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.
As part of the National Development Plan (NDP) of The Gambia government, the minister of Tourism and Culture, Hamat N.K. Bah, Friday 19 June 2020, laid the foundation stone for the eco tourism park and tourism camp in Kunkilin in the Central River Region and Sotuma Samba in Jimara.
State House, Banjul, 3 February 2021: President Adama Barrow received the Letters of Credence of the Malaysian High Commissioner to The Gambia, H.E. Shazelina Zainul Abidin, the Ghanaian High Commissioner, Gloria POKU, and Ambassador of The Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E Noha Ahmed MAHER KHEDR at a ceremony held at the State House in Banjul, on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) announced the resumption of grade 9 classes on Wednesday 24 June 2020, four months after closure due to covid-19 pandemic.
