(JollofNews) – My Fellow Comrades, Congratulations to the ten appointed ministers and let us all wish them well in granting their functional and administrative responsibilities. Let us also hope that they would dispense these responsibilities with the true spirit of democracy and the constitutional mandates of the Republic of the[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter To President Barrow: Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
(JollofNews) – Mr President, prudence imparts no matter the truth some people will always see only what they want to see. It further buttresses there are others who would take a step back to look at the bigger picture only to realise they have been all along looking at what[Read More…]
Gambia: President Adama Barrow, Show Us Leadership!
(JollofNews)- Indeed it was a huge waste of public resources for Pres. Adama Barrow and his Spokesman Halifa Sallah to halt the nation for more than one hour for nothing. Let us remind Pres. Barrow that we want to know our ministers NOW. He is not constituting a secret society[Read More…]
Donald Trump And The Muslim World
(JollofNews)- I am not a fan of Donald Trump, the incumbent President of the United States. I didn’t stand with him. I stood with her- Hillary Clinton- in the last US Presidential election. No other election in recent American history has been more international in terms of interest and emotional involvement.[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Bury The NIA – Now!
(JollofNews)- The NIA, Yahya Jammeh’s equivalent of the brutal dogs in Animal Farm, has no place in the new Gambia of democratic dispensation and the rule of law. One of my readers noted that he had forgotten much about Animal Farm, but can remember enough to compare Jammeh’s Information Minister[Read More…]
Torchlight With Michael Scales: A Brighter Future Ahead
(JollofNews) – Looking online for the latest news from the Gambia, we are pleased to hear that National Assembly Members have revoked the 90 day extension of the National Assembly and the state of emergency. The British Embassy is no longer advising Brits to stay away from the Gambia. President[Read More…]
Letter To President Barrow: A Ministry For Gambians In The Diaspora
(JollofNews) – Mr. President, While voters in the Gambia have decided with their voting cards and ousted the tyrant, Yahya Jammeh, Gambians living in the diaspora voted massively with their wallets. They made significant financial contributions during the campaign responding to many appeals launched before the elections. In fact most[Read More…]
The Politics Of Religion In The Gambia
(JollofNews)- Religion has been a powerful political force employed by Second Republic to assert control over Gambians and influence their way of thinking. In this respect, religion has been employed as Trojan horse in which the government strengthens its grip on power with total disregard of Gambians’ constitutional right. The[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Keeping CDS Badgie Is Very Wise
(JollofNews) – Barrow and his Coalition Team have made a very wise and important decision in keeping CDS Badgie and indeed IGP Sonko (I am not so sure about the NiA Chief Yankuba Badgie). I readers will remember, these two were quick to swear their loyalty to Barrow, on I[Read More…]
Gambia: Demagogues Are The Achilles Of Democracy
(JollofNews) – President Yahya A.J.J Jammeh Babilimansa is almost a textbook demagogue, a brutal dictator and an “elephant with mosquito legs” in a China shop. The more powerful his passions and more the more uncontained his ambitions, the more likely the democratic system he inherited collapsed into despotism. Demagogues are[Read More…]
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