Brikama Area Council Chairman Yankuba Darboe has welcomed the selection of Lawyer Ousainou Darboe as the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) flagbearer for the 2026 presidential election. Speaking after the announcement, Chairman Darboe described the flagbearer selection process as a tense but normal part of politics. “Flagbearership selection anywhere is always[Read More…]
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BAC Chair’s Anti-Corruption Remarks Spark Debate Amidst Protest
Remarks made at the Wednesday anti-corruption protest by the chairman of the Brikama Area Council (BAC) have ignited a passionate debate about the rule of law and the fight against graft in The Gambia. Chairman Yankuba Darboe’s utterances in an interview with reporters at the Youth Monument during yesterday’s protest,[Read More…]
Gov’t Summons BAC Over Revenue Assessment
In what appears to be a growing friction between local governance and central government oversight, the Brikama Area Council (BAC) has been summoned by the Ministry of Local Government and Lands to answer to inquiries, surrounding the Council’s ongoing assessment of its revenue sources. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,[Read More…]
BAC Clears Air Over Alleged Ties With Sukuta Shooter
The attention of the management and staff of the Brikama Area Council has been drawn to the trending news in the social media platforms and individuals, that the alleged shooter of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) officers, is an employee of the Brikama Area Council. In view of this, the[Read More…]
But Prexy Barrow The Councils Claim You’re The One Undermining Them
President Adama Barrow’s government is consistently being criticized in the local government community for still refusing to adhere to the Local Government Act, mandating it to give budgetary support to local authorities. According to the Act, 20 per cent of the councils’ budget shall be financed by the central government.[Read More…]
Who Will It Be?
As the political temperature values are expected to increase sharply in The Gambia in the few months to come before the local government elections, the country’s largest opposition party has started to experience some political battlefield problems as some of its officials show no sign yet that they’ll backpedal on[Read More…]
Ex-Diplomat Tuku Jallow Eyes BAC Chair
Former Gambian diplomat, Madam Tuku Jallow, is poised to shift the narrative as she aspires to become the first female chairperson of the Brikama Area Council (BAC) under UDP ticket, JollofNews can report. “Yes, I have my eyes set on the BAC chair,” she wrote back when asked about reports[Read More…]
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