(JollofNews) – Taking the combined vote against Mr Jammeh of 62 per cent with some 362,000 desisting from voting, represents a significant thumbs-down from the people against the governing APRC. The twin forces of democracy and people power conspired against Mr Jammeh in resounding fashion. It brings forth the notion[Read More…]
Opinion
London Letter: Jammeh’s Election “Annulment” And UNSC
(JollofNews) – This was not unexpected and commentators had suggested that is exactly what would happen. Jammeh had declared that he would “rule for a billion years” and mere poverty stricken voters would not dethrone him. The so-called “annulment” is not just unlawful, but it is also treason because Jammeh[Read More…]
Gambia: The New Reality And How To Deal With It
(JollofNews) – It is confusion. It is anxiety. It is what do we do next? This is the new dilemma for Gambians. Since December 2, 2016, when the announcement was finally and officially made that Adama Barrow ‘is duly elected to serve as president of the Republic of the Gambia’,[Read More…]