PUBLIC STATEMENT The Edward Francis Small Centre hereby registers its unreserved condemnation of the Speaker of the National Assembly and the President of the Republic for failing to uphold the Constitution in regard to the tabling of the 2025 budget estimates. Following an amendment of Section 152(1) of the Constitution […]
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Is the National Assembly becoming ineffective? Veteran Journalist AYJ Blasts Assembly Over Signed Agreements For Domestic Workers To Saudi Arabia and Spain
Is the National Assembly becoming ineffective? Why does it seem to overlook the needs and aspirations of the youth and women of The Gambia, favoring other interests? Why were you elected? To think! How many Cabinet Ministers, Senior Government officials, and politicians would permit their sons, daughters, and nieces to […]
Senegal President Diomaye Faye Dissolves National Assembly
The president of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved the National Assembly of Senegal on Thursday 12 September, 2024, two years to the day after the deputies took office. The President of the Republic made the decision in a decree signed on Thursday. The idea of dissolving the National Assembly has […]
In Defense of Deputy Speaker Seedy Njie: The Political Shape-Shifter and Scapegoat
By Arfang Madi Sillah, Washington DC Seedy Njie, the Deputy Speaker of the Gambian Parliament, has recently found himself in the crosshairs of public opinion, splashed across the tabloids and subjected to a relentless online assault. With the fervor of a lynch mob, his critics have been quick to hurl […]