By Foday Samateh This should be the high noon of reform. An unwavering, single-minded moment of transition to the third republic. But rather than rethinking government — its set-up, its operations and its proper roles — in a new paradigm that is pragmatic and optimal, the powers be in Banjul […]
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Electoral Commission Needs To Change!
Saul Saidykhan Two years ago this week, Yahya Jammeh brought the Gambia to the brink of civil war by rejecting the people’s verdict at the December 1, 2016 polls. Jammeh had no right to do so. But he was justified in complaining about the Electoral Commission which until then did […]
Words Of Wisdom For My President
My President, Our President! I understood you were not in town during the long anticipated UDP National Congress which was successfully held from 7 to 9 december 2018. I am not sure whether it was coincident or a well calculated plan for you to be out of the country during […]
UDP Showcases Unexpected Discipline
By Abdoulie John As the curtains drew on United Democratic Party (UDP) 2018 National Congress at the weekend, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe had succeeded himself in the position of Secretary General and Party Leader. Mr. Darboe and 32 other members of the newly elected Executive Committee went unopposed in what appeared […]
Top UDP Brass Want Militants To Stay United
By Abdoulie John The top brass of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has called on delegates to remain united as the country’s largest political organisation on Friday kicked off its 2018 Biannual Congress at Pencha Bi Hall, Paradise Suites Hotel, Kololi. The three-day event provides an opportunity for the party’s […]
Gambia 2018: Personal Experience And Observations – Part2
By Saul Saidykhan www.mantankara.com An hour into my first visit in January, I got a taste of the new normal in Gambia though I didn’t realize it at the time. One of my sisters’ in-law had arranged for an informal Currency Exchanger to convert some dollars for me into Dalasi. […]
Dembo Bojang Sounded The Bell
The National President of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has delivered a very remorseful speech at the opening ceremony of his UDP’s congress held at Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi on Friday. Nicknamed Dembo By Force by his Bakau constituents, Dembo Bojang, also a Religious and Political Adviser to President […]
The Gambia: Towards A One-stop Media Regulator
The Point was not on point. Two girls, raped and sexually molested, were in the pages of the newspaper. This breach was gross – ethically and legally. The country was shocked. The doubting Thomases of the new-found press freedom shout from mountain tops: untrained and uneducated bunch they are but […]
President Barrow Takes Observer status at Liberal International Congress
President Barrow was amongst several Heads of State who attended the 62nd Liberal International Congress in Senegal and gave solidarity to President Macky Sall. It was the first time that four African Heads of State attended a Liberal International Conference. At the opening ceremony, chaired by the President of Liberal […]
Open Letter To CRC
Open Letter to the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Dear Sirs, The Constitutional Review Commission Act 2017 established the Constitutional Review Commission. The Act empowers the Commission to draft a new constitution for the Republic of The Gambia, and to submit the same to the president, who shall publish the draft […]
Regarding Presidential Appointments in the New Constitution
By Foday Samateh Nothing exemplifies the imperial presidency and at the same time undermines the spirit of separation of powers in the 1997 Constitution (the current Constitution) as much as the President’s unchecked power to make key appointments across the executive and judicial branches. The President hires the Vice President, […]
Contentions On The New Constitution
By Natta Mass, www.mankajang.com The issue of citizenship has stirred the most passionate debates among us and a lot of my fellow countrymen are concerned about people being rendered stateless if the constitution takes a position that citizenship by birth cannot be automatically granted unless one of the child’s parents is […]