By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Gambia Bureau Chief Correspondent in Banjul – Leaders of various opposition parties in the country Saturday met in an undisclosed location in the Kanifing Municipality to discuss, among others, the possibility of forming an opposition alliance in the best interest of Gambians, sources at the meeting have disclosed. Our source, who does not want to be named, said the meeting, which has come barely three months before the presidential elections scheduled for 24th November, was “born out of the persistent calls from Gambians for the opposition parties to come together ahead of the polls”. “Yes,... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – Halifa Sallah, Secretary General of the opposition Peoples Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) has opined that governance is key to the survival of every government in the 21st century. Sallah, who is also the chairman of the inter-party committee under the Independent Electoral Commission, IEC, was speaking yesterday at the Paradise Suites Hotel during a day-long sensitization forum for political parties organized by the Female Lawyers Association of The Gambia and the Inter-party Committee. The forum, held under the theme: “Temporary special measures to ensure women’s political participation,” brought together political party leaders, journalists... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout- Africa.com Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – Described by many political analysts as a move in the right direction, political parties vying for the 2011 presidential, parliamentary and local government elections have vowed to elect women to top political positions so as to ensure equal political representation at decision-making levels. Remarks were made by all representatives of Gambian political parties, including the ruling APRC, UDP, NRP and PDOIS during presentations at a day-long sensitization forum for political parties organized by the Female Lawyers Association of the Gambia (FLAG) and the Inter-party Committee. The forum, on the... Continue Reading
By Nathan N. Mulbah – The National Elections Commission (NEC) has begun the retrieval of polling materials and preliminary results from voting precincts spread across the country following the peaceful conduct of yesterday’s National Referendum. With the closure of the polls, counting and tallying of results are ongoing across the country and are being forwarded to NEC Headquarters. Owing to the slow pace at which results are filtering in from the field, the Commission will commence the release of provisional results on Thursday August 25, 2011. Meanwhile, the Commission extends thanks to all local and international partners, observers, the media, community based... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambian Correspondent – Secretary General and party leader of the opposition Gambia Party Democracy and Progress (GPDP), Henry Gomez, has called on his fellow opposition members and Gambians in general to always avoid the politics of personal attack and castigation, ahead of forthcoming presidential election slated for 24th November 2011. Gomez, who was speaking to our reporter at the weekend, said such behavior has“no room in 21st century politics”. “People have graduated from these types of politics. This is the time of reconciliation, and for us to build a better and prosperous Gambia through change, which I believe... Continue Reading
