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Hon Sanna Jawara: Lawyer Darboe Does Not Favor Relationship Over Justice
Following the huge backlash over the party giving platform to former justice minister Babadinding Jobarteh who has been adversely mentioned at the TRRC for human rights violations, UDP Fulladu NAM reacts.
Below is the post by Hon Sanna…
No To Foreign Troops. ECOMIG Should Leave. Now.
The presence of ECOMIG in The Gambia is a matter of international agreement under the purview of Section 79(1)(c) of the Constitution which requires the National Assembly’s prior approval. In 2017, when ECOWAS decided to deploy…
The Hypocrisy in Defending the Evil Alliance of Betrayal between NPP and APRC
The fence sitters and the cheerers of poor leadership and their anti-accountability desperados have started whining since September 5 trying to use democracy and human rights as a justification for this Evil Alliance of…
The Diminishing Role of ‘Jalis’ In Our Society
The Diminishing Role of Jalis in our Society and ‘Jali ñìng ā'batuū faā’ (every Jali has an adorable family he/she goes to when the needs arise) Relations.
By Alfusainey Sanneh, a Gambian based in Findland
To be born…
Kudos To The NAMs And The President For Creating The Access To Information Act
The passing of the Access to Information Bill by the National Assembly and its signing into law by the President marks one of the most significant democratic gains registered by the new Government since 2017. With this law, the Gambia has…
POSSIBLE POLICIES A GFA ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONSIDER TO CURB CORRUPTION IN THE GAMBIA
The Gambia For All (GFA) party recently lamented over anallegation in an investment climate statement by US Department of State, that the Barrow Administration is turning a blind eye to corruption. This is a very serious…
Voice Of Tyranny, Time To Stop Adama Barrow
pIt is not only ignorant but equally arrogant for a sitting President to claim that there is a time when politics should end. It is even more unconstitutional for such a president to threaten citizens by saying he will order the IGP to…
Madi Jobarteh: To Invade KMC By Force Is An Act Of Abuse Of Power By The Executive
The deployment of armed police to the KMC to forcefully install the CEO who has been put under suspension by the General Council for alleged corruption is a clear indication of abuse of power and dictatorship by the Executive. The…
Madi Jobarteh: The Debate Without Results
By Madi Jobarteh
I have no congratulatory message for either Halifa Sallah or Ismaila Ceesay. Just to take part in a political debate does not deserve any commendation in a democratic republic. Rather they…
Gambia For All (GFA) party: Corruption is a Societal Evil that Must be Rooted Out – Part 1
Deliberate and rampant corruption seem to be hallmarks of President Adama Barrow’s government since 2017. In 2020, Transparency International ranked The Gambia 102 out of 180 countries as the least corrupt. A recent US…