(JollofNews) – As we get closer to the presidential elections, there is no shortage of issues to talk about, and one of those is no doubt the alliance between President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party (NPP) and former President Yahya Jammeh’s Alliance for Patriotic, Reorientation and Construction (APRC). While this[Read More…]
Opinion
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: How Useful Is Partisan Politics To Gambia?
It’s only the African that continues to obediently march to a drumbeat that’s not meant for them. We simply accept the systems the colonialists forced on us and hardly ever bother to question the efficacy of any of these systems. One such system is what we call a “multiparty democracy”,[Read More…]
Dr Omar Janneh: Barrow’s Administration Is Very Corrupt And Condones Corruption
In its 2021 Investment Climate Statements, the US Department of State reported that President Barrow’s administration has turned a blind eye to corruption. The report makes for grim reading for any investor, yet it seems that President Barrow’s administration has not taken it seriously because to date, the administration has[Read More…]
Madi JOBARTEH: Barrow’s Visit To Guinea undermines National Sovereignty
What is the purpose of Pres. Barrow’s visit to Guinea-Conakry? The press release from State House is not only scanty but highly misleading which is confirmed by what Barrow told his host! In the videos circulating, Barrow is seen sitting with Pres. Alpha Conde saying that he came to learn[Read More…]
SAMSUDEEN SARR: Alleged Jammeh’s Spiritual Hit List Was Fabricated
Can anyone remember how Essa Faal had hoodwinked the entire world during the TRRC testimony of the notorious murderer Balo Kanteh by saying that someone had secretly sent him a message from Liberia confirming that Kanteh’s nipple was not necessary cut in Liberia but allegedly in the Gambia by “Lamin[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: Accountability And Political Calculations
When the need for holding people accountable is in contention with political calculations undergirded by a winning at all cost mentality, accountability often suffers a slow death. This is evidenced by our embrace of unrepentant dictator enablers in the name of politics, but cloaked in efforts at reconciling the nation.[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: Saluto To D30 Patriots!
Special commendation to Modou Njie and his December 30 Comrades for the ultimate sacrifice they took in the sacred and historic duty to salvage the nation! If anyone doubted the legitimate justification of D30 look no further than December 2016 presidential election. The fact that Jammeh refused to accept that[Read More…]
Celebrating African Liberation Day
Today is AU day, a milestone that was the vision of the Osagyfor, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, is being celebrated by African governments. I wish to share some thoughts with you, though not fully comprehensive, intended to spark further debate. This day seeks to commemorate the founding of the[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: Security Situation: Failure of Governance
Indeed, it is not difficult to notice that Gambians are on edge given the rising spate of violent crimes across the country. Burglaries, murders and rapes appear to have increased as never before leading to increasing incidences of mob justice while the police itself have declared war on crime in[Read More…]
Koriteh Call On The President – Still Relevant?
The idea of the “Banjul Muslim Elders” calling on the head of state after every Koriteh prayers may not be bad, but certainly, its focus and format needs to change if it is to reflect the reality of the present era. We should not be calling for a New Gambia[Read More…]
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