PRESIDENT BARROW’S TOUR
The announcement that President Barrow is to undertake a provincial tour has met with divergent views. Many associate the tour with the current electoral...
POLITICAL BROADCAST BEGINS TODAY
The most important election after the presidential election is the National Assembly election. This is the first time a National Assembly election is taking...
GRTS ELECTORAL BROADCAST IN LIMBO
It is amazing that since the 15 March 2017candidates have been moving about their constituencies to campaign without access to the national broadcaster.
It is...
DELAY IN ELECTORAL BROADCAST DG EBRIMA SILLAH SHOULD EXPLAIN
Two days after the beginning of the campaign period, electoral broadcast is yet to begin. It is strange that performance in electoral broadcast is...
TAKING THE GOVERNORS OUT OF POLITICS: A STEP IN THE RIGHT...
The announcement by the government asking governors to remain neutral and impartial in the performance of their functions and to refrain from being partisan...
THE BEGINNING OF THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD
Today marks the beginning of the campaign period for the 6th April 2017 National Assembly elections. There are 53 constituencies which are hotly contested....
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION CANNOT BE DONE IN LESS THAN THREE...
Let no one mislead you. To amend the Constitution the following steps must be followed:
Publish the Bill in the Gambia Gazette
Publish it...
THE FIRST ELECTIONS PRESIDED OVER BY THE BARROW GOVERNMENT
All eyes should be on deck to monitor how election is conducted for the first time under the Barrow administration.
It is important for proper...
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE DEFENDS INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC OFFICE
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice has demonstrated how public officers with integrity behave when they are confronted with issues of public concern.
The Attorney...
D-DAY FOR POLITICAL PARTIES IS GETTING CLOSER
The flurry of activities in preparation for the 6 April 2017 National Assembly elections is growing at a rapid pace.
The opposition parties comprising the...
WILL THE UDP/NRPGMC LEADERSHIP TOLERATE THUGGERY?
The UDP/NRP/GMC leadership should take extra ordinary measures to restrain their supporters during press conferences convened by them. The Foroyaa leadership is already overwhelmed...
THE EXPANSION OF DEMOCRACY IN THE GAMBIA BANJUL IS SETTING AN...
The democratic experiment in The Gambia is gaining momentum. When the initiative to introduce primaries to select one presidential candidate for the opposition was...
THE ELECTORATE IS STILL WAITING
The Gambian electorate is still wondering what the April 6, National Assembly elections would yield.
Many people are going about to fill nomination forms. The...
Is it wise to commence court proceedings for politically motivated conflicts?
Politically motivated conflicts are bound to occur after every election. Such conflicts may or may not lead to violent confrontation. Civic education needs to...
ROAD BLOCKS DISAPPEARING
Those who had recently had cause to go to the airport would have discovered that road blocks have disappeared thus making it possible to...
Chiefs and deputy governors should not take sides in National Assembly...
Chiefs and deputy governors are very significant in managing the affairs of districts and regions. They are supposed to serve all the people without...
The need to amend the Elections (Amendment) Act
On the 20 July 2015 ex-president Jammeh’s government enacted the Elections (Amendment) Act 2015 which made it a requirement among other things for political...
The Battle for sanity must prevail Lessons from the Kanfenda crisis
A small spark could cause a prairie fire. This is why all those Gambians who truly value democracy would be tolerant of ethno-linguistic, religious...
THE LANGUAGE OF IMPUNITY
When does a government commence to use the language of impunity? The answer is simple. It starts when its authorities are heard saying that...
THE RELEASE OF DETAINEES AND INVESTIGATION ON THE STATE OF DISAPPEARED...
Soon after the assumption of power a good number of persons arrested and detained without trial under the former regime have been released. But...
