by Kebba Lamin Nanko . It is with great sadness to learn the passing away of my political mentor. Uncle OJ’s qualities are backed by experience, intelligence, integrity, and dependability. He was outgoing with a great sense of humor; he was honest, trustworthy, and reliable. He has been tested many […]
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Epitaph: Omar Amadou Jallow (OJ). A Towering Politican and a Pacifist Ideologue dies
Inna lillahi wa ina illaih-e-raji’oon As one Indian Polymath and philosopher, Rabindranath Tagore, wrote, “Immortals never die, and death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.”Omar Amadou Jallow is gone physically, but his spirit is alive with us. As the […]
OJ. We Remember Him for His Fight against Dictatorship
As OJ leaves us, we are bound to show him gratitude for his stand against Dictatorship since the overthrow of his PPP Government by rogue soldiers in 1994 who came to unleash untold suffering and humiliation on Gambians. Many in the overthrown PPP Government decided to join the AFPRC/APRC regime, […]
Message from Jainaba Bah, PPP Candidate for Brikama Area Council Chairperson
Message reproduced verbatim: FELLOW GAMBIANS AND THE PEOPLE of the West Coast. I am Jainaba Bah,the first nominated female candidate for Chairperson Brikama Area Council (BAC).As an advocate for women’s participation in Politics, I am using this platform to setan example to all Gambian women that we can go beyond […]