A congress of the opposition United Democratic Party wrapped up in Basse, Upper River Region, on Sunday, with party delegates electing into office a new Executive. This development moves the party closer to selecting a Presidential Candidate, a responsibility that is left on the shoulder of the new Executive. Delegates […]
Month: April 2016
Border Closure Gets Into Jammeh’s Skin
The Gambia-Senegal border closure has got into the skin of President Yahya Jammeh to the extent that his government is turning to the court of the regional economic grouping for a solution. Shame on the Jammeh government for seeking redress at a court it has deliberately refused to honour its […]
Gambia Complains Against Senegal’s Border Closure To ECOWAS
The Gambia has filed a complaint against Senegal to the regional bloc court over the closure of its land border month ago. A leading Senegalese daily Le Quotidien on April 2, 2016 reported that The Gambia’s complaint was filed on Friday. Gambia accuses Senegal of violating the regional bloc’s, ECOWAS […]
Real Reason Yaya Jammeh Chose 31st March House Opening
Yaya Jammeh dubiously chose the 31st March for three sad reasons. Firstly to divert public attention from the IEC deadline for party re-registration including his own APRC party, secondly to divert public attention from the UDP congress taking place in Basse from the 1st April to 3rd April and thirdly […]
Jammeh’s Economic Crime Profile Disqualifies Him From Fifth Term Presidency
By Sarjo Bayang Accountability before Continuity Cutting the long story short there is no business without profit and loss. Running a government is just another business by considering resource interplay. People of Gambia deserve to know what is happening to public money and other vital resources. One person can shed […]
UDP Leader Addresses Basse Congress
SPEECH OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL AND PARTY LEADER OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY AT THE PARTY CONGRESS, HELD IN BASSE, UPPER RIVER DIVISION, – APRIL, 2016 Mr. National President of the UDP, members of Central Committee, members of National Executive, representatives of Area Committees, representatives of sister political parties, ladies […]
Gambian Opposition Parties Risk Deregistration
Gambian political parties are at risk of being deregistered for failing to “regularize their status” with the country’s electoral body as the deadline falls on today. In August last year, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) issued a statement calling on political parties to ensure they regularize their status in order […]