Under President Adama Barrow, Sir Dawda Jawara was given full state burial befitting his status as the Founding Father of our nation. Yaya Jammeh who once said that Gambia belongs to him, would have done otherwise! By declaring state burial for Sir Dawda, the founding father of our nation, President[Read More…]
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Madi Jobarteh:To Honour And Celebrate Sir Dawda Is To Uphold And Live By His Principles In Practice
“It is only when people are at peace with themselves that they can share it with their neighbours. One can certainly not give what one doesn’t have. One has to have peace to be able to give peace. One has to have a democratic spirit in order to live democracy”[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: President Jawara’s Impact And Legacy
I watched the funeral service of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara on national television and on social media, and I wondered if money and ambition allowed Gambians especially elders, parents, religious leaders, politicians, youth activists, lawyers, journalists, egalitarianists, men and women in uniform as well as traditional leaders or elected governmental[Read More…]