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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Touma Njai, the National Assembly Member for Banjul South, has caused a stir online after asking both President Adama Barrow and opposition leader Ousainu Darboe to truncate any desires to run in the next presidential election.<\/b><\/p>\n

The tweet, which the outspoken NAM made yesterday, was inspired by Senegalese president Macky Sall\u2019s decision not to seek a third term in office after opposition protests led to the death of a reported 30 people.<\/p>\n

Touma, who is one of only three female elected National Assembly Members in The Gambia, enjoined the two biggest political leaders in the country to emulate the Senegalese president.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth Barrow and Darboe [congratulated] Macky [Sall]. We now want both to follow suit. Darboe has lost so many elections; Barrow has done two terms already. Practice what you preach and do what you admire. It\u2019s great to admire Macky but please emulate him. [It is] better for us,\u201d Touma Njai stated.<\/p>\n

Bashed for asking only Darboe and Barrow to step aside leaving another doyen in Halifa Sallah, Touma argued that Mr Sallah has already publicly announced his retirement from representative politics.<\/p>\n

She claimed President Barrow and UDP leader Ousainu Darboe \u201care our problem\u201d.<\/p>\n

She retorted: \u201cWhy would I mention Halifa when he\u2019s announced his retirement from politics? Darboe and Barrow are our problem and I say it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Madi Jobarteh, a human rights activist and political commentator who is no stranger to controversy, was even more ambitious than Touma Njai.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll pre-2017 political leaders should step down from their party leadership positions as soon as possible. Self-perpetuation in power starts with political parties, hence should end there first before becoming a president. Ousainu Darboe, Halifa Sallah, Sidia Jatta, Hamat Bah, Henry Gomez, Mai Fatty, Mamma Kandeh, etc,\u201d Mr Jobarteh responded to Touma\u2019s post.<\/p>\n

Ousainu Darboe has contested five presidential elections; 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2021 and lost all.<\/p>\n

Adama Barrow has won two consecutive presidential elections; 2016 and 2021.<\/p>\n

He has however been under pressure to quit in order to honour a two-term presidency, which was considered a major legislation in the defeated 2020 Draft Constitution.<\/p>\n

Both leaders have shown no sign of stepping aside, with Barrow\u2019s camp already announcing his re-election bid less than a month after the closure of the last election cycle.<\/p>\n

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