{"id":92758,"date":"2025-12-29T17:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/umc-clarifies-alagie-njies-status-in-bantanjang-election"},"modified":"2025-12-29T17:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:48:02","slug":"umc-clarifies-alagie-njies-status-in-bantanjang-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/umc-clarifies-alagie-njies-status-in-bantanjang-election","title":{"rendered":"UMC Clarifies Alagie Njie&#8217;S Status in Bantanjang Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Unite Movement for Change (UMC) has clarified that it is not fielding a candidate in the upcoming Bantanjang Ward by-election, distancing itself from reports linking the party to aspirant Alagie Njie.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the matter, UMC spokesperson Kemo Bojang stated that Alagie Njie, a former UDP executive member in Foni Bondali who later joined the Unite Movement for Change, will be contesting the by-election as an independent candidate, not under the UMC banner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUMC doesn\u2019t have a candidate in this by-election, and among candidates, Alagie Njie is a Gambian; he has every right to contest any election he wants to contest, but he is not the candidate of the UMC,\u201d Bojang said.<\/p>\n<p>Bojang further explained that while Njie remains a member of the Unite Movement for Change, his candidacy is strictly independent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is indeed a member of the UMC, but he is not a candidate of the UMC. If he were, it would have been clearly indicated by the Independent Electoral Commission,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The UMC spokesperson concluded by extending goodwill to Njie and all other contenders in the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish him well. He is a Gambian, and we wish all the candidates the very best in the elections,\u201d Bojang 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. The Unite Movement for Change (UMC) has clarified that it is not fielding a candidate in the upcoming Bantanjang Ward by-election, distancing itself from reports linking the party to aspirant Alagie Njie. 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