By Pa Louis Sambou I am sure very few would have predicted such high-profile resignation this close into election year. Given the circumstances surrounding the myriad of ‘pies’ under the custodianship…
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COLUMN | The Case for Sensible Reform Without the Toxic Draft
By Pa Louis Sambou Not even the bookies could have predicted how events turned out. The snap ambush laid dressed in white winter gear in anticipation that the snow-white terrain will last…
COLUMN | Is the Recent SSHFC Episode a Case for Meaningful Public Service Reform?
By Pa Louis Sambou The recent Executive engineered movement of human resources assets within the Civil Service would certainly not have been the first of its kind, the methodology and craft are…
COLUMN | The Finalised Draft Constitution: A Long Overdue Lifeline or A Deadly Sinker?
By Pa Louis Sambou Any informed examination of a final outcome or return of any task must first identify the objectives which were set by the mandate for the given task and…
COLUMN | Why I Think The Draft Constitution Has An Islamic State In Mind
By Pa Louis Sambou (first published 24-Nov-19) In light of the heated debate which has been prompted by the omission of the word “secular” from the draft Constitution by the Constitutional Review…
COLUMN | Why National Assembly Mustn’t Abandon Ship & Govt Must Pass Emergency Legislation [COVID-19 Act]
By Pa Louis Sambou In the trying times ahead of us, having seen what happened in China and is currently happening in Europe, it is without a doubt that when (or if)…
COLUMN | How The Gap in the Law (Public Order Act) Is Undermining Its Essence
I suppose I am not a loner in my bewilderment at how a piece of legislation (the Public Order Act) whose objective is to regulate among other things the issuance of permits…
COLUMN | Is President Barrow a Change from Jammeh or a Shade of Jammeh?
If there is anything to learn from history about political novices it is this: they love power and, their novice disposition is often their best sword and shield against their opponents whom…
COLUMN | ‘Three Years Jot Na’: A Cause in Futility?
By Pa Louis Sambou If anyone was opposed to the ‘Three Years Jot Na’ (three years is due) holding their protest for fear that it would turn violent, today’s historic and textbook…