Former
vice president during First Republic, Bakary B. Dabo has registered his
political party, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced on
Thursday, 2nd January, 2020.
The
party is Gambia for All (GFA).
“The
Independent Electoral Commission hereby wishes to notify the general public
that having met the requirements for registration under section 105 of the
Elections Act 2009 (as amended), a new party: Gambia For All this 2nd day of
January 2, 2020 has been duly registered as a bona fide political party,” a
news release from the IEC said.
The
release also outlined the particulars of the registered party, with Bakary B.
Dabo as secretary and party leader.
The
party’s colour is light blue, (top three quarters) and a gold (bottom one
quarter) with a swarm of bees on wings featured at the top right-hand corner
with a corn cob in the middle as its symbol and ‘tesito’, justice, discipline
as its motto. The party has its secretariat at Manjanko House, Block 64, Kanifing
Estate.
Bakary
B. Dabo had worked at SeneGambia Secretariat and had served as Finance minister
in the First Republic.
He
also served Jammeh as Finance minister briefly in 1994.
