The United Democratic Party (UDP) has voiced serious concerns over the Gambia government’s recent decision to deploy a mobile national ID card registration team to Mauritania, questioning both the legality and the motives behind the move. The initiative, announced by the Gambia Immigration Department (GID), is officially aimed at “protecting[Read More…]
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UDP Condemns President Barrow’s ‘Divisive Tribal Politics & Attacks On Free Speech’
The United Democratic Party (UDP) has issued a strongly worded statement, condemning what it calls, President Adama Barrow’s “latest attempt to sow division among Gambians by exploiting tribal sentiments” to make political inroads. The UDP accused Mr. Barrow of capitalizing on his meeting with the “so-called Mandinka Society” at the[Read More…]
Yanks Darboe: Every Dev’t In My Region Is Met With Strongarm Policing Tactics
The Chairman of the UDP-led Brikama Area Council(BAC), Yankuba Darboe, has maintained that his administration’s accomplishments have always been met with strongarm policing tactics. “The pattern is very simple and unsophisticated! Every development we register in my region, is followed by threats of police arrest and detention! Tonight too is[Read More…]