He said 18 political parties, (which is now confirmed to be 22) have been registered.
Twelve (12) independent candidates aspire for the top job. Mr Njie said stations have been increased to 1,540.
Upon preparations of the December 4th election, the Chairman of Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Alieu Momarr Njie, said logistically, they have spent over 2 million dalasis for drum boxes per candidate.
‘It is expensive and a nightmare,’ he said.
The party leader of United Democratic Party UDP Lawyer Ousainou Darboe described it “a very dark day” in the post-dictatorship of The Gambia as deputies failed to support the Draft Bill. He thus accused Barrow’s administration’s unwillingness to prioritise national interest.
The vice chancellor of the University of The Gambia (UTG), Prof. Faqir Muhammad Anjum, has on Tuesday 14 September 2021 been asked to go on a “Home Leave” by the Governing Council – a body responsible for supervising and regulating the management of the university.
Dr. Amat Bah, the executive director of the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) and the project coordinator for the Social Safety Net Project (SSNP), has told journalists that the Nafa programme is designed to lift extreme poor households from poverty.
Twenty-five -year-old lady was yesterday arraigned before Principal Magistrate Omar Jabang of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court and charged with murder contrary to Section 187 and punishable under Section 188 of the Criminal Code.
