{"id":10307,"date":"2022-02-08T19:14:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T19:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/npp-strongman-refutes-udp-claims-against-him"},"modified":"2022-02-08T19:42:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T19:42:06","slug":"npp-strongman-refutes-udp-claims-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/npp-strongman-refutes-udp-claims-against-him","title":{"rendered":"NPP STRONGMAN REFUTES UDP CLAIMS AGAINST HIM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>By Omar Bah<\/b><\/p>\n

The NPP national organising secretary has rebutted UDP\u2019s claims that the ruling party was involved in bribing electorate to vote for Adama Barrow. Following two unsuccessful attempts to present evidence of its allegations of election malpractice in court, the UDP began sharing its petition file with the public. In a press conference held last week, UDP leader Ousainu Darboe accused several NPP executive members of indulging in voter inducement by distributing cash, cooking pots, milling machines among other materials.<\/p>\n

One of those singled out is Fabou Sanneh, a UDP stalwart turned NPP bulldog. Among other things, Darboe accused Sanneh of donating a milling machine to Jula Kunda village in Kiang West during the campaign as a solicitation of votes for Barrow.<\/p>\n

Fabou Sanneh admitted to The Standard that indeed he donated a milling machine to Jula Kunda but denied it was meant to induce the villagers to vote for the NPP.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is not true because I have been supporting people dating back 30 years. I have been engaged in humanitarian issues all my life and even when I was with the UDP, I used to give support to the community even during campaigns and the UDP never complained about that,\u201d Sanneh told The Standard.<\/p>\n

He said President Barrow was not even aware of the donation because he procured the milling machine by himself after the villagers requested for his support. \u201cIf the UDP allegations were anything to go by, the NPP would have won in Kiang West,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sanneh said the issue of donating money and materials during campaign periods would be \u201calmost impossible\u201d to eradicate in Gambian politics because Darboe himself, Momodou Sabally and Amadou Scattred Janneh were seen giving out cooking pots and other materials during the campaign.<\/p>\n

He said \u201cGambians voted for President Barrow and UDP should respect the will of the people\u201d. Sanneh said he was anticipating that the UDP would have produced \u201ctangible reasons\u201d on why they rejected the election results.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was disappointing to hear them talking about cooking pots and boreholes donated to poor Gambian communities. That was shameful. I was shocked because this is a party that I know inside out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the UDP should revisit its inner circle and try to deal with the several groups created by the party supporters just to insult people from all tribes and backgrounds. They are the problem and the earlier they sort them out the better for them,\u201d Sanneh advised. Reset<\/p>\n

On why he left the UDP, Mr Sanneh said: \u201cI was forced to leave the UDP after the change in 2016 because some of us who have fought very hard for the party under Jammeh to ensure the change, were sidelined and Darboe went ahead and formed his own group \u201cHellal\u201d think tank consisting of so-called \u201chigh class\u201d people who will never risk anything under the sun\u201d. He said the UDP need a reset from the Darboe-era as the current leadership has \u201clost its mental ability to lead\u201d the party.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. By Omar Bah The NPP national organising secretary has rebutted UDP\u2019s claims that the ruling party was involved in bribing electorate to vote for Adama Barrow. Following two unsuccessful attempts to present evidence of its allegations of election malpractice in court, the UDP began sharing its petition file with the public. 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