“Since the beginning of the scandal everyone connected to the party stands in solidarity with you Lamin Bojang. However, recently you accused senior members of the party of circulating the purported nude video during a press conference you held at your house in Brufut. This comes as a surprise to the entire larger party of GAP because no executive member of GAP was aware of the said press conference,” the party said in a press release.
“We want to make it clear that your actions are unethical and are not in line with the party’s constitution as well as modus operandi of the party. This, we unanimously agreed to expel you from the party and you are no longer our presidential candidate or flagbearer effective 15 July 2020.
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Pathologist testifies as Yankuba’s trial progresses
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Dr. Abdoulie Badjan, head of the Department of Pathology at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, yesterday testified before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court in Banjul in the murder case involving Yankuba Touray.
Capsized Dec 4 boat: How did it all happen?
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GCCI renders D1.6m aid to councils to fight covid-19
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Transport Union forms interim committee
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Members of The Gambia Transport Food, Agriculture and Industrial Workers Union, the biggest Transport Union in The Gambia, on Saturday 9 May 2020 overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution to dissolve its executive committee under the leadership of Mustapha Jobe, alleging that the committee has failed in all aspects and dormant in all major national issues affecting its members.
Gov’t refutes coup plot allegations as outrageous
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Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza dies
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