{"id":90827,"date":"2025-11-24T16:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/barrows-jammeh-remarks-draw-fire-from-mc-cham-jr"},"modified":"2025-11-24T17:48:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:48:46","slug":"barrows-jammeh-remarks-draw-fire-from-mc-cham-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrows-jammeh-remarks-draw-fire-from-mc-cham-jr","title":{"rendered":"Barrow\u2019S Jammeh Remarks Draw Fire from MC Cham Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>MC Cham Jr., business councilor at the Kanifing Municipal Council and a senior figure in the opposition-aligned Unite Movement for Change, sharply criticized President Adama Barrow on Saturday for remarks the president delivered during a recent tour of the Foni region, accusing him of deflecting from the country\u2019s most urgent challenges.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>President Barrow, speaking during his annual constitutionally mandated \u201cMeet With the People\u201d tour, devoted a substantial portion of his address in Foni to his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh, who has lived in exile since his ouster in 2017. The comments prompted a swift rebuttal from Mr. Cham, who called the president\u2019s rhetoric \u201ca national disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Barrow\u2019s remarks in Foni are a national disgrace,\u201d Cham said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Mr. Cham faulted Mr. Barrow for looking backward at political grievances rather than addressing issues that, he said, dominate the daily lives of ordinary Gambians. \u201cNot the price of rice. Not the suffering of farmers. Not the collapse of our hospitals. Not corruption in his government. Just Jammeh,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Cham accused the president, now nearing the end of his second term, of \u201cpanic\u201d and \u201coutdated politics,\u201d arguing that continued references to Mr. Jammeh suggest an absence of policy direction. \u201cA whole president, nearing two terms, is still campaigning against a man who has been gone since 2017,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is not leadership; that is panic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged the government to redirect its attention toward governance failures and economic hardship, saying Gambians have grown weary of political battles rooted in the past. \u201cGambians are tired of this outdated politics. We want solutions. We want accountability. We want a leader who faces today\u2019s problems, not a president trapped in yesterday\u2019s battles,\u201d he said.<\/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. MC Cham Jr., business councilor at the Kanifing Municipal Council and a senior figure in the opposition-aligned Unite Movement for Change, sharply criticized President Adama Barrow on Saturday for remarks the president delivered during a recent tour of the Foni region, accusing him of deflecting from the country\u2019s most urgent challenges. 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