{"id":87571,"date":"2025-10-08T15:19:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal"},"modified":"2025-10-08T16:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T16:10:27","slug":"darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal","title":{"rendered":"Darboe Accuses Barrow and Bensouda of Betrayal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and Secretary General Ousainou Darboe has accused President Adama Barrow and Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of abandoning the party\u2019s founding principles in pursuit of personal ambition.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a UDP fundraising event in Vienna, Austria, Darboe said both Barrow and Bensouda departed from the UDP\u2019s core values, prioritizing self-interest instead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdama Barrow was not a founding member of the UDP \u2014 1996 did not meet him in the party. That is why he left,\u201d Darboe said. \u201cMy son Talib also was not a founding member, so they don\u2019t look at the values of the party; they only look at what personal benefits they can get.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Darboe emphasized that the UDP remains steadfast in its commitment to democracy and the fight against corruption, principles he said have defined the party since its formation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey know very well that Ousainou Darboe and corruption are enemies,\u201d he said. \u201cSince 1996, UDP has been telling Gambians, \u2018Let\u2019s fight corruption.\u2019 There will never be any political party in The Gambia that can say something new to the people that UDP has not already said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The veteran opposition leader also recalled how the UDP was among the first to expose and challenge corruption under former president Yahya Jammeh, including the alleged embezzlement of a $3 million crude oil donation from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were the first to confront Jammeh over the crude oil donations from Nigeria that were stolen. From day one, UDP has been fighting against corruption,\u201d Darboe stated.<\/p>\n<p>He further commended former party flagbearer aspirants Amadou Sanneh and Borry Touray for their continued loyalty and commitment to the UDP, despite not being selected as candidates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmadou Sanneh told me that he stands behind me and will support me until victory. Borry Touray also believes in the party and does not see UDP as a ladder for personal gain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Darboe concluded by expressing gratitude to the Gambian diaspora for their unwavering support, reaffirming his dedication to leading the UDP and the country in accordance with democratic principles and accountability.<\/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. United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and Secretary General Ousainou Darboe has accused President Adama Barrow and Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of abandoning the party\u2019s founding principles in pursuit of personal ambition. Speaking during a UDP fundraising event in Vienna, Austria, Darboe said both Barrow and Bensouda departed from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":87570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-87571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","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>Darboe Accuses Barrow and Bensouda of Betrayal - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and Secretary General Ousainou Darboe has accused President Adama Barrow and Kan ...\" \/>\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\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Darboe Accuses Barrow and Bensouda of Betrayal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and Secretary General Ousainou Darboe has accused President Adama Barrow and Kan ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal\" \/>\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=\"2025-10-08T15:19:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-08T16:10:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1759927032.158588.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"655\" \/>\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\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Darboe Accuses Barrow and Bensouda of Betrayal\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-08T15:19:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-08T16:10:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal\"},\"wordCount\":363,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1759927032.158588.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/darboe-accuses-barrow-and-bensouda-of-betrayal\",\"name\":\"Darboe Accuses Barrow and Bensouda of Betrayal - 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