Africa-Press – Gambia. Twenty senior United Democratic Party (UDP) officials and members from the West Coast Region have collectively resigned from their positions and party membership, dealing a significant blow to the opposition party’s regional structure.
The resignations, announced in a formal letter dated September 27, 2025, and addressed to the UDP Administrative Secretary in Banjul, include high-ranking regional committee members, constituency chairmen, and ward-level officials across multiple constituencies.
Among the most notable resignations are Regional Committee Treasurer Sirimang Kuyateh and Deputy Treasurer Modou Simaga, whose departures leave a significant gap in the party’s financial leadership structure in the region.
The exodus also includes constituency chairmen from key areas: Ebrima Ceesay of Kombo East, Alagie Njie of Foni Bondali, and Momodou Jallow Gibba, who served as both Foni Berefet Constituency Chairman and All Foni UDP Chairman.
Other prominent figures stepping down include Daniel Mendy, who held positions as both Brikama South representative and UDP National Executive Treasurer/Coopted, and Fatou Khan, Deputy Secretary of the Regional Committee’s Women’s Wing.
In their joint resignation letter, the group wrote: “We, the undersigned executive position holders and members of the United Democratic Party (UDP) in West Coast Region, hereby tender our resignation from both our executive positions and membership of the Party with immediate effect.”
They also expressed gratitude for the cooperation and support received during their tenure, while requesting that their decision be accepted without reservation.
Full list of figures stepping down is:
1. Sirimang Kuyateh, Regional Committee, Treasurer
2. Modou Simaga, Regional Committee, Deputy Treasurer
3. Fatou Khan, Regional Committee, Women’s Wing, Deputy Secretary
4. Alhagie Camara, Nyambai Ward/Regional Committee, Chairman/Coopted
5. Ebrima Ceesay, Kombo East Constituency, Chairman
6. Daniel Mendy, Brikama South/ UDP National Executive, Treasurer/Coopted
7. Alhagie SM Jobarteh, UDP Online TV Media, Admin
8. Alagie Njie, Foni Bondali Constituency, Chairman
9. Momodou Jallow Gibba, Foni Berefet Constituency Chairman & All Foni UDP Chairman
10. Demba Dampha, Foni Bondali Constituency, Campaign Manager
11. Binta Camara, Sennehmentereng Constituency Women’s Wing, Organising Secretary
12. Mariama Fofana, Regional Committee Women’s Wing, Coopted Member
13. Omar Bojang, Brikama South- Gida, Member
14. Sainey Kijerah, Brikama North- Misera, Member
15. Ousman Camara, Brikama South- Dasilameh, Member
16. Buba Gassama, Old Yundum- Willingara, Member
17. Musa Kebbeh, Foni Bintang – Sibanor, Member
18. Abu Mendy, Kombo South- Rumba, Member
19. Lamin Jaiteh, Busumballa- Lamin, Member
20. Ousman Jatta, Busumballa- Yundum, Member
This development represents one of the most significant collective resignations from the United Democratic Party (UDP) in recent memory, both within the West Coast Region and across the party’s broader national structure. The departure of such a large number of senior officials—many of whom held influential positions at the regional, constituency, and ward levels—signals more than just an internal reshuffle; it threatens the party’s grassroots machinery in the country’s most populous region.
As of press time, the UDP leadership had not issued an official response to the mass resignations.
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