(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh’s hopes of using the supreme court to void last month’s election results Tuesday suffered a major setback after his foreign hired judges failed to show up. The election was called in favour of opposition candidate Adama Barrow who won more than 45% of the vote[Read More…]
Politics
Gambia: Ex-Information Minister Gives Reason For Dumping President Jammeh
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian Minister of Information, Communication and Technology who fled into neighbouring Senegal has justified his decision for ditching President Jammeh. Sheriff Bojang said his resignation was triggered by President Yahya Jammeh’s decision to annul the results of last month’s election, which were called in favour of[Read More…]
Gambia: President Jammeh’s Spokesman Named Information Minister
(JollofNews) – The newly appointed spokesman of President Yahya Jammeh’s party was Monday named Information, Communication and Technology minister of the Gambia. Seedy Njie, who is also a nominated member of the Gambia’s National Assembly, succeeded Sheriff Bojang, a renown journalist and proprietor of the independent Standard Newspaper. Mr Bojang[Read More…]