(JollofNews) – Nko (I say), let me clarify: Jammeh should not be our benchmark. The laws he gave, especially those for his own self preservation, should not be standards we should aspire to either keep or measure our new progress against. They are historically anachronistic and were bad in intent[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Updated: Gambia Scraps Age Limit For President
(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s National Assembly Tuesday unanimously voted in favour of a government resolution removing the constitutional age limit for the offices of President and Vice President. The bill which was introduced by the new coalition government, will now pave the way for the appointment of Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang as[Read More…]
Sallahism And De-Jammehnisation Of Gambian Politics
(JollofNews) – In an article (Vision 2020 vs. Jammehism and Jammehnomics) published in 2012, I coined the term ‘Jammehism’ and ‘Jammehnomics’ to refer to the exile former president’s philosophy of politics and economics. My respected colleague, Saikou Jammeh, the editor-in-chief of the Daily News (www.dailynews.gm) at the time, took the[Read More…]
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