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UDP Leader Makes Public Declaration Of Assets

The 73-year old’s assets include a leased property on 57 Kairaba Avenue acquired in 1975 approximately worth D10,000,000. He also has undeveloped plots of land in Kembujeh, Serekundanding, Tanji Batosilokang, Tanji Salanding, Sanyang, Gunjur, Sukuta and Bansang (kongko santu). All the properties, except the Bansang property which was acquired in 2021, were acquired between 1989 to 2015.

November 3, 2021Election Hub, Investigations
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GDC leader says alliance with APRC faction wouldn’t jeopardize victims’ pursuit for justice

Mama Kandeh, the leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has downplayed the potential impact of his alliance on victims’ pursuit of justice had he get elected president. Gambians head to polls on December 4 in what is country’s most crowded race for presidency since independence. On Tuesday, the GDC leader led an impressive crowd of supporters to file his nominations with Independent Electoral Commission. In the midst of the crowd, eyes couldn't miss the purple (GDC party colour) and green (APRC colour). The GDC has announced for[edgtf_dropcaps type="square" color="" background_color=""][/edgtf_dropcaps]ming a coalition with a faction of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation...

November 2, 2021Current Affairs, Election Hub
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Ex-justice minister Joof, others submit details for nominations with IEC

The nomination for presidential candidate in Gambia’s December 4 election has started on Saturday with the submission of nomination papers by Joseph Henry Joof, a one-time justice minister under ex-president Yahya Jammeh. The controversial figure passed a bill in 2000 indemnifying soldiers who shot student protesters. “I will win these elections. I am very optimistic. Gambia needs a new breed of politicians…,” Joof told journalists after submitting his nominations at the Election House. Joof will be an independent candidate if his nomination gets a pass from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). In April 2000, hundreds of Gambian students took to the street...

November 2, 2021Current Affairs, Election Hub
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Fact Check: How Right Were Ex-President Jammeh’s Claims In His Recent Phone Call To Supporters At The Gunjur Rally?

In the last few days, Gambian social media sites were saturated with a video recording of a phone call the ex-Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh made to his supporters during a rally in Gunjur on October 23. In his address, Jammeh made several claims about developments he did in the country, that he said were destroyed by President Adama Barrow in 4 years. In this article, we look into the accuracy of those claims.   Claim 1: The 2016 election was rigged Source: Ex-president Yahya Jammeh Verdict: Inaccurate Claim President Barrow took over or assumed power after defeating Jammeh at the polls in 2016. The former President rejected the election results,...

October 31, 2021Election Hub, Factchecking
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Gambia’s first ‘raster’ presidential hopeful files for nomination

Bankole Yao Jojo Ahadzie, 43, has made history on Sunday by becoming the first rasterman to file for nomination as a presidential candidate in Gambia. Gambians head to the polls on December 4, a crowded race that show 22 people declaring interest in the country’s top job. Banky, as he is commonly called, has been a staff of the Medical Research Council (MRC) since the 2000. He studied internet engineering in the United Kingdom. The rasterman is seen by many observers as one of the underdogs in the coming elections. However, he is hailed for his simplicity and kindness by associates. He...

October 31, 2021Current Affairs, Election Hub
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