(JollofNews) – Gambia’s Chief Justice, Emmanuel Fagbenle, will Monday morning hear President Yahya Jammeh’s petition seeking to block the inauguration of President -elect Adama Barrow. Mr Barrow is due to be sworn-in on Thursday as the Gambia’s third president after he was declared winner of last month’s presidential election by[Read More…]
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Gambia: Jammeh Asks Parliament To Extend Mandate
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia is making a last ditch attempt to hang on to power by using the country’s National Assembly to extend his mandate, JollofNews has been informed. According to parliamentary sources, which have not been independently confirmed, Mr Jammeh has drafted a bill asking[Read More…]
Gambia: National Assembly And Jammeh’s General Amnesty Bill
(JollofNews) – We are facing difficult times in our nation’s history. Our country is under siege caused by a president who is doing everything possible to overstay his mandate and our parliamentarians are ready to pass into law the so-called General Amnesty Bill designed to give blanket immunity to all[Read More…]