(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia has used his re-election campaign to unveiled some of the development programmes he intends to undertake in the coming years. Mr Jammeh who has ruled the Gambia since July 1994 and is seeking a fifth presidential term, said the goal of his[Read More…]
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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: Opposition NCP Leader Resigns
(JollofNews) – The leader of Gambia’s opposition National Convention Party (NCP) has announced his immediate resignation from the party. Dr Lamin Bolongding Bojang, 62, who was appointed to lead the party in next month’s election is succeeded by one Jereba Jammeh. No reasons were given for Dr Bojang’s resignation. During[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Jammeh Kicks Off Re-Election Campaign
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia is embarking on a nationwide campaign in the run up to next month’s presidential election. Mr Jammeh 51, who has been governing the Gambia since July 1994 and is seeking a fifth presidential term is facing one of his toughest challenge in[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: Dr Isatu Touray: ‘Who Is Going To Change Gambia, If Not Us?’
(JollofNews)– Dr Isatou Touray is on the campaign trail. Over the coming 15 days, the 61-year-old women’s rights activist and academic will cover hundreds of miles, bouncing over rutted rural roads and through narrow lanes in crowded cities, addressing rally after rally. Most will be small affairs on scrubby soccer[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Mamma Kandeh Rubbishes Disqualification Rumours
(JollofNews) – The opposition Gambia Democratic Congress party has rubbished rumours that it has been disqualified from taking part in next month’s presidential election It was rumours on social networking sites that the country’s electoral commission has blocked the GDC’s Mamma Kandeh’s nomination for some unexplained reasons. Mr Kandeh 51,[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: All Candidates Cleared To Contest Election
(JollofNews)- The Gambia’s electoral commission has cleared the nomination of all the three candidates seeking to contest next month’s presidential election. As reported earlier by your JollofNews, all the candidates submitted for scrutiny during their nominations a declaration of their assets and showed proof to the electoral commission that they[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Electoral Commission To Decide Candidates’ Eligibility
(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…]
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…]
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