{"id":92876,"date":"2026-01-02T11:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:38:41","slug":"binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims","title":{"rendered":"Binta Janneh Jallow Addresses Kanifing Council Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Binta Janneh Jallow, the Deputy Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has rejected claims that she has been sidelined by Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda following his decision to launch a political movement while she remains a member of the United Democratic Party (UDP).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the issue, Jallow said her professional relationship with the mayor remains cordial and unchanged, dismissing reports of any rift or marginalisation within the council\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not being sidelined by Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda. Every morning I report to him, brief him, and we chat as usual,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Jallow noted that political differences have not affected their working relationship, noting that both leaders continue to collaborate closely on council affairs and development projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still have a good relationship. We discuss how to take the council forward and the projects. Nothing has changed between us. He has never shown me any negative attitude,\u201d she said. \u201cEveryone has the right to make their own political decisions. He decided to form a party, and I remain in the UDP\u2014that is okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The deputy mayor also dismissed circulating allegations that she has been marginalised within the council, insisting that cooperation among KMC officials remains strong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am denying the allegations that I have been sidelined by Mayor Bensouda. We have a strong relationship as before, and we are still working together smoothly. No councillor has ever given me any problem,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Jallow further noted that her relationship with councillors across party lines remains intact, adding that she continues to engage with them regularly in the course of her duties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy relationship with the councillors is also fine. They sit in my office every day, whether they are from the UMC or the UDP. Whenever they come to the council, they come to my office,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also refuted claims that she was overlooked for an official trip to Madison, which was allegedly assigned to another councillor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not receive any letter or correspondence from Madison indicating that I should visit, and I never had that discussion with my boss,\u201d Jallow said.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy mayor\u2019s remarks come amid public speculation about internal divisions at the Kanifing Municipal Council following recent political developments, speculation she insists is unfounded.<\/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. Binta Janneh Jallow, the Deputy Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has rejected claims that she has been sidelined by Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda following his decision to launch a political movement while she remains a member of the United Democratic Party (UDP). Speaking to the issue, Jallow said her professional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":92875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-92876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Binta Janneh Jallow Addresses Kanifing Council Claims - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Binta Janneh Jallow, the Deputy Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has rejected claims that she has been ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Binta Janneh Jallow Addresses Kanifing Council Claims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Binta Janneh Jallow, the Deputy Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has rejected claims that she has been ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-02T11:32:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-02T11:38:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/sm_1767341247.112685.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Binta Janneh Jallow Addresses Kanifing Council Claims\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-02T11:32:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-02T11:38:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims\"},\"wordCount\":396,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/01\/sm_1767341247.112685.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/binta-janneh-jallow-addresses-kanifing-council-claims\",\"name\":\"Binta Janneh Jallow Addresses Kanifing Council Claims - 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