{"id":13957,"date":"2022-04-11T13:36:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T13:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/jammeh-retakes-foni%ef%bf%bc"},"modified":"2022-04-11T14:24:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:24:53","slug":"jammeh-retakes-foni%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/jammeh-retakes-foni%ef%bf%bc","title":{"rendered":"Jammeh retakes Fo\u00f1i\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Five candidates who have been backed by former president Yahya Jammeh against APRC have retaken Fo\u00f1i. The former ruling party split in November after Jammeh announced the arbitrary sacking of Fabakary Tombong Jatta and his executive members for coalescing with the governing National People\u2019s Party.<\/p>\n<p>The split created rivalry in Fo\u00f1i between Jatta\u2019s APRC and Jammeh\u2019s which came to be known as the No Alliance Movement (NAM), which went on to back GDC\u2019s Mamma Kandeh in December\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s parliamentary election provided the first test of both side\u2019s popularity in Fo\u00f1i, with the FTJ faction enjoying incumbency. However, it was a hammer blow for the green party as the NAM candidates beat them in all five constituencies in Fo\u00f1i.<\/p>\n<p>Bakary K Badjie in Fo\u00f1i Bintang; Almamy Gibba in Fo\u00f1i Kansala; Pa Dembo Sanneh in Fo\u00f1i Bondali; Amie Colley in Fo\u00f1i Berefet; and Kebba Tumanding Sanneh in Fo\u00f1i Jarrol walloped the incumbents, including former regional governor and local government minister Musa \u2018Amul\u2019 Nyassi.<\/p>\n<p>Since the NPP and the FTJ-led APRC were in coalition, the parliamentarians openly backed President Barrow to the displeasure of the exiled former president.<\/p>\n<p>By sweeping polls throughout Fo\u00f1i with his selected candidates, however, Jammeh is effectively back in control of the region. The FTJ faction only won Jeshwang and Bundungka Kunda.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Five candidates who have been backed by former president Yahya Jammeh against APRC have retaken Fo\u00f1i. The former ruling party split in November after Jammeh announced the arbitrary sacking of Fabakary Tombong Jatta and his executive members for coalescing with the governing National People\u2019s Party. 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