(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…]
Tag: Mama Kandeh
UN Envoy Urges Gambia To Free Jailed Opposition Figures
(JollofNews) – The special representative of the UN secretary general for West Africa and Sahel urged Gambia’s government Thursday to release an opposition leader and dozens of his supporters from prison. In April this year, Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party and a host of his colleagues were sentenced[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: GDC’s Mamma Kandeh Nominated
(JollofNews) – Mamma Kandeh, leader of the opposition Gambia Democratic Congress party (GDC) has been nominated to partake in next month’s presidential election in the Gambia. Mr Kandeh, 51, accompanied by senior officials of his party, handed in his nomination papers at the headquarters of the country’s Independent Electoral Commission[Read More…]