A senior official of Gambia’s opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has expressed what, he described as, utter dismay and disappointment in the party’s spokesperson for indicating that UDP was 100 percent interested in reconciliation talk with President Adama Barrow. “This cannot be true,” the official, who preferred not to be[Read More…]
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Barrow’s Malabo Trip: More To It Than Meets The Eye?
There was a time in the recent past when The Gambia and Equatorial Guinea were never mentioned in the same breath but all that changed in the aftermath of the post-electoral dispute in 2016 which triggered a political crisis in mainland Africa’s smallest country. The dispute eventually ended with defeated[Read More…]
Fears NPP’s Dipping Support Could Deepen
The popular support indicated in the Presidential election for the National Peoples Party (NPP) but which could not be replicated in the past legislative elections is seemly under a threat of a further downward spiral, if indicators are anything to go by. One of the NPP’s reliable coalition partners-APRC-is said[Read More…]
Gambians Welcome New Cabinet, but….
President Adama Barrow has finally appointed and sworn-in his long anticipated cabinet and the reaction had to a large extent been positive. With the exception of Hamat Bah and Musa Drammeh, whose inclusion in the new cabinet was a foregone conclusion, in view of them being very close confidants of[Read More…]
Barrow’s Cabinet: A Mixed Bag Of The Old And New
Gambians have been left familiarizing themselves with a newly minted cabinet since its members were named by President Adama Barrow on Wednesday. One political commentator described it as a mixed bag of old and new faces, some ticked off as just okay, others not too suitable for the running of[Read More…]
President Adama Barrow Appoints New Cabinet
Sequel to the Presidential elections of 4th December 2021 and the National Assembly elections of 9th April 2022, His Excellency Adama Barrow, the President of The Republic of The Gambia has effective Wednesday, 5th May 2022 appointed a new cabinet comprising: Vice President: Mr. Alieu Badara Joof, Minister of Justice:[Read More…]
It Is Not The Job Of The President To Threaten Any Citizen
The United Democratic Party (UDP) is appalled and dismayed by the vile threats of President Adama Barrow hurled against Madi Jobarteh, especially that such threats were issued at a solemn religious occasion marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. His statements betray every teaching of the religion[Read More…]
President Barrow On Madi Jobarteh – Whither The ‘Never Again” Mantra?
President Adama Barrow has no doubt gained quite a lot of experience during his past five years in office. He is certainly no longer the rookie head of state that he was when he newly assumed office in 2017, but some of his recent statements and utterances seem to indicate[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: My Life Is Under Threat
Out of a guilty conscience and under pressure, Pres. Adama Barrow has just threatened my life on national television today Monday 2 May 2022 at State House. I hereby put all Gambians and relevant national & international bodies on notice. My life is currently in danger, threatened by the President[Read More…]
National Audit Report: UDP Says The D669M Fraud Officialised Barrow Government’s Kleptocracy
The recent revelations of the National Audit Office have confirmed, yet again that the United Democratic Party’s claims that the Barrow administration is synonymous with endemic corruption, disregard for the rule of law and violations of common sense regulations. The UDP joins the rest of The Gambia in condemning this[Read More…]
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