The Gambia’s candidate to occupy this high profile position is Dr. Omar Touray. It is the first time in the history of the ECOWAS Commission that The Gambia will occupy the presidency. The position rotates among the member states of the organisation.
President Adama Barrow received the news today with delight, saying it is a sign of the country’s recognition within the sub-region. He noted that The Gambia had gained more respect among its peers in the sub-region since he came to office in 2017.
Since assuming office, the Barrow administration has strengthened the country’s democratic credentials and respect for the rule of law and the independence of the institutions of the state.
Journalist Dawda Faye, judicial correspondent of The Point newspaper, has published his fourth novel entitled “Struggle for Inheritance”.
He is the author of “The Betrayer,” “Bad Blood” and “The Broken Reed,” which has been reviewed by “The Standard” newspaper.
The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has denied the rumour that they are in talks to form a coalition with Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party (NPP).
The criminal case involving Musa Yalli Batchilly, the secretary general of Gambia Action Party (GAP), who was charged with obtaining money by false pretence, proceeded on the 8th September 2020, before Principal Magistrate Isatou Janneh-Njie of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court.
President Adama Barrow on Monday promised the people of Ndungu Charreh in Lower Nuimi that his government would introduce health insurance and support young people in the fishing industry with $50 million worth of fishing boats and storage building.
