{"id":90066,"date":"2025-11-13T18:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/brikama-chairman-accuses-mayor-bensouda-of-dividing-udp"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:44:21","slug":"brikama-chairman-accuses-mayor-bensouda-of-dividing-udp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/brikama-chairman-accuses-mayor-bensouda-of-dividing-udp","title":{"rendered":"Brikama Chairman Accuses Mayor Bensouda of Dividing UDP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Yankuba Darboe, chairman of the Brikama Area Council and a senior figure in the United Democratic Party (UDP), has accused Kanifing Municipal Council Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of sowing division within the opposition party.<\/b><\/p>\n

In an interview with Mengbe Kering TV, Mr. Darboe said the UDP had remained cohesive since its founding in 1996, until Mr. Bensouda\u2019s rise within the party allegedly introduced factionalism.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince 1996, the UDP has not had any camp problems, but Talib\u2019s arrival changed that,\u201d Mr. Darboe said. \u201cHe brought this camp business to the party. As a UDP member since 1996, I can attest that we never had camp issues until Talib joined the party; that is the time it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Darboe accused Mr. Bensouda of fostering rival groups within the UDP, claiming that the internal rifts had weakened party unity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you tell them that we have camps within the party, they would say, \u2018Yanks have a camp, Rohey has a camp, Lamin Sanneh has a camp,\u201d he said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have any camp; there is no other camp aside from Talib\u2019s Camp.\u2019 That is the camp that some drifters are still in the party. I don\u2019t know whether they will go or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

He argued that the departure of some of Mr. Bensouda\u2019s allies has helped restore unity within the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir departure is what is good for the party,\u201d Mr. Darboe said. \u201cBecause creating a group within a group destroys it. When they left, the ones that are still in the party, we all have one voice, and we have one leader,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Darboe also stressed that the UDP\u2019s purpose extends beyond presidential ambitions, pointing to the party\u2019s governance role in local councils across the country. \u201cIf you build a party just for the presidency, that is not democracy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The UDP, founded in 1996 and led by ANM Ousainu Darboe (no relation), remains the largest opposition party in The Gambia. The recent remarks by Mr. Yankuba Darboe come amid growing internal rifts ahead of the 2026 presidential elections.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. Yankuba Darboe, chairman of the Brikama Area Council and a senior figure in the United Democratic Party (UDP), has accused Kanifing Municipal Council Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of sowing division within the opposition party. 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