{"id":90709,"date":"2025-11-22T06:48:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/nominated-nam-fatou-k-jawara-criticizes-jammeh-return"},"modified":"2025-11-22T07:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T07:01:42","slug":"nominated-nam-fatou-k-jawara-criticizes-jammeh-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nominated-nam-fatou-k-jawara-criticizes-jammeh-return","title":{"rendered":"Nominated Nam Fatou K Jawara Criticizes Jammeh Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Fatou K. Jawara, nominated member of the National Assembly, delivered a sharp rebuke on Monday to former President Yahya Jammeh, dismissing his reported plan to return from exile as a threat to the country\u2019s hard-won democracy.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a parliamentary debate on the matter, Jawara condemned Jammeh\u2019s legacy, describing his two-decade rule as a \u201cbrutal dictatorship\u201d that left deep scars on Gambian society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I will stand here today to waste my words on an exiled, brutal dictator,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t think I need to explain to any Gambian what has already been documented. We don\u2019t need to search for it or keep speaking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jawara accused individuals close to the former president of misleading residents of Foni\u2014Jammeh\u2019s political stronghold\u2014by portraying his return as both feasible and legitimate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJammeh has been dreaming since 2020 or 2021,\u201d she said. \u201cLet me just ask: Who helped him leave, and who is stopping him from coming back? If he is man enough, let him come. We disowned the tyrant and sent him out of this country. He cannot be a leader here anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Intensifying her criticism, Jawara declared that Jammeh was \u201cnot even fit to lead a household,\u201d adding that \u201cthe only space Jammeh has now is in the bush, chatting with monkeys and goats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She warned that the democratic gains Gambians have enjoyed since Jammeh\u2019s ouster in 2017 must not be jeopardized by efforts to restore him to political relevance. \u201cThe democracy that the Gambians are enjoying today, you cannot spoil it,\u201d she said, insisting that \u201csmall groups trying to destabilize the country will not succeed.\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. Fatou K. Jawara, nominated member of the National Assembly, delivered a sharp rebuke on Monday to former President Yahya Jammeh, dismissing his reported plan to return from exile as a threat to the country\u2019s hard-won democracy. 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