(JollofNews)– When the new government took over in The Gambia earlier this year, people danced in the streets and hoped for a brighter political future that would dispense with fear and antiquated laws. The coalition campaign agenda principally included a presidential two- term limit. In other words, no president will[Read More…]
Opinion
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: Parliament Cannot And Must Not Betray Gambia
(JollofNews) – If truth be told, this National Assembly is the best parliament the Gambia has ever produced since independence. It is indeed the dream team and for that matter they cannot fail the nation. In this parliament there exists the necessary knowledge, experience, personalities and wisdom that we require[Read More…]
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: Pull Down Barrow’s Picture From Parliament Building!
(JollofNews)- I hereby to call on the Speaker Mariam Denton and her deputy Momodou K Sanneh together with the Majority Leader Kebba K Barrow and the Minority Leader Samba Jallow and indeed all National Assembly members to pull down the picture of President Adama Barrow from the main chamber of[Read More…]
Gambia: President Barrow Amend The Constitution On Age Limit
(JollofNews) – There are people who may live longer and be able to live at 80 or 85 and they are still not senile. Therefore, I would rather recommend an immediate constitutional amendment that will lower the limit of qualifications for judges, vice-president and president, leave the upper limit open[Read More…]
Gambia: The Roles And Scope Of Government
(JollofNews) – The civic debate on the roles and scope of ‘the government of a functioning independent democratic Republic of the Gambia’ in the 21st Century are no longer inescapable. 1) That at the dawn of independent nationhood we were more concern with sovereignty than roles/scope of government 2) That concept[Read More…]
Torchlight With Michael Scales: Just Searching For Answers
(JollofNews) – To try to understand the dynamics of what some are calling “the peaceful transfer of power” in Gambia in the aftermath of the presidential and National Assembly elections is at the outset, very complicated. Some online commentators suggest it was by luck, fate or design but probably contained[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Halifa Sallah’s 3-Year Presidential Term Fixation!
(JollofNews)- Halifa Sallah and his media Cheer-Leaders (mainly US-based Pa Nderry Mbai and his Freedom newspaper) continue to distract Gambians and Friends of The Gambia from the urgent tasks of nation-building and peace-building that faces post-Jammeh Gambia. On the issue of “Barrow’s 3-Year Mandate” it has been said that Halifa[Read More…]
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: In the Footsteps Of Solo Sandeng: Lessons to Learn
(JollofNews) – 14th April 2016 shall go down in the history of the Gambia as the decisive beginning of the end of dictatorship in the Gambia after 22 years. When Solo Sandeng and his compatriots defied fear and death to protest against dictatorship and demand for electoral reforms, they did[Read More…]
Gambia: President Barrow Must Serve The Five Years Constitutional Term
(JollofNews)- Gambian people have voted for President Barrow to serve five years term mandate as stipulated in the constitution during December 1st, 2016 Presidential election. This is evidence by the constitutional provision, section 63(1) which states that ” the term of office of an elected president shall, subject to subsection[Read More…]
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: Fabakary Tombong Jatta Committed Treason
(JollofNews) – Finally Fabakary Tombong Jatta has broken silence with the intention to change the narrative by seeking to distort facts and reality in order to cleanse himself. Unfortunately it was on this solemn day, April 11 that he decided to challenge anyone to tell him what he had done wrong?[Read More…]
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