The UDP recently filed a Motion Ex-Parte before the Supreme Court of The Gambia seeking review of the court’s ruling of 28th December 2021.
It could be recalled that the Supreme Court of The Gambia on Tuesday 28 December 2021 struck out the electoral petition filed by the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) on the grounds that the petition contravenes Rule 11 of Election Petition rules. UDP was therefore ordered to pay a cost of D100,000 to the first respondent.
Meanwhile, the UDP on January 10th 2022, filed a motion to seek leave of the Supreme Court to make an application for review of this court ruling.
The minister of Tourism and Culture Hamat N.K. Bah has sent a message of condolence to the family of late Thione Seck – a renowned Senegalese singer and musician who died on Sunday.
The eight soldiers who were convicted of treason recently have been acquitted and discharged by The Gambia Court of Appeal.
“There is no cause for alarm. Gambia is safe and we have put mechanism in place for any imminent locust invasion in The Gambia,” says Ebrima Sisawo, the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture. However, he added that lack of trained personnel to deal with any imminent locusts’ invasion is a concern.
The head of the Gambia Victims’ Centre has told this medium that the situation of victims of the Jammeh era is tragic more so on account of the way and manner the present government is handling their welfare.
