14/07/2025
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PUBLIC STATEMENT: GALA READY TO STAGE A PEACEFUL PROTEST
In recent years, The Gambia has been rocked by an series of corruption scandals, financial mismanagement, and gross inefficiencies across key public institutions. Despite repeated audit reports, parliamentary and presidential inquiries, investigative journalism reports, and whistleblower accounts, justice and accountability remain elusive. The blatant disregard for the rule of law, lack of accountability, and abuse of office have become normalized, entrenched thereby betraying the objective of the hard-fought political change in 2016 aimed at ushering an era of democratic governance guided by adherence to the rule of law and accountability standards. This unfortunate reality which continues to aggravate is directly threatening the very fabric of our democracy, undermining good governance and the future of our nation.
It is time to break the silence! Gambians Against Looted Assets wish to inform the general public that we have submitted a letter of request to the Inspector General of Police for a permit to stage a peaceful protest against corruption and a call for urgent and comprehensive accountability from the state.
The protest is planned for Tuesday, 22nd July 2025, from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm at Westfield, Kanifing Municipality. This decision is in full accordance with Section 25 of the 1997 Constitution, which guarantees our right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Our demonstration will be carried out responsibly, peacefully, and with a unified call for justice, transparency, and accountability.
This protest is not an vain reaction; rather it is an exercise of moral responsibility and civic duty in line with the laws of the land to demand action by the state. It is a call to the Government of the Gambia to urgently take meaningful and lasting measures to address the concerns of the citizenry, in particular, to take necessary action in relation to the following incidents of corruption, abuse of office and disregard of the rule of law:
• Russian Oil Scandal Report (2025)
• Malpractices exposed by National Audit Office Reports (2017–2020)
• Malpractices exposed in GTBoard Staff Petition and confirmed by the National Assembly (2023)
• Malpractices exposed in the GPA Corruption Report of the National Assembly (2023)
• Malpractices exposed in the following audit reports:
o EFSTH Audit Report (2021)
o IEC Audit Report (2024) –
o COVID Funds Report (2023)
• Illegal Land Allocations (2017–2025).
• Passport Scandal (2021)
• National Assembly Resolution on Government Imprest Report (2023)
• The widespread incidence of the erosion of the Rule of Law and Abuse of Office
• The widespread and gross Inefficiency, Negligence and Underperformance across the Public Services
• Transparency Deficit across Public Institutions
• Corruption at Gambia Football Federation
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
This protest is a national call to conscience. We are Gambians united by the pain of betrayal and the hope for a better country. We demand Transparency, Accountability, Probity in the public sector for the urgent need to end corruption in The Gambia.
We urge all concerned citizens to join us peacefully, to raise their voices for truth and accountability. This is not about anger it’s about courage, unity, and love for country.
Spokesperson
Omar Saibo Camara
