{"id":91283,"date":"2025-12-03T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/senior-udp-members-urge-rejection-of-barrows-third-term"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:09:17","slug":"senior-udp-members-urge-rejection-of-barrows-third-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/senior-udp-members-urge-rejection-of-barrows-third-term","title":{"rendered":"Senior UDP Members Urge Rejection of Barrow&#8217;S Third Term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Three senior figures in the United Democratic Party (UDP) have publicly called on Gambians to oppose President Adama Barrow\u2019s pursuit of a third term, warning that extending his time in office could undermine the nation\u2019s democratic institutions.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Yankuba Darboe, the UDP\u2019s deputy administrative secretary for communications and media and chairman of the Brikama Area Council, was among the most vocal. \u201cNo to Barrow 3rd term! Gambia must be liberated from Adama Barrow 3rd term,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Landing B. Sanneh, a senior UDP member and chairman of the Mansakonko Area Council, also criticized the prospect of another term. \u201cGambia, please change President Barrow. He wants to seek for third term. That is not good for our country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sulayman Saho, organizing secretary of the UDP and National Assembly member for Central Badibou, framed the issue in the context of governance across Africa. \u201cNo president on earth should go more than ten years. This is a cardinal principle. Lack of term limits breeds corruption and chaos in Africa,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The UDP leaders stressed that term limits are essential to preventing corruption and ensuring accountable governance, urging citizens to uphold democratic norms as Barrow considers his political future.<\/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. Three senior figures in the United Democratic Party (UDP) have publicly called on Gambians to oppose President Adama Barrow\u2019s pursuit of a third term, warning that extending his time in office could undermine the nation\u2019s democratic institutions. 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