Rohey Malick Lowe is preparing for the opening of the REFELA confab and the campaign proper today Tuesday.
Mayor Lowe, who is the current vice president of REFELA West Africa, is contesting for the position of president in an election slated for today Wednesday.
Hopes are high that she will sweep the polls, as The Gambia bid already got the backing of many powerful countries.
Participants at the confab will comprise mayors, governors, ministers, CSOs and sub-national and local government authorities of various countries in Africa.
It could be recalled that the mayor of Banjul was elected REFELA vice president for West Africa in February, this year.
REFELA is the acronym for the Network of Women elected officials of sub-national and local governments in Africa that regroups women members of the political bodies dealing with the governance of the local authorities and governments of Africa.
A 15-member executive bureau manages the network representing the South, North, Central, East, and West Africa regions.
Following the Gam-Petroleum alleged corruption scandal and malpractices, Justice Haddy Roche of the High Court of The Gambia has acquitted and discharged Saihou Drammeh, 1st accused and Lamin Gassama, the 2nd accused on all charges against them by the State.
Mr. Lamin Fatajo
Education director for Region Two Directorate has described the current covid-19 situation in schools as uncertain, delicate and complex which nobody expected the unexpected closure of 2020/2021 academic year.
A former accountant general, who worked under former president Yahya Jammeh, yesterday testified before the TRRC, revealing his involvement in the 2006 abortive coup and his subsequent detention at Mile 2 and NIA Headquarters.
