Last year, UDP sacked Sonko with two other councilors in the West Coast Region on the grounds that they were not complying with the rules and regulation of the party.
Relying on the Local Government laws, the party expected Sonko and co to lose their seats automatically because the law states that any elected official loses his/her seat once his/her party sacks them. However, the matter ended, with Supreme Court declaring that law as unconstitutional.
The UDP Spokesperson Almamy Taal told The Fatu Network the Supreme Court is now saying the law that his party relied on “is unconstitutional.”
The British High Commissioner to The Gambia, David Belgrove has expressed his commitment to continue working with and supporting The Gambia’s Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) in accessing climate financing particularly for its programmes on resilience and adaptation.
The Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) says it is concerned over the recent seizure of cocaine at The Gambia seaport and thus urged the government to come out with a statement, assuring proper investigations and prosecution of any suspected person.
Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, the minister for Health has called on the public especially those living close to the border not to be complacent despite the achievement registered in the fight against covid-19 in The Gambia as compared to other countries across the globe.
The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) on Wednesday established a national respond strategy committee on food security and Covid-19 to curb the effects of the deadly disease in the country. The event was held at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA).
