(JollofNews) – Two and a half years ago, I read this piece by my fellow KairoNews contributor and saved it. I thought then, and I still think now, it is one of the most brilliant pieces on Deyda Hydara I have ever read (apologies may be due to the honourable[Read More…]
Tag: Dida Halake
London Letter With Dida Halake: Gambian Giant Humanises A “Prejudiced” American Snob
(JollofNews) – “Frankly, I don’t even think I considered him a human”, confesses the American Snob below, before he got to know Foday Samateh. I have never had the privilege of meeting Foday Samateh. I have not even had a chance to chat with him on the phone or on[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Gambia Has Decided – Now Let’s Work!
(JollofNews) – While listening to my friend Pa Nderry M’bai of Freedom Newspaper’s rather hysterical “Election Night Analysis” on the 6th of April 2017, I sent him an e-mail to dampen his “I am soooo happy tonight” hysteria. I told him that “my information is UDP has won 32 seats”.[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: New Gambia And Accepting Deported Citizens
(JollofNews) – This is a highly emotive issue, not just for The Gambia but for Africa in general. The Diaspora Gambians/Africans feel strongly that African governments must not “collude” with Western governments to make it easier for the Western governments to deport Africans residing in the West. (Latin American countries[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Ba Tambedou v Mai Fatty: Will The NIA 9 Be Freed Soon?
(JollofNews) -For those unaware this is what happened on 23 March 2017. First, Justice Minister and Attorney General, Ba Tambedou, called a press conference and criticised the haste with which the police investigated, arrested and charged the NIA 9 in the case of Solo Sandeng’s murder. The police are as[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Freedom Newspaper And “Pen Names” Sources
(JollofNews)- As someone who believes in the “watchman” role of the media in any society, I have to say that the ex-Senegambia Hotel MD’s objection to the use of “pen names” by Pa Mbai’s sources is off the mark. Anonymous “sources” are used by all long-established media, including the BBC, CNN,[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: BRAVO Govt Of The Gambia!
(JollofNews) -This position of the Government of The Republic of The Gambia is so correct, so to the point, so measured and temperate in its delivery that it needs to be publicised and commended. It is also Minsiter DA Jawo’s first statement as the official spokesman of the government since[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Heroic Halifa Wrong On Separation Of Powers Analysis!
(JollofNews)- “Halifa Sallah Calls Out Barrow’s Ministers As He Exposes Plans To Reintroduce Another Dictatorship!” Apparent this “dictatorship” will come about because Barrow’s Executive is supporting certain party candidates for the Parliamentary Elections! That argument is completely nonsensical because in every democracy without exception (USA, UK, Europe, India, etc) the[Read More…]
Gambia: A Rebuttal To Dida Halake’s Bad Argument!
(JollofNews) – Mr. Halake, the first thing to notice in your letter is that you never cited any legal authority or principle of law or interpretation to support your argument. I cited the authority of The Gambia Constitution, i.e., its language and you relied on your own interpretation and which[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: A Response To “Gambian Insider”
(JollofNews) – Clearly my clients, Ba Tambedou and Mai Fatty, have thrown in the towel on this matter. But I suspect that they did so, not because they thought their interpretation of the law is wrong, but because people are so quick (like Gambian Insider!) to accuse them of disregarding[Read More…]
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