(JollofNews) -The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States continues to monitor closely the unsettling political developments in The Gambia, following the successfully conducted elections of December 1, the graceful concession of defeat by President Jammeh on December 2, and the latter’s subsequent reversal of that decision on December[Read More…]
Tag: Election 2016
Gambia 2016: Jammeh Says No Mortal Can Take His Presidency From Him
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has used his re-election campaign to warn his critics and opponents that they can never take his presidency away from him no matter how hard they try. Mr Jammeh, 51, who has ruled the Gambia since July 1994 and is seeking a[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: President Jammeh Calls For Violence Free Election
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has used his first day of re-election campaign to call on Gambians to shun violence and nurture peace in the country. Addressing thousands of supporters in Essau, Lower Nuimi, North Bank Region, Mr Jammeh,51, who has been governing the west African country[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: President Jammeh Calls For Transparent Elections
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has called on the country’s electoral commission to give accreditation and unfettered access to election observers to protect the integrity of next month’s Presidential election. Mr Jammeh 51, who has been in power since July 1994 and is eyeing a fifth presidential[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 Election 2016: PPP Leader Warns Against Opposition Disunity
(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has called on his colleagues in the opposition to form a unity front against President Yahya if they are really serious about defeating him in the December elections. Omar Amadou Jallow of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP), said opposition parties should[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Dates For Presidential Nomination Announced
(JollofNews) – Nominations for the Gambia’s presidential election will be held from 7th to 10th November, the country’s electoral commission has announced. At least nine registered political parties and one independent candidate have announced their intentions to contest this year’s election. And the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said the three-day[Read More…]
Gambia: Former Minister Deplores Opposition Members’ Guilty Verdict
(JollofNews) – A former Education minister in the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh has reacted with fury to the three-year jail term given to the leader of the country’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and over a dozen of his supporters. Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta, who served as minister[Read More…]
Gambia’s Opposition Leader Warns Against Election Boycott
(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has warned against boycotting elections in the West African nation. The Gambia will hold presidential elections in December 2016, with legislative and local polls to follow in April 2017 and April 2018 but some opposition leaders are considering boycotting elections due to[Read More…]
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