Gambia’s election commission said on Thursday that Momodou Sabally, a major candidate in April’s planned parliamentary election, was ineligible to run for office. IEC Regional Office Chair, Anthony Roberts Secka, cited section 90 (1) E of the Constitution to reject Momodou Sabally’s candidacy. Mr Sabally was one of the several[Read More…]
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12 NPP Candidates Join Brikama And KMC National Assembly Election Race
Twelve candidates sponsored by the National People’s Party (NPP) on Wednesday filed their nomination papers at the Brikama and KMC regional IEC offices for next month’s National Assembly elections. They are Lamin Bojang of Brikama North, Malanding B. Jabang of Brikama South, Momodou Bojang of Kombo South, Baba Galleh Jallow[Read More…]
IWD: Gambian Feminists Spiked By “Petulant” Imam
As The Gambia joins the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, local feminists have been up in arms against an imam who made a controversial comment about female judges of the shariah court. The Gambian judiciary last month for the first time appointed two[Read More…]
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