Only Opponent
ANM Ousainu Darboe, speaking at the UDP diaspora convention in London
By Seedy Jobe
The leader of the United Democratic Party, Ousainu Darboe, has urged supporters to focus their efforts on defeating President Adama…
Barrow Rejects Claims of Hunger in Gambia, Pledges Continued Development
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow has rejected assertions that hunger remains a significant problem in The Gambia, dismissing remarks by an unnamed political rival who has pledged to eradicate…
Barrow Ties Completion of North Bank Projects to December Election Outcome
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow told supporters in Farafenni on Saturday that the completion of major infrastructure projects planned for the North Bank Region would depend on voters returning…
Barrow Vows to ‘Retire’ Darboe From Politics, Praises Faal for Joining His Coalition
President Adama Barrow
By Makutu Manneh
President Adama Barrow said Saturday that he intended to force his longtime political rival, Ousainou Darboe, into retirement at the December presidential election, while praising Essa Mbye…
“MC Cham Jr. Rejects Independent Candidate Leading Opposition Coalition: ‘Let That…
MC Cham Jr., National Campaign Manager of UNITE
By Seedy Jobe
MC Cham Jr., the national campaign manager of UNITE, has rejected proposals for an independent intellectual to lead a potential opposition coalition, arguing that…
APP-Sobeyaa Founders Reject NPP Alliance, Call for Essa Faal’s Resignation Ahead of Barrow Meeting
Essa Faal, APP-Sobeyaa
By Staff Writer
A group of founding members and senior officials of APP-Sobeyaa has rejected the party’s proposed alliance with President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party and called for the…
Ebrima Dibba Defends Young Politicians Against Claims They Abandon Their Principles
Ebrima Dibba, National President, UNITE
By Makutu Manneh
Ebrima Dibba, the national president of UNITE Party, has pushed back against suggestions that young politicians are prone to abandoning their principles and…