{"id":87489,"date":"2025-10-07T17:51:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/lamin-j-darboe-aims-for-influence-in-2026-politics"},"modified":"2025-10-07T19:28:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:28:02","slug":"lamin-j-darboe-aims-for-influence-in-2026-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/lamin-j-darboe-aims-for-influence-in-2026-politics","title":{"rendered":"Lamin J Darboe Aims for Influence in 2026 Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe has announced his intention to take part in a coalition of political actors and play an influential role ahead of the 2026 presidential elections.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Darboe made this revelation during a televised interview over the weekend on Teledal TV. Commenting on the possibility of joining the incumbent, he said he is uncertain whether he could influence the direction of the current administration, adding that it would be disappointing to join any political party without being able to influence its course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never say never in politics. That\u2019s difficult for me, obviously. I don\u2019t know what will happen. What I know is that we are talking to people going into 2026. So, I will be part of a coalition that will present a major challenge to any player, including the incumbent,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Darboe said the country is experiencing a very unsettled political climate and urged the government to do more to persuade citizens to have a favourable view of its administration.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that many national challenges remain unaddressed, arguing that the government\u2019s focus has been largely on infrastructural development. He emphasized that the funds used for such projects belong to the Gambian people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose are public funds. They don\u2019t belong to the president,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the legacy of President Barrow\u2019s administration will be determined not by its infrastructural achievements but by how it handles governance.<\/p>\n<p>The respected lawyer further states that governance remains the biggest problem in The Gambia. He argued that unless the presidency leads efforts to address governance issues, the country will remain unsettled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he\u2019s unable to do that, then he\u2019ll leave no legacy. The roads are not legacies. The buildings are not legacies. Governance means restraining yourself, looking at yourself, and asking whether you are doing the right thing,\u201d he maintained.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Darboe concludes by saying that good governance is what differentiates successful nations from failed ones, emphasizing that no human being is superior to another.<\/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. Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe has announced his intention to take part in a coalition of political actors and play an influential role ahead of the 2026 presidential elections. Mr. Darboe made this revelation during a televised interview over the weekend on Teledal TV. Commenting on the possibility of joining the incumbent, he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":87487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-87489","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>Lamin J Darboe Aims for Influence in 2026 Politics - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lawyer Lamin J. 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