In Gambia, a lot of our politicians conduct their politics with a WIIFM mentality: What’s-in-it-for-me mentality! It’s not only that they tell us they want to better our lives, it’s also that they want the power and control over our lives so that they can get wealthy and make those[Read More…]
Opinion
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Gambia’s National Assembly: Democracy At Work
The purpose of the National Assembly is to instill pride into electorates or people who were sinking into a self-destructive inferiority complex due to years of abuse and suppression. It is quite challenging to hear and read the kind of things they spoke about as lawmakers – deeply reflective, extensively[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: Defend The Republic. Stand Up For Democracy
The intention of the 1997 Constitution is to make the Gambia a Democratic Republic. The Constitution has guaranteed fundamental rights and freedoms to citizens and mandated the Government to respect, protect and fulfill those rights and needs. The Constitution wants the Government to serve the people and act according to[Read More…]