(JollofNews) – Eleven high profile Gambian diplomats have called on President Yahya Jammeh to accept the outcome of the presidential election and facilitate a peaceful transfer of power to President-Elect Adama Barrow. In an open letter to the Gambian leader, the ambassadors including Dembo M. Badgie in Beijing, MomodouBadgie in Ankara,[Read More…]
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Gambia’s US Ambassador Sent Packing
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has recalled his representative in the United States after he endorsed the election of Adama Barrow. Sheikh Omar Faye, who was appointed to the top job in June 2015, is the first Gambian diplomat to openly recognised Adama Barrow, who was declared[Read More…]
Gambia: President Jammeh’s Soothsayer Ends …
(JollofNews)- Inside State House On Election Night And Beyond FIRST MESSENGER: Janjangburreh speakest with sanity, as doth their vote. And Banjul Central doth stay its way to our sway. Great Soothsayer arrives soon! SECOND MESSENGER: I wouldst Brikama swell with green and tilt to our vantage, while Serrekunda stirred by the[Read More…]
Torchlight With Michael Scales: Thinking Out Loud
(JollofNews) – It is a natural trait of some Gambians to launch into fantasia, thinking the British SAS will spectacularly creep into Mr Jammeh’s bed chamber at dead of the night to extract the incumbent by the ears, and whisk him away. Honestly speaking, I think the SAS would be[Read More…]
Gambians Please Open Your Eyes
(JollofNews) – The situation in the Gambia is like a donkey and a carrot. Gambians are still fooling themselves that great change will arise with the new government setting in. They see progress, stability and peace. They fail to analyze the fact that the new government comprise of people who[Read More…]
London Letter: Jammeh Charge-Sheet And Possible Pardon
(JollofNews) – “Sir Dawda Jawara lives peacefully in Gambia and so can Jammeh”, say His Excellency President-Elect Barrow. Presidential Pardon/Amnesty The question is whether President-Elect Barrow is prepared to offer Out-going President Jammeh a total and absolute Presidential Pardon? I think the need for a “Presidential Pardon” is why Jammeh went[Read More…]
Gambia: Religious Leaders Due To Meet Jammeh
(JollofNews) – Muslim and Christian leaders in The Gambia are due to meet President Yahya Jammeh on Thursday to help diffuse political tension in the small West African nation. The meeting is organised by Mr Jammeh at State House and expected to be graced by imams, pastors and other influential[Read More…]
Gambia: Jammeh Has Lost The Mandate To Rule
(JollofNews) Fellow Gambians: We are a group of concerned Gambian professionals mostly living or working abroad. Although we each sign this statement in our individual capacities, we are united in our love for the Gambia our homeland, by our commitment to legitimacy, respect for the rule of law, and the pre-eminence[Read More…]
Regional Leaders Meet Adama Barrow As Political Standoff Continues
(JollofNews) – Four visiting leaders from the regional group Ecowas have held a meeting with President-elect Adama Barrow and other members of the opposition coalition aimed at diffusing political tension in the small West African nation. The meeting was held at the luxurious Coco Ocean Hotel after Liberian president Ellen[Read More…]
Gambia: Jammeh Asks Supreme Court To Void Election Results
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh’s Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has filed a petition with the ‘vacant’ Supreme Court of the Gambia asking it to void the recent presidential election result. The December 1st presidential election results were called in favour of Adama Barrow of the opposition coalition[Read More…]
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