Anyone who has grown up in or around the Gambia’s electoral politics knows that when it comes to party politics, there is a dirty word that has more than four letters; that word is “patronage.” Political patronage or the spoils system (indeed, any kind of patronage) employs a system that[Read More…]
Opinion
Madi Jobarteh: Police Must Not Be Allowed To Ruin The Lives Of Our Youths
I wish to state upfront that my interest here is to ensure justice and the respect for the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental human rights and freedoms in accordance with the rule of law. At the same time let me also state upfront that I totally and unreservedly condemn acts of arson,[Read More…]
Dr. Alieu Faal: Would Yaya Jammeh Have Given Sir Dawda Jawara A Befitting State Funeral?
Under President Adama Barrow, Sir Dawda Jawara was given full state burial befitting his status as the Founding Father of our nation. Yaya Jammeh who once said that Gambia belongs to him, would have done otherwise! By declaring state burial for Sir Dawda, the founding father of our nation, President[Read More…]
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