{"id":92189,"date":"2025-12-17T06:52:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/udp-chairman-rebukes-barrow-on-opposition-leaders"},"modified":"2025-12-17T08:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T08:00:48","slug":"udp-chairman-rebukes-barrow-on-opposition-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/udp-chairman-rebukes-barrow-on-opposition-leaders","title":{"rendered":"UDP Chairman Rebukes Barrow on Opposition Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Landing B. Sanneh, the United Democratic Party\u2019s chairman for the Mansakonko Area Council, on Tuesday pushed back against President Adama Barrow\u2019s recent criticism of opposition chairmen and mayors, challenging the governing party to account for its own record of local development.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a UDP nationwide tour meeting in Jarra Soma, Mr. Sanneh questioned what chairmen affiliated with the National People\u2019s Party, the president\u2019s political vehicle, had accomplished in comparison with opposition-led councils. He rejected the notion that opposition leaders merely wait for central government action, arguing instead that they have taken an active role in local governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour president has nothing to say since he is comparing himself with local governments,\u201d Mr. Sanneh told party supporters. \u201cHe cannot achieve what we have done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarks were part of a broader critique by opposition figures aimed at the Barrow administration\u2019s economic and development priorities. Also addressing the gathering was Yankuba Darboe, the chairman of the Brikama Area Council, who accused the president of mismanaging the economy through asset sales and heavy borrowing, leaving the country burdened with debt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the situation Barrow put us in,\u201d Mr. Darboe said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Darboe pointed to what he described as underutilized farmlands and rising youth unemployment, which he said were fueling migration. He questioned the government\u2019s emphasis on large-scale road construction, arguing that comparable investment in agriculture would have generated jobs, strengthened the economy, and ultimately financed infrastructure development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president has taken billions constructing roads,\u201d he said. \u201cIf he put these billions into farmlands, the youth will have work, the country will have money to construct roads, and Gambians will have a good living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also criticized the administration for failing to raise groundnut prices for three consecutive years while approving salary increases for ministers and the president himself. Agriculture, Mr. Darboe said, remains the backbone of the country\u2019s economy and should be treated as such.<\/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. Landing B. Sanneh, the United Democratic Party\u2019s chairman for the Mansakonko Area Council, on Tuesday pushed back against President Adama Barrow\u2019s recent criticism of opposition chairmen and mayors, challenging the governing party to account for its own record of local development. 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