{"id":89634,"date":"2025-11-08T08:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/darboe-warns-barrow-could-be-worse-than-jammeh"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:32:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:32:41","slug":"darboe-warns-barrow-could-be-worse-than-jammeh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/darboe-warns-barrow-could-be-worse-than-jammeh","title":{"rendered":"Darboe Warns Barrow could be Worse than Jammeh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Ousainu Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), has cautioned that President Adama Barrow could turn out to be worse than former President Yahya Jammeh, saying the president is \u201cjust testing the waters.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Darboe made the remarks during an interview with Eye Africa TV while reacting to President Barrow\u2019s recent statement that Alkalolu (village heads) and chiefs will campaign for him in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfortunate,\u201d Darboe said, \u201cthat we went around the country telling people that Jammeh\u2019s use of Alkalolu and Seyfolu to campaign for him was wrong and should never happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He reminded the public that Barrow himself had previously condemned such practices, calling them \u201cdirty politics.\u201d \u201cNow,\u201d Darboe added, \u201che is not ashamed or afraid to declare openly that Alkalolu, Seyfolu, and civil servants will campaign for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The UDP leader further noted that, while Jammeh\u2019s regime coerced traditional leaders into campaigning, Jammeh himself never publicly announced that they would do so.<\/p>\n<p>Darboe urged Alkalolu and Seyfolu to exercise caution, warning that \u201cthere will be another commission\u201d to hold them accountable. He recalled that some traditional leaders had testified before the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) and understood the consequences of such actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should not allow themselves to be paraded on TV, where their children and grandchildren will one day watch them and see that they could not stand for the truth,\u201d Darboe advised. \u201cThey can vote for President Barrow if they wish\u2014but they must not campaign for him.\u201d<\/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. 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