{"id":88981,"date":"2025-10-30T06:28:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia"},"modified":"2025-10-30T06:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:41:09","slug":"minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia","title":{"rendered":"Minister Ceesay Claims no Credible Opposition in Gambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has said that none of The Gambia\u2019s opposition parties are credible, describing them as inexperienced and a potential danger to sub-regional security.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with a Senegalese media outlet in Dakar, Dr. Ceesay argued that opposition leaders lack understanding of the complex security dynamics in the Sahel and the broader subregion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey play with the relationship between The Gambia and Senegal. But President Adama Barrow has handled it with due diligence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ceesay maintained that the opposition lacks both credibility and vision, claiming that even their own households would not vote for them. \u201cThose are the people vying for leadership\u2014none of them have vision or a program. All they seek is power and the privileges that come with it,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that all opposition parties share a single agenda\u2014the pursuit of power and the privileges that come with it. Minister Ceesay argued that they fail to understand that governance is about service and hard work, attributing this to their lack of experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of them have worked in government to gain the necessary experience, except the old man from the UDP, who served as vice president and foreign affairs minister,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Ceesay told the Senegalese media that the relationship between The Gambia and Senegal is now stronger than ever, particularly in areas of cooperation. He noted that the two nations have never enjoyed such close ties since independence, emphasizing, \u201cThis partnership is vital, and we must safeguard it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that if the Gambian opposition were asked about their foreign policy stance toward Senegal, they would have no clear position or direction. \u201cFor that reason,\u201d he argued, \u201cthe responsibility of governing should not be entrusted to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Minister Ceesay, both Gambians and Senegalese share a common understanding that President Adama Barrow\u2019s leadership is essential for Gambia\u2019s progress, development, stability, and continuity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Senegalese also recognize that to further strengthen cooperation between our two countries, President Barrow\u2019s leadership in The Gambia is crucial\u2014a development that serves the best interests of Gambia, Senegambia, and the entire subregion,\u201d he concluded.<\/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. The Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has said that none of The Gambia\u2019s opposition parties are credible, describing them as inexperienced and a potential danger to sub-regional security. Speaking in an interview with a Senegalese media outlet in Dakar, Dr. Ceesay argued that opposition leaders lack understanding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":88980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-88981","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>Minister Ceesay Claims no Credible Opposition in Gambia - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has said that none of The Gambia\u2019s ...\" \/>\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\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Minister Ceesay Claims no Credible Opposition in Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has said that none of The Gambia\u2019s ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia\" \/>\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=\"2025-10-30T06:28:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-30T06:41:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761793838.372363.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\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Minister Ceesay Claims no Credible Opposition in Gambia\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-30T06:28:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-30T06:41:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia\"},\"wordCount\":386,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/sm_1761793838.372363.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ceesay-claims-no-credible-opposition-in-gambia\",\"name\":\"Minister Ceesay Claims no Credible Opposition in Gambia - 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