Gambia’s information minister Dr. Ismaila Ceesay has ominously warned that any opposition figure, who dares debate him, will live to regret it. The last time that a cabinet minister debated an opposition figure was last year when UDP official Lamin Manneh left works and infrastructure minister Ebrima Sillah dazed, gasping[Read More…]
Tag: NPP Coalition
Is President Barrow Really The Man For The Job?
It’s one year one day today when Adama Barrow was declared winner of the 2021 Gambia’s disputed general election. Yes, today and last week offer that opportunity for stocktaking, reassessment and soul-searching. Indeed, this is another significant juncture to evaluate and interrogate Mr. Barrow’s one-year-old administration as it continues to[Read More…]
Barrow ‘Desperate’ For Reconciliation As NPP Boat Drifts In Troubled Waters
President Adama Barrow is currently searching high and low for a saviour as his government failed to disentangle the country from the political, economic, security and social crises it’s currently enmeshed in, sources hinted Jollofnews. The Gambia is dangerously tethering to more gloomy and turbulent economic and political waters as[Read More…]
Editorial: Are They Still Around?
In the build-up to the general election in 2021, there was no shortage of individuals and groups ready to go at full stretch to defend President Adama Barrow in the airwaves. They vociferously defended everything and anything about Barrow’s first administration. However, since Gambians went to the polls and Barrow[Read More…]
Why Is Gen. Bojang Not Disgruntled Amid Fury In NPP Coalition?
The NPP coalition is currently avoiding implosion as disillusionment among coalition partners become more pronounced by each passing day but coalition partner Rtd. Gen. Lamin Bojang said he’s more committed to the alliance than ever before. As the country inches towards the last polls (local government elections) in the cycle[Read More…]
Lack Of Expectations Management Causes Widespread Resentment In NPP
The apparent failure of the National People’s Party (NPP) to effectively manage expectations of members has been causing both lethargy and resentment in the ruling party. Since its declaration by the IEC as winner of the general election, NPP has been rocked by deep-seated feeling of resentment and mistrust between[Read More…]