(JollofNews) – It really breaks my heart when people try to make the political impasse in the Gambia all about His Excellency President Yahya A. J. J. Jammeh Jammeh alone. That he is the only one trying to unjustifiably cling to power without any reasons in an election he had[Read More…]
Opinion
Gambia: Gbagbo-Jammeh-Style Election Coup
(JollofNews)- The African continent and the larger international community have found themselves dealing with a serious political crisis that not only poses a dangerous threat but sets to create a tragic electoral precedent that would no doubt foster anarchy and undermine recent efforts at strengthening sustainable democracy in the region. The[Read More…]
Gambia: Jammeh Will Leave Power But Not Anytime Soon
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh has drawn the battle line in his New Year’s address: new elections or military confrontation with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Jammeh’s departure is no longer a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ and ‘how’ as he has lost both domestic and international legitimacy.[Read More…]
Gambia: People’s Power Is The Answer To Jammeh’s Arrogance
“Whoever can conquer the streets will one day conquer the state and any state ruled by a dictator for every form of power politics, and any dictatorship-run state has its roots in the streets.” (JollofNews) – The Gambia is going through a reawakening. The country has ushered in a new[Read More…]
London Letter:Sam Sarr Farts Shamelessly
(JollofNews) – My Dear Peace-Loving Gambians, please ignore Sam Sarr. He is simply jumping up and down likely a circus monkey and making so much noise – because he wants his boss Yahya jammeh to throw him some more rotten bananas! Speaking as a “foreigner” (like that ECOWAS, Senegal, the AU,[Read More…]
Letter From New York: Why President Jammeh Changed His Mind
(JollofNews)- I once again want us all to take a hard look at the Gambia’s presidential election controversy challenged by the APRC government because of the obvious incompetence of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) or its culpability in conducting a fraudulent election management. I have looked at it from all[Read More…]
Gambia: The Use Of State Apparatus As An Instrument Of Sycophancy In Jammeh’s Governemnt
(JollofNews) – Media is a powerful instrument that can provoke a war because people can be susceptible to the information it spreads about a particular subject like the current political situation in the Gambia. Media is historically alleged to have been complicit in facilitating problems in the world, as in[Read More…]
Gambia: My New Year Message For Yahya Jammeh
(JollofNews) – Yahya Jammeh you do not speak for me! Take Back Your New Year Message. 1. Yahya Jammeh you have lost the election fair and square. The recalculation of the results does not change or affect the credibility and the accuracy of the vote. 2. Stop saying Fellow Gambians.[Read More…]
London Letter: Don’t Let Solo Sandeng Down! Fear Must GO!
(JollofNews) – I was just browsing the news this peaceful morning in Notting Hill, London, when I saw a certain Omar Njie, who wrote a piece on Amadou Samba for the online media being threatened – exactly in the same language that Pa Nderry M’bai of Freedomnewspaper was threatened a[Read More…]
Gambia: When You Don’t Like The Results, Rewrite Them
(JollofNews) – Yahya Jammeh annulled the result of the December 1st election which was won by Adama Barrow, asking the supreme court which have not been sitting for more than a year to address his petition. Would there be any impartiality in the decision of a supreme court constituted only to[Read More…]
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