Warning to Gambians about deception and destruction of Yaya Jammeh By Sarjo Bayang In his deceitful attempts to blind Gambians from the truth Yaya Jammeh called politics as everything dirty, lies and most dishonest occupation. At that time soon after dislodging a lawfully elected government by force of arms in a coup that robbed Gambians of dignity and safety he sought to justify his grossly unlawful action. His intention was to dirty the image of decent political leaders while only bent on bringing untold suffering for 20 years to come. We now look at how Yaya Jammeh used dirty…
Author: Gainako
BAYO 2016 REACTION TO THE JULY 7th , 2015 ELECTION AMENDMENT BILL I hereby refer to both the On going Political and The Constitutional developments in The Gambia. The passing of the Election Amendment Bill on 7 th July 2015 has clearly shown all in the opposition, Gambians, our friends and the world that Yahya Jammeh will never stop taking us for a joke. The Amendments are a big mockery and an insulting illustration of politics in our land. Yahya Jammeh and his cronies masquerading as National Assembly Members conducted the bias changes to the bill of election just to strengthen themselves and to help…
Since coming to power in 1994, Yahya Jammeh has been ruling the Gambia with a firm hand characterised by gross rights abuses and total disregard for the country’s constitution. His lack of respect for the constitution means he exercises executive powers even where/and when they are not necessary. Of course executive powers are legal powers conferred on the government executive through the constitution. However their applications could only be binding if they can be justified. In other words, executive power cannot be considered legitimate if it is in breach of the terms and conditions entails in the constitution. Executive…
The amendments to the Election Act endorsed by the National Assembly are a clear manifestation of the Jammeh regime’s desire to truncate democracy in The Gambia. The majority party in the National Assembly has done what it is known for… blindly endorsing any piece of legislation that comes before it from the executive without properly weighing the consequences. On July 7th, 2015, the National Assembly in a deliberate attempt to thwart the democratic process in The Gambia passed the elections [Amendment] Bill 2015 with which now increases the deposits for different elective offices up to 900%. The amendment imposes…
PDOIS’ STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT ) BILL 2015 WITH SLIGHT CHANGES BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APRC ON THE DEFENSIVE THE SOVEREIGN PEOPLE ON THEOFFENSIVE The battle against Elections (Amendment) Bill 2015 is unifying the sovereign people above party lines 9 July 2015 Halifa Sallah For the Central Committee Which member of the APRC could defend Elections (Amendment ) Bill 2015? Which sovereign Gambian who is interested in defending the rights of the people to form and join political parties and stand for elections support the bill? The Bill is alienating the APRC from the people.…
By Mathew K Jallow No one saw it coming. It hit the airwaves like a thunderbolt. Its effects, apart from euphoric, are giving Gambians back their long lost sense of hope. The skepticism surrounding an opposition, which for long seemed locked in a state of permanent conflict and grandstanding, has historical precedence, but reconciliation too has always been a possibility. The necessity for the opposition to overcome the insignificant bottlenecks that stood in the way of coalescing around the life and death issues affecting Gambia, is the beginning of the process of re-engaging Gambians across tribe, and political affiliation on…
The issues of racism, tribalism and colonialism have left people of African descent dangling, walking and wandering between pillar and post as to where lies their self-assertive and preservative nature. PSCTD – Post Slavery-Colonial Traumatic Disorder, among black folks at home and abroad appears to defy cure. It makes one ask, what do black folks want? Appeasement? Apology? Do we wish by design and default an UTOPIC world which does not exist and will never exist? Have we treated each other well, especially those opportuned to have had and have power? Of the world’s 190 heads of state – prime…
Secretary General Lamin Nyabally They were supposed to be the beacon of hope for safe guarding Democracy in the tiny West African nation of the Gambia. They are not only the representatives of the people but the voice and the guardians of the Democratic future of the nation. Thus, by virtue of the importance of their historic role, they were to ensure that the Executive and the Judiciary does not abuse their power and hold them accountable in any attempts to jeopardize the Democracy and long term peace of the country. The rubber…
By Madi Jobarteh Introduction It was the Hon. Frantz Fanon who said that each generation must discover its mission, to either fulfill or betray. Right now this is the fundamental challenge facing the current generation of National Assembly Members of the Gambia as they are placed face to face with a set of electoral proposals for the good of the Gambia. For these generation of honourable men and women to fulfill or betray this most important mission that directly determines the health and strength or otherwise of the Gambian Democracy, they must be first reminded of the role and function…
The address was 64 Dobson Street, Banjul, and the laughter and screaming of children could always be heard from far away. There was lots of yelling from the adults too, as they tried to quiet us down so they could hear each other in their private conversations. The houses were in close proximity and freely accessible to all living in the compound. Our mood and the games we played were determined by the weather. The aroma of delicious cooking always filled the air in the evening as each house prepared dinner. Don’t follow your nose because you may end…