(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow of the Gambia Thursday sworn-in a three-man commission to probe numerous allegations of mismanagement of public funds, abuse of office, and willful violations of public funds by the former President Yahya Jammeh and his associates. The commission is headed by veteran lawyer Surahata B. Janneh[Read More…]
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Gambia: Jammeh’s Loyalists To Mark Coup Anniversary
(JollofNews) – Supporters of Gambia’s former longterm ruler Yahya Jammeh will next Friday commemorate the anniversary of the military coup which brought him to power. Mr Jammeh came to power on 22 July 1994 and ruled the Gambia until December 2016 when he was defeated in the polls by Adama[Read More…]
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Barrow Must Prioritise Fight Against Corruption
(JollofNews)- “Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty” Edward Gibbon ‘Corruption, that small ability to taste the fruits of liberty, necessarily has its source in extreme inequality’ Machiavelli ‘Eeh beh domorola deh. Konoo jubeh’ (literally translated ‘You are eating. Look at your belly’….. This is the quip of our[Read More…]