{"id":92418,"date":"2025-12-21T06:47:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T06:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/darboe-criticizes-barrow-for-unfulfilled-promises"},"modified":"2025-12-21T06:56:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T06:56:29","slug":"darboe-criticizes-barrow-for-unfulfilled-promises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/darboe-criticizes-barrow-for-unfulfilled-promises","title":{"rendered":"Darboe Criticizes Barrow for Unfulfilled Promises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Yankuba Darboe, Chairman of the Brikama Area Council (BAC), has publicly criticized President Adama Barrow for what he describes as a failure to fulfill campaign promises made to the Gambian people.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the United Democratic Party (UDP) press following the conclusion of the first leg of the party\u2019s nationwide tour, Chairman Darboe cited several pledges that he says remain unfulfilled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Barrow told people he would give them free national health insurance; what happened to that process? It was something he sold to people in the last election,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Darboe also referenced other commitments, including reducing the price of a bag of rice to D600\u2013D700, providing free wireless access in Brikama, and building a bridge at the Barra-Banjul crossing. \u201cSo many promises he made, but everything has been skyrocketing. He has registered so many failures,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Darboe emphasized the role of the opposition in holding the government accountable. \u201cAs an opposition, we can only present what we would do if in government. The people must then hold those in power accountable for their promises,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that citizens should not compare opposition pledges with those of the incumbent. \u201cThe man is in government, for goodness\u2019 sake; he needs to deliver; he should do the work. He should be able to tell people what he has been able to register within the past five or eight years. What can he show for that?\u201d adding, \u201cSo sometimes they need to use their heads and think because as an opposition we can only tell you what we will be able to do differently,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Darboe further criticized the president for allegedly linking the release of public resources to political actions, stating, \u201cThe man is in charge of people\u2019s money, and he is telling them, \u2018I am not going to give you your money unless and until you remove X, Y, and Z.\u2019 Who does that? It is not your money; it is the people\u2019s money. Let him deliver the promises he made when he was campaigning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that if the president cannot deliver, he should not blame that for telling the people they can do better.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Darboe added that if the people want them to prove their promises, then they should vote for their candidate, Ousainu Darboe. He added he would be the one to champion the cause of more developments across the country, especially in wards.<\/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. Yankuba Darboe, Chairman of the Brikama Area Council (BAC), has publicly criticized President Adama Barrow for what he describes as a failure to fulfill campaign promises made to the Gambian people. 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