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Why The Gambia and its political leaders have not adopted best practices from the United States?

Fatoumatta: The political scene in the United States recently underwent a significant shift with President Joe Biden’s announcement of his withdrawal from the presidential race. Prior to this, Biden had been adamant about not exiting the race, asserting his robust health and unique capability to defeat the Republican contender, Donald […]

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Asset Declaration Law and Morality: Mr. President, Cabinet Ministers, Senior Civil Servants, Public Officers, and Security Personnel should all publicly declare their assets, liabilities, and land holdings

Mr. President, we wish to remind you of the constitutional, moral, and ethical obligations that you, as the President and first citizen of The Gambia, along with your senior civil servants and public officials, have to publicly declare your assets and liabilities, especially as Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials […]

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Minister Ismaila Ceesay and NPP’s Sulayman Camara and Barrow’s ‘Death Wish’ Remarks

Without surprise Sulayman Camara of the NPP and the Minister of Information Ismaila Ceesay have issued statements in which they defended the unconstitutional and witchcraft remarks of Pres. Barrow against Ousainou Darboe. Both of them said Barrow’s statements are mere political talk. To defend Barrow, Sulayman quoted Darboe as saying […]

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UDP’s Statement on President Barrow’s Hate Speech

On behalf of the general membership of the United Democratic Party and indeed all decent Gambians, the National Executive of the United Democratic Party (UDP) condemns in the strongest possible terms, the unwarranted and distasteful vitriol uttered by the President of the Republic of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, against the […]