{"id":96086,"date":"2026-04-16T09:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/govt-will-boycott-media-that-boycotts-it-minister-ceesay"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:56:34","slug":"govt-will-boycott-media-that-boycotts-it-minister-ceesay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/govt-will-boycott-media-that-boycotts-it-minister-ceesay","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019T will Boycott Media that Boycotts it \u2013 Minister Ceesay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Minister of Information Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has warned that if the media boycotts government activities as suggested in an intelligence he received, the government will in turn boycott the media.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>His comments came after the media, unhappy with government\u2019s planned media regulation policy, boycotted a validation forum for the policy on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>But according to the minister, the policy was validated anyway and nothing can stop its implementation. He also claimed that what is being peddled by the media about the policy is false.<\/p>\n<p>With the government press conference coming today, Wednesday, the minister told West Coast Radio that he got intelligence that the media is planning to boycott his ministry\u2019s activities. \u201cI\u2019m telling them that if they boycott the Ministry of Information, effectively they are boycotting government and if you boycott government, it boycotts you too, and we\u2019ll see who feels the pinch. Media houses survive on government. That\u2019s a fact,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>His comments came amid rising tensions between the government and the Gambia Press Union (GPU), which has rejected the proposed media regulation policy.<\/p>\n<p>The minister stressed that disagreement is a natural part of governance and should be addressed through engagement rather than withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s an issue, we should discuss it, politics is about disagreement\u2014who should govern, how resources should be distributed, and who gets what, when and how. That is why dialogue is essential,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I would tell the GPU and their allies to come and dialogue and let\u2019s solve this issue. Boycott is not the solution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Minister of Information Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has warned that if the media boycotts government activities as suggested in an intelligence he received, the government will in turn boycott the media. 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