Elections are seen as a cornerstone of any democracy and that includes the unabashedly pretentious democracies like the United States. To buy legitimacy, even the most vile of dictators would hold periodic elections in order to claim legitimacy and be a “government of the people, by the people and for[Read More…]
Opinion
Madi Jobarteh: Time For President Barrow To Revisit The COVID-19 Response
It is indeed outrageous how citizens ignore preventive measures to combat Coronavirus. However this problem lie at the foot of the President and the sooner he realises that the quicker he should get up to reverse the situation! The current bad situation is expected if one follows the huge missteps[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: Covid-19 In The Gambia: Hold The Government Accountable
May be instead of blaming the people for their “ignorance” or “indiscipline” in the fight against Covid-19, we should look at the Government and its acts of commission and/or omission in this whole saga. I ask these fundamental questions: what is the purpose of Government? Is it fulfilling what we[Read More…]