{"id":88262,"date":"2025-10-18T06:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T06:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration"},"modified":"2025-10-19T07:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:56:19","slug":"kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration","title":{"rendered":"Kemo Bojang Affirms UMC UDP Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Kemo Bojang, spokesperson for the Unite Movement for Change (UMC), has affirmed that political differences will not prevent the movement from collaborating with any political party\u2014including the United Democratic Party (UDP)\u2014if Gambians desire a united front.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bojang emphasized the importance of unity among opposition parties ahead of the 2026 elections, noting that the UMC remains open to working with all political groups that share its vision for national cohesion and meaningful reform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitical differences won\u2019t stop UMC from working with UDP, but the decision will be up to the movement when the right time comes, and when the conversation begins, there will be people who will be tasked to negotiate on behalf of the movement, and I am confident that they\u2019ll do what is best for the country if we ever get to that state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged that some supporters of the United Democratic Party (UDP) have expressed disappointment over the formation of the Unite Movement for Change (UMC), but noted that such reactions are a natural part of the political process.<\/p>\n<p>Bojang reaffirmed UMC\u2019s respect for the UDP, recognizing its pivotal role in mentoring many of their members and shaping their political journeys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing will ever make us ever disrespect the UDP. Nothing will ever make us say anything negative about the party leader or the institution we came from,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He further emphasized that the UMC remains committed to inclusivity and stands ready to collaborate with any political group\u2014regardless of size\u2014in pursuit of its vision for a united Gambia.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the movement seeks to engage citizens from all generations to take an active role in governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if it\u2019s a party with 100 people, we believe that you are part of this change; we are an umbrella that believes that a united Gambia is possible,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Bojang further explained that the UMC is currently conducting a nationwide outreach to the media and key stakeholders to promote its message of inclusivity, national identity, and collaborative governance\u2014positioning the movement as a credible alternative in Gambian politics.<\/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. Kemo Bojang, spokesperson for the Unite Movement for Change (UMC), has affirmed that political differences will not prevent the movement from collaborating with any political party\u2014including the United Democratic Party (UDP)\u2014if Gambians desire a united front. Bojang emphasized the importance of unity among opposition parties ahead of the 2026 elections, noting that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":88261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-88262","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>Kemo Bojang Affirms UMC UDP Collaboration - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kemo Bojang, spokesperson for the Unite Movement for Change (UMC), has affirmed that political differences will not p ...\" \/>\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\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kemo Bojang Affirms UMC UDP Collaboration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kemo Bojang, spokesperson for the Unite Movement for Change (UMC), has affirmed that political differences will not p ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration\" \/>\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=\"2025-10-18T06:59:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-19T07:56:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1760760872.723795.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\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Kemo Bojang Affirms UMC UDP Collaboration\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-18T06:59:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-19T07:56:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration\"},\"wordCount\":367,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1760760872.723795.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kemo-bojang-affirms-umc-udp-collaboration\",\"name\":\"Kemo Bojang Affirms UMC UDP Collaboration - 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