It is seven days today since Malagen released its bombshell report on the fraudulent airport tax which has been illegally imposed on the country by the Government in cahoots with a foreign company, Securiport. The Gambia Government itself has completely ignored the story as we have seen no press release […]
Author: Madi Jobarteh
This is No State of the Nation Address!
When the Constitution demands that the President delivers the state of the nation address at least once a year on the condition of the country, it does not mean that such address should only be about the plans and intentions of the Government. Section 77(1) rather intends that the President […]
The so-called ‘Major’ Press Conference Theater!
Two billion dalasi is not peanuts. Those two billion dalasi were denied sectors such as health, education, and food to reach and save lives in order to make Banjul a livable place only to have it flush down the drain. No city in this world, even in ancient times, built […]
Human rights activist Madi Jobarteh demands an apology from President Barrow
I Demand a Retraction and an Apology from the President. Today, 2nd August I received a letter from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) conveying to me guarantees from the Gambia Government that they would protect “my fundamental human rights at all times in accordance with the Constitution and other […]