(JollofNews) – In the first place the Cabinet members of the ancien-regime lost a great opportunity for self-redemption when they failed to apologize and seek the forgiveness of Gambians in their meeting with President Adama Barrow on Wednesday February 16. This is because they stood by a despot and his[Read More…]
Opinion
Gambia: Don’t Call My President ‘Chief Servant’
(JollofNews)- ‘Chief Servant’ for the title of president of New Gambia? Why not something like Chief Freeman/woman. Chief servant still carries the connotation of subjugation, the concept Madi Jobarteh has attempted so earnestly to dispel. I share his abhorrence of subjugation but the use of the term ‘servant’ will serve to[Read More…]
In Support Of Magistrate Omar Jabang
(JollofNews) – Dear Omar Jabang, please be reminded that at the age of 24, you became the Gambia’s youngest principal magistrate in history. Your appointment as acting principal magistrate at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court was seen by many as a major victory for youth empowerment. Born in Pirang, Kombo East,[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Henry Carrol’s Pomposity (Pedare) And Magistrate Omar Jabang
(JollofNews)- A friend from the Daily Observer around 15 years ago (currently an Editor) rang to remind me of my “taking the piss” of Henry Carrol all those years back – and asked me to read the good Henry’s recent pedare in the pages of the Daily Observer. A few[Read More…]
Gambia: The Significance Of Visiting The Prisons By Ministers Of Interior And Justice
(JollofNews) – On Monday February 13, the ministers of the Interior and Justice visited the main prison compound in the Gambia at Mile 2. This is the first of its kind in modern Gambia to have such high level state officials visit the prisons. What is even more historic about[Read More…]
Gambia: Congratulations To Information Minister Demba Ali Jawo (Jamanka)
( JollofNews)- I am honored to have worked with a man who chronicled our time; now Secretary of State for Information and Communication, a journalist I know Mr. Demba Ali Jawo, personal and professional. And like all of you, I have benefited as a citizen from his dogged pursuit of[Read More…]
Gambia: My Beef With Sillah’s Appointment As Director General Of GRTS
(JollofNews)- I am of the view that politically motivated appointments for ‘political positions’, should be distinguished from public service appointments. The Barrow government should show signs of ethical standards. GRTS is established by an act of parliament to serve the public by providing independent, impartial and honest news/information through great editorial[Read More…]
Gambia: Why I call the President ‘Chief Servant’
(JollofNews)- Section 1 subsection 2 of our constitution establishes the sovereignty of Gambia on the citizens of the Gambia. It went further to establish that the legitimacy of the state and its officers is also derived from the citizens. Furthermore, it says that government institutions and public servants function on[Read More…]
The Gambia And Tribal Politics: Are The Minorities Under-represented?
(JollofNews)- “differences between self and other are normatively irrelevant and that what counts is that they are both selves entitled to equality.” The verdict is still out on the effects of tribal politics on minorities’ political representation in the Gambia. On one hand, there is a view that tribal politics is[Read More…]
Gambia: Ex-President Jammeh Was Never A Benchmark
(JollofNews) – Nko (I say) Yaya Jammeh wasn’t a benchmark. Whatever he did, through omission or commission, was neither a benchmark nor a standard to look up to. There was nothing to emulate about him or his misdeeds. He was not a role model that any parent would have asked[Read More…]
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