{"id":88286,"date":"2025-10-18T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/president-barrow-calls-opportunistic-politicians-as-vultures"},"modified":"2025-10-19T08:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T08:29:49","slug":"president-barrow-calls-opportunistic-politicians-as-vultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/president-barrow-calls-opportunistic-politicians-as-vultures","title":{"rendered":"President Barrow Calls Opportunistic Politicians as \u201cVultures\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Adama Barrow has described certain politicians who avoid participating in the country\u2019s political landscape as \u201cvultures\u201d who only act when opportunities arise after others have fallen.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during his holiday address to the public, President Barrow criticized politicians who were afraid to engage during former President Yahya Jammeh\u2019s tenure but are now eyeing the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Jammeh was in power, these politicians never associated themselves with politics. Others have done their \u2018Jihad\u2019 and already achieved it. They have sacrificed and now intend to sideline those Jihadists. Such politicians are vultures. They only reach an animal when it is completely dead and its tail cannot move,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>President Barrow added that such politicians are now rising to challenge him because he is \u201cfully adhering to democracy\u201d and does not rely on force. \u201cThey know that Jammeh has gone for eternity. They now rise to challenge for the presidency because it is President Barrow who is here, practicing democracy. I do not have a stick or a gun. So, they now want to remove me and get to the seat,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Turning to his administration\u2019s development initiatives, President Barrow dismissed critics who described his government\u2019s promises as unrealistic. He highlighted the expansion of electricity to over 1,100 communities across The Gambia since taking office, asking, \u201cHow many communities benefited from electricity expansion projects in 50 years of the regimes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The President reaffirmed his government\u2019s commitment to development, emphasizing that his programs have positively transformed many Gambian communities since he assumed office.<\/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 described certain politicians who avoid participating in the country\u2019s political landscape as \u201cvultures\u201d who only act when opportunities arise after others have fallen. 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