Foroyaa Gives Balanced Perspectives
Foroyaa has been giving coverage to divergent views and dissenting opinions. Section 208 of the Constitution states:
“All State-owned newspapers, journals, radio and television shall afford...
IEC Registers 376,092
The Independent Electoral Commission has informed the nation that, after 19 days of registration of voters, 376,092 voters have already been registered.
If this trend...
The Attorney General And Minister Of Justice Promises To Bring The...
In an answer to a question raised by the member for Banjul North on what is next for the Constitution Promulgation Bill that was...
Registration Of Voters Continues
The most important role of a citizen in a democratic society is to have the power to decide who manages the affairs of the...
Could A Report Of The Auditor General Be Kept Secret By...
It is important to help the Gambian population to understand the office of the Auditor General.
Section 160 of the Constitution requires the Auditor General...
Issuing Threats Against Iec Serves No Purpose
Never in the history of Gambian politics has threats to the members of the IEC been so pervasive and repugnant.
Parties and political leaders should...
Checks And Balances Help To Ensure Accountability And Transparency
The presence of the political party monitors has been viewed with mixed feelings, especially when some of these agents started to request for the voters’...
Registration of voters – simple matter becoming complex
Voting is required by law to be in secret. Section 40 of the 1997 Constitution states: “All public elections and all referenda voting shall...
Political Leaders Are Teachers And Mentors Of Their Supporters?
Many people who listen to social Media are traumatized by the insults they heap on political leaders who are respected and honoured by them....
The Registration Monitors Are Reported To Be Given Access
Reports coming to Foroyaa indicates that complaints lodged about giving access to information by registration agents has been addressed in the specific stations that...
IEC CAN LEAVE A LEGACY
Guard Your Independence But Be Tolerant Of Political Party Scrutiny
Those who delivered the 2016 results which led to the change of government through the ballot...
Independence Should Not Be Equated With Impunity
The IEC should review the registration process and give due respect to registration monitoring agents of the political parties.
The threat issued by the IEC...
Registration Monitoring Agents Should Gather Without Interruption
The registration agents should sit where they could receive all the information regarding the registration of a given claimant.
This is what enables them to...
Registration Monitoring Agents Should Gather Without...
The registration agents should sit where they could receive all the information regarding the registration of a given claimant.
This is what enables them to...
The Call To Duty For Registration Of Voters
The Elections Act is clear on the documents that is required to prove one’s age and citizenship.
They are provided for under Section 11 of...
Security Starts With You
No human being is a giant. The person who takes a knife and kill another could also go to sleep no matter how powerful...
Post Fasting Commemoration Without Many Smiling Faces
Nothing is more difficult to a person who lives from hand to mouth than to face post fasting expenses at the middle of a...
Civil Oversight Of Security Operations
The security services should not have any political interference in the way they carry out their functions.
However, their operations should be subjected to civil...
AFRICA LIBERATION DAY
Today is Africa Liberation Day.
It is important to ask ourselves the question whether we have attained the purpose for which the day was established....
The Danger Of Counterfeit
The National Intelligence organs should periodically engage banks to find out whether they have had any reports of counterfeit currencies circulating.
No state is immune...
