{"id":87466,"date":"2025-10-07T08:37:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/mayor-bensouda-aims-to-restore-integrity-in-governance"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:19:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:19:37","slug":"mayor-bensouda-aims-to-restore-integrity-in-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/mayor-bensouda-aims-to-restore-integrity-in-governance","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Bensouda Aims to Restore Integrity in Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda, leader of the newly formed Unite Movement for Change, has reaffirmed that the group\u2019s primary mission is to restore integrity and accountability in The Gambia\u2019s governance and political landscape.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not talk about people, we will not talk about personalities. We will talk about problems and ideas,\u201d Mayor Bensouda stated during the movement\u2019s inaugural meeting.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the movement is founded on three core principles\u2014integrity, transformation, and equality\u2014values he described as long absent from Gambian politics and governance.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing members of the movement, Mayor Bensouda acknowledged that their departure from the United Democratic Party (UDP) stemmed from differing visions, but he underscored the importance of maintaining respect for the party and its leadership.\u201cWe must always respect the party leader and the party members,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must always remember that we once shared good memories with our former colleagues,\u201d he said, urging members to uphold mutual respect and civility in political discourse.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the Unite Movement for Change as \u201cthe fourth revolution\u201d in the country\u2019s political evolution, Bensouda said the initiative aims to establish a government that truly represents the hopes and aspirations of the Gambian people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis movement belongs to all Gambians and together we will transform it into a formidable political party that represents the desires and aspirations of young people, old people, male and female, rural and urban Gambians, educated and uneducated Gambians,\u201d Mayor Bensouda stated.<\/p>\n<p>Bensouda summarized the movement\u2019s vision succinctly: \u201cThe Unite Movement for Change is simple and sharp \u2014 we unite, we move, and we change our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded by urging members to uphold integrity, honesty, and truth, and to defend the enduring principles and values of their forebears.<\/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. 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