An opposition leader in the Gambia has warned against issuing voter identity cards to non-Gambians to enable them to vote in this year’s General election. The Gambia’s electoral commission will next month start registering Gambians who can prove their citizenship to vote in the coming elections. However, the voter registration[Read More…]
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Mai Fatty Attributes Increased Crime In Gambia To Poor Governance
An opposition leader in Gambia has said that the ‘surge’ in violent crime in the country has nothing to do with the expansive enjoyment of political freedom. Mai Ahmad Fatty of the Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) who previously served as minister of the Interior in President Barrow’s government said crime[Read More…]
Gambia: Opposition MP Hit Back At Barrow’s Damp Squid Speech
An opposition member of parliament has described President Adama Barrow’s speech on the increasing crime rate in the country as a damp squid. Omar Ceesay, MP for Niamina East said many Gambians were looking forward to the president’s speech for reassurance, but his televised address did not have any convincing[Read More…]