{"id":85637,"date":"2025-09-08T07:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable"},"modified":"2025-09-08T07:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:46:10","slug":"demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable","title":{"rendered":"Demba Ali Jawo: Bensouda&#8217;S UDP Position Untenable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Veteran journalist and former Minister of Information, Demba Ali Jawo, has stated that Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda\u2019s standing within the United Democratic Party (UDP) has become increasingly precarious.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are symptoms, definitely, that things can turn chaotic for the party,\u201d Jawo said. \u201cIf you listen to Talib he has not gone to tell us he is leaving the UDP, but it appears his position within the party seems quite untenable right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jawo noted that even if Mayor Bensouda remains within the UDP, his role and influence will likely diminish. He warned that the situation could trigger divisions, as Bensouda\u2019s supporters may reconsider their membership. According to him, should Bensouda decide to leave and take a significant portion of his supporters with him, the impact on the UDP could be considerable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be surprised if Talib decided to quit the UDP; it is a possibility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that Bensouda commands a strong constituency within the party, and any fallout could have serious consequences for its unity.<\/p>\n<p>Jawo attributed the current tensions to a communication gap within the party leadership. He recalled that both Mayor Bensouda and Brikama Area Council Chairman, Yankuba Darboe, had previously made it clear that they would not contest the party\u2019s flagbearership if UDP leader Ousainu Darboe chose to run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Bensouda has said that he asked until the very last minute whether Darboe had applied, and he was told no. That was why he submitted his application,\u201d Jawo explained, adding that the situation could have been avoided if Ousainu Darboe had declared his candidacy earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the brewing internal rift, Jawo commended the UDP for what he described as an unprecedented display of internal democracy, with eleven aspirants vying for the party\u2019s presidential candidacy. \u201cThis has elevated the UDP\u2019s democratic profile,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Jawo cautioned that the unfolding events represent a critical \u201cmake-or-break moment\u201d for the UDP, noting that in The Gambia, it is rare for a party leader to be openly challenged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Veteran journalist and former Minister of Information, Demba Ali Jawo, has stated that Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda\u2019s standing within the United Democratic Party (UDP) has become increasingly precarious. \u201cThere are symptoms, definitely, that things can turn chaotic for the party,\u201d Jawo said. \u201cIf you listen to Talib he has not gone to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":85636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-85637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Demba Ali Jawo: Bensouda&#039;S UDP Position Untenable - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Veteran journalist and former Minister of Information, Demba Ali Jawo, has stated that Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda\u2019s s ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Demba Ali Jawo: Bensouda&#039;S UDP Position Untenable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Veteran journalist and former Minister of Information, Demba Ali Jawo, has stated that Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda\u2019s s ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-08T07:20:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-08T07:46:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/sm_1757304855.343711.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Demba Ali Jawo: Bensouda&#8217;S UDP Position Untenable\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-08T07:20:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-08T07:46:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable\"},\"wordCount\":357,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/09\/sm_1757304855.343711.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/demba-ali-jawo-bensoudas-udp-position-untenable\",\"name\":\"Demba Ali Jawo: Bensouda'S UDP Position Untenable - 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