{"id":89445,"date":"2025-11-05T08:23:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/dr-ceesay-warns-against-talib-bensoudas-leadership"},"modified":"2025-11-05T08:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:30:48","slug":"dr-ceesay-warns-against-talib-bensoudas-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/dr-ceesay-warns-against-talib-bensoudas-leadership","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ceesay Warns against Talib Bensouda\u2019S Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, has expressed serious concerns about the leadership of Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council and leader of the Unite Movement for Change, warning that his governance could pose risks to The Gambia.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with West Coast Radio, Dr. Ceesay questioned Bensouda\u2019s readiness to lead the country, citing a lack of tangible achievements during his tenure as mayor. \u201cFor eight years, very little has changed in Kanifing Municipal Council. Waste management remains a challenge, and many projects have failed to deliver value for money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ceesay further criticized Bensouda\u2019s political alliances, suggesting that his leadership is primarily supported by capitalist business interests with no clear solutions for national development. \u201cIt is dangerous to give a country to such people whose only interest is to expand their business activities; they have no solution for this country,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>He also expressed doubts about the competence of the Unite Movement for Change\u2019s potential cabinet, describing its members as inexperienced. \u201cWhose potential cabinet is composed of people who are itinerant and nomadic politicians, with no background whatsoever in anything. They have no CVs, in fact, of boys who have tried for ten years, and they could not finish a simple UTG program,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ceesay concluded that Mayor Bensouda\u2019s political priorities are driven by personal business interests, making him unable to connect with ordinary Gambians or responsibly govern the country.<\/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. Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, has expressed serious concerns about the leadership of Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council and leader of the Unite Movement for Change, warning that his governance could pose risks to The Gambia. 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