(JollofNews) – The Gambia’s electoral commission (IEC) will today make a decision on the eligibility of the various candidates seeking to contest next month’s presidential election. Both candidates including President Yahya Jammeh and his challengers, Adama Barrow of the opposition coalition and Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress, have[Read More…]
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Gambia 2016: Jammeh Submits Nomination For Re-election
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia’s on Thursday submitted his candidacy to seek a fifth term in December’s presidential election. Jammeh, 51, who took power in a bloodless coup in 1994 was accompanied to Independent Electoral Commission’s office in Kanifing by his wife, Zined Jammeh, senior government officials[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: President Jammeh Due To Be Nominated
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia is heading to the country’s electoral commission to file his nomination for next month’s election. Mr Jammeh 51, who has been in power since July 1994 and is eyeing a fifth presidential term, is being accompanied from Banjul by senior government officials[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Coalition Flag Bearer Demands Free And Fair Elections
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s main opposition figure has challenged the country’s electoral body to discharge its duties in a transparent and fairly manner. Adama Barrow said a lot is at stake in next month’s presidential election and him and his colleagues in the opposition will only accept the results that is[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Opposition Coalition Gets Green Light Take On Jammeh
(JollofNews) – The electoral commission of the Gambia Wednesday accepted the nomination of Adama Barrow as the main challenger of President Yahya Jammeh in next month’s elections. Mr Barrow, 51, is heading a coalition of opposition parties including the Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), the National Reconciliation Party[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Coalition Flag Bearer Due To be Nominated
(JollofNews) – The flag bearer of the opposition coalition in the Gambia is heading to the country’s electoral commission to file his nomination as president Yahya Jammeh’s main challenger in next month’s elections. Adama Barrow, 51, is being accompanied to the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) office on Bertil Harding Highway,[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: UDP’s Adama Barrow Leaves UDP To Head Opposition Coalition
(JollofNews) – The leader of the Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Adama Barrow, has resigned from his party to enable him lead a coalition of opposition parties in next month’s presidential elections. Last night, the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS), reported that the UDP leader resigned from[Read More…]
Gambia’s Election To Be Free And Fair- Says Electoral Commission
(JollofNews) -The chairman of the Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Alieu Momarr Njai, has assured political leaders and stakeholders that next month’s presidential election will be free, fair and transparent. The small West African nation of less than two million people will hold presidential election on 1st December with 886,[Read More…]
Gambia’s Jammeh To Meet Face To Face With Opponents
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia will Tuesday meet face to face with opposition candidates vying to flush him out of power in next month’s presidential elections. The meeting which is facilitated by the country’s electoral commission, will bring together leaders of all registered parties and stakeholders at[Read More…]
Gambia’s First Female Presidential Aspirant Endorses Coalition Standard Bearer
(JollofNews) – Fellow Gambians it is with deep sense of patriotism and humility that I wish to hereby recognise Mr Adama Barrow as the coalition flag bearer. I also hereby unreservedly endorse his candidature and to congratulate him and the entire opposition, leaders and delegates for an unprecedented achievement in[Read More…]
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