Part II Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: James Madison once stated, “The concentration of powers is the essence of tyranny.” The amalgamation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers, whether held by one, a few, or many, and no matter the method of acquisition, can justly be considered the very definition of […]
Constitution Series 2 Creating an Over Powerful President at the Expense of Good Governance The gazetted Barrow Papers which are said to be derived from the 2020 Draft Constitution has severely undermined transparency and accountability by excluding the National Assembly from appointments of all key public office holders. The International […]
Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: The Gambian government, opposition, civil society, and the Fifth Columnists need to consult and agree on the reintroduced and gazetted draft constitution before presenting it again to the National Assembly for debate and voting. Without such consensus, governance will persist under the remnants of Yahya Jammeh’s […]
Ansumana Kinteh, Police Commissioner of North Bank Region (NBR) has been redeployed to the Police Headquarters in Banjul to take over as Commissioner of Police Operations, LamToro News has learnt. Commissioner Kinteh replaces Commissioner Lamin K. Bojang, who is reported to have applied for study leave for his PhD in […]