The party is headed by Sheikh Tijan Hydara, making it the 16th political party in the country.
“The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) 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 Alliance for National Unity has this 9th day of June 2020 been duly registered as a bona fide political party,” the Commission states in a press release sent to this medium.
The particulars of the new party named Sheikh Tijan Hydara as leader; with secretariat in Brusubi Phase I, West coast Region.
The party has Sea Green and Sky Blue in colour, with the symbol: People in a circle holding hands as a sign of unity and the motto: GANU is the solution.
The people of Sukuta who were arrested in the midst of land tussle with government on Tuesday spoke to journalists at the Brusubi Police Station days after they were granted bail.
The ECOWAS Ministerial Coordination Committee on Transport, Logistics and Trade has made recommendations on the harmonised and gradual re-opening of land, air and sea borders for restoring cross border economic activities, especially for movement of humanitarian personnel, medical supplies and equipment and essential goods in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former managing director of Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC), Mohamadou Manjang has rejected Barrow’s recent appointment. This development comes barely a week after his redeployment to the Senegalo-Gambian secretariat.
The former Prisons Director David Colley yesterday testified before the TRRC, denying every allegation leveled against him, ranging from prisoners’ torture, serving poor diet, taking bribes, stealing prisoners' foods, authorising soldiers to take detainees from the prison, tribalism and many more at the state central prison (Mile 2).
Chief of Defence Staff of The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) Lt. Gen. Yakuba Drammeh and Navy Captain Dembo Jarju who were recently on self-quarantine over covid-19 have tested negative, The Point has been informed.
A.M. Yusuf, state counsel, yesterday urged the High Court in Banjul before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh to ask Yankuba Touray, who is charged with murder, to open his defence. This followed the no-case submission made by Defence Counsel Sissoho on behalf of Yankuba.
The second SN Brussels flight is expected today with 65 Gambians; most of whom were stranded in Europe because of the covid-19, official sources said.
