When the Constitution demands that the President delivers the state of the nation address at least once a year on the condition of the country, it does not mean that such address should only be about the plans and intentions of the Government. Section 77(1) rather intends that the President[Read More…]
Opinion
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: Who Wrote Adama Barrow’s Speech?
I’m not holding my breath on this but whoever wrote that speech for my Bandam should be fired. It’s not that the speech is necessarily terrible, it is that the speech is not Barrow’s words or style and that was painfully obvious in the text of the speech. As usual,[Read More…]
A Worrisome Silence From The IEC
While most people no doubt welcome the recent press release from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) requiring all registered political parties to hold their biennial congresses, but there are certainly much more urgent things that the people expect the IEC to deal with before the next electoral cycle. It is[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: Standing With Journalist Omar Wally!
All citizens must defend the press and its journalists from public officials who weaponise their positions to attack the media. Government officials who ridicule, insult and threaten journalists are only doing so to silence the media hence silence the public hence kill transparency and accountability thereby promoting bad governance. This[Read More…]
Darboe Hints At Waning Global Trust Over Gov’t’s Attitude Towards Money
Lawyer Ousainou Darboe has indicated that the international community has started losing confidence in the Barrow government over its management of public funds. The UDP leader believed the trust of the international community in the Barrow government as regards finances was dwindling. To Hon. Darboe, the recent ‘diversion’ of D200,000[Read More…]
The Jabang Estate Imbroglio And Its Possible Consequences
The catastrophe that has recently befallen some residents of Jabang Housing Estate is yet another serious indictment of the Barrow government. It is hard to understand how any serious government concerned with the welfare of its people would take such a drastic decision to demolish properties legally obtained by their[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: My Two Bututs On The 2022 Grade 12 Examination Results
There is a lot of discussions on the just released examination results of our Grade 12 students/candidates. From the 15,360 students who sat to the examination, it is stated that 14,755 do not have the requirements to gain entrance into university. That number is staggering. Whooping 70% per cent. By[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: Why Do We Share Pictures On Social Media?
You can’t scroll through Facebook or indeed any of the social media platforms without seeing pictures or photos of people posing in different settings. Someone in my Bandam’s circle came up with the “brilliant” idea to have him pose in a rice field holding a very clean hoe dressed in[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: Where Are The Opposition And The Civil Society?
The loud silence of the Civil Society and the Opposition, individually and collectively on these burning national issues is quite telling about the direction of this tiny country! 1. The unconstitutional, unfair and discriminatory salary increment 2. The troubled justice delivery system 3. The Government-generated floods and the national response[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: “If You Love Me, Set Me Free….”
In one of his posts, Sawajibi quoted “If you love me, set me free”. And about love, he is right. If you set love free, as rightly stated by Richard Bach, it would come back if you truly deserve the love, if it is meant for me. If it doesn’t,[Read More…]
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