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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>APRC leader Fabakary Tombong Jatta has said former president Yahya Jammeh cannot return to the country without the approval of the government.<\/b><\/p>\n

Addressing delegates at the eighth APRC national congress in Janjangbureh over the weekend, Mr Jatta who is also the Speaker of the National Assembly, said the party\u2019s militants should understand that Jammeh cannot return to the country without the approval of President Barrow and the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anyone thinks that Jammeh can return to this country without President Barrow or his government\u2019s approval, you are fooling yourself. That is not possible. Also, we should know that the majority of the West African governments and the West don\u2019t like him. So, how will he come?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Jatta claimed that some people latching on to Jammeh\u2019s properties do not want him to return to the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy APRC family, especially those who were in the party from the beginning, please join us and support President Barrow. I can tell you he is a very good leader and he has all the qualities of a president. It is only the likes of him who could rule this country at this moment,\u201d FTJ said.<\/p>\n

He reminded the delegates that the party is now part of the government as a result of the partnership they reached with the NPP which was sanctioned by the delegates and even former president Yahya Jammeh himself during the last congress.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was two years ago that you people concluded that the executive should contact and share ideas with political parties in the supreme interest of the APRC,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said during the negotiations with the NPP, the national executive did not do anything without notifying the former president.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that the unification of the country takes precedence over every other thing and the moment the NPP agreed for us to go into an alliance, we went around the country seeking the approval of the supporters and the majority of them supported the idea. Unfortunately, few people in the West Coast Region, specifically in Foni, were reluctant. I want to assure you that myself and my executive loved Jammeh and the APRC more than anything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Jatta told the delegates that just as the success of the current government is APRC\u2019s success, its failure will be APRC\u2019s failure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to be an opposition party with a difference that would criticise the government when necessary and praise it when it is doing good. That is the spirit of the APRC under my leadership. So, it is in our collective good to put The Gambia first by supporting the ruling party to succeed because when it succeeds the country succeeds,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said until God decides otherwise, President Barrow will remain as The Gambia\u2019s president and there is nothing APRC or anybody can do about that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to discourage all forms of tribalism or regionalism in the party. For us, that should not be encouraged in this country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He commended all party supporters who stood their ground and rallied behind his executive during the most difficult times for the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were taking over the party in 2017, there were people shouting today when they contacted to take executive positions they refused because they were scared. But myself and my executive took the risk, so there is no dishonest person in my camp \u2013 they are all genuine people who love the party,\u201d Jatta said.<\/p>\n

Jatta said the \u2018No Alliance\u2019 breakaway faction represents less than 10 percent of the APRC and that they are bent on disuniting the party.<\/p>\n

He informed the delegates that the local government elections will serve as a litmus test for the APRC but he was quick to say the party will not put up candidates in areas where the NPP and its alliance parties will contest.<\/p>\n

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