{"id":88258,"date":"2025-10-18T06:38:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T06:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures"},"modified":"2025-10-19T07:55:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:55:37","slug":"barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures","title":{"rendered":"Barrow Warns Nianija Residents against Power Vultures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Adama Barrow has urged residents of Chamen Nianija to remain vigilant against individuals he described as \u201cvultures\u201d seeking political power for selfish reasons. The warning came during a meeting held at his Mankamang Kunda residence, where he also hosted delegations from the Upper River and Lower River Regions.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people, when Jammeh was ruling, they were afraid of him,\u201d President Barrow said. \u201cSomebody did the Jihad till it is fulfilled. Now they have come out and want to put aside those people to take over the country. These people are vultures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drawing a vivid analogy, the president likened such individuals to scavengers who prey on weakness. \u201cYou know vultures, they only come close to meat when it is completely dead,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is what is happening today. They know Jammeh is gone for good, and because Barrow rules with democracy instead of fear, they think they can remove him easily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Barrow, however, cautioned that dislodging his government would not be simple. \u201cTo take over, you have to climb many trees,\u201d he remarked, signaling his readiness to defend his administration\u2019s record and mandate.<\/p>\n<p>President Barrow also took aim at those he alleged fled the country during former President Yahya Jammeh\u2019s regime but have since returned to seek leadership positions. He urged citizens not to support such individuals, warning that they would once again abandon the nation if entrusted with power.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting his administration\u2019s development achievements, Barrow revealed that his government is currently extending electricity to 1,100 villages across the country, leaving only about 300 of The Gambia\u2019s 1,800 villages without access to power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 50 years, how many villages did they electrify?\u201d he asked rhetorically, contrasting his government\u2019s progress with that of previous administrations.<\/p>\n<p>The president reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to national development, assuring citizens that their concerns and proposals were duly noted and would be incorporated into future government programs.<\/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. President Adama Barrow has urged residents of Chamen Nianija to remain vigilant against individuals he described as \u201cvultures\u201d seeking political power for selfish reasons. The warning came during a meeting held at his Mankamang Kunda residence, where he also hosted delegations from the Upper River and Lower River Regions. \u201cThese people, when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":88257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-88258","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>Barrow Warns Nianija Residents against Power Vultures - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President Adama Barrow has urged residents of Chamen Nianija to remain vigilant against individuals he described as \u201c ...\" \/>\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\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Barrow Warns Nianija Residents against Power Vultures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Adama Barrow has urged residents of Chamen Nianija to remain vigilant against individuals he described as \u201c ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures\" \/>\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=\"2025-10-18T06:38:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-19T07:55:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1760760835.280568.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\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Barrow Warns Nianija Residents against Power Vultures\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-18T06:38:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-19T07:55:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures\"},\"wordCount\":333,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1760760835.280568.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\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrow-warns-nianija-residents-against-power-vultures\",\"name\":\"Barrow Warns Nianija Residents against Power Vultures - 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