By Gambian Correspondent – The Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) party on Sunday held a big political rally in Touba Sanchaba in West Coast Region. The rally was well attended by the people from Sukuta, Kerr Sering and Touba Sanchaba. It was the first of its kind, since the formation of the GMC party in 2009, members said. Speaking at the rally, the youth mobilizer of the party, Muhamed Fatty, said that GMC party has a clear focus on four key principles: good governance, elimination of corruption, poverty reduction and improve youth employment. According to him, GMC is a party that has come to support and... Continue Reading
By Gambia Correspondent – The leader of the opposition Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress (GPDP), Hendry Gomez ,has challenged the Independence Electoral Commission (IEC), the body responsible for conducting elections in The Gambia, to always ensure free, fair and transparent elections. Speaking in an interview with The Point, Mr Gomez said a very fair and impartial voter registration, and education of all eligible voters, are essential for any credible elections”. Hendry Gomez, who is the Secretary General of the GPDP), told this reporter over weekend at his Bakau office, that the IEC must ensure that all Gambians, who attain... Continue Reading
By Special Correspondent, Dar es Salaam – As the Tanzanian government risks not being assessed by the external mission of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) due to an outstanding member fees to the regional body, the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security has vowed to re-invigorate the process. The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM-Tanzania) Executive Secretary, Ms Rehema Twalib, told the parliamentary committee over the week end that the country needed to pay a total of $700,000 (equivalent to Sh1.07bn) in member fees which was not paid over the last six years. It is understood that while... Continue Reading
By: Augustine N. Myers – In the wake of controversies surrounding the re-nomination of Liberia’s Auditor-General, John S. Morlu II, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has finally taken the cat out of the bag by announcing that she will not re-nominate the Auditor General, as his contract expires in April. Mr. Morlu who is hired by the Liberian Government and paid by the European Union (EU), has been very critical of the Sirleaf-led Government in its fight against corruption, thereby describing the Government as being three times corrupt than its predecessor, the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL), upon assuming the... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – The unpopular campaign being mounted by traditional chiefs is not a directive from the Gambian president, the Governor of the rural Upper River Region (URR) has said. “Maybe some people who are indeed loyal to President Yahya Jammeh are campaigning for kingship, but to be realistic President Jammeh has not asked for it and he is not sending anyone to campaign for it,” Governor Omar Khan said recently during a dialogue with the US Ambassador Pamela White. Led by paramount chief Demba Sanyang, the executive members of National Council of Chiefs last year toured the... Continue Reading
