Musa Jobarteh of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Amat Cham of the United Democratic Party (UDP) have withdrawn from participating in the Local Government elections slated for April and May this year. Musa Jobarteh, who was nominated under PPP’s ticket to contest for Gambisara ward in the Basse administrative[Read More…]
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54 Females, 4 PWDs To Contest In Gambia’s 2023 Local Gov’t Elections
Fifty-four women and four persons with disability (PWDs) shall be contesting in Gambia’s forthcoming local government elections. These candidates are among the 367 candidates that have been nominated to run for various seats, stated the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). According to the IEC, 68 are independent candidates while the rest[Read More…]
Aspiring KMC Mayor Touray’s Father Born In Gunjur Not Serekunda – Sources
Aspiring KMC mayor Mustapha Touray has been accused of factual misrepresentation following his utterances that his father was born in Serekunda. Currently, Touray has his eyes set on the KMC mayoral seat but his chance of reaching it through the NPP has been fading fast as it was reported that[Read More…]