{"id":93302,"date":"2026-02-04T19:31:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:51:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:51:38","slug":"ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement","title":{"rendered":"PPP Flagbearer Calls for Political Decency and Civil Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Saikou Sawo, flagbearer of the opposition People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP), has urged party militants, supporters, and sympathisers to uphold decency and civility in political discourse.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Addressing delegates at the PPP Regional Congress on Sunday at Kerr Njaga Choi, North Bank Region (NBR), he called on members to respect democratic norms, promote non-violent and inclusive engagement, and reject bullying, scapegoating, and authoritarian tendencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need to fight, insult, or quarrel with anyone,\u201d he said. \u201cLet us protect the party\u2019s ethical standards, respect, integrity, and honesty to uphold the dignity of our founding fathers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further appealed to Gambians to play an active role in national recovery, noting that persistent unemployment has driven many young people to risk their lives through irregular migration.<\/p>\n<p>Also, he noted that the country\u2019s abundant resources should be harnessed to create opportunities for citizens, one of the reasons that change is both necessary and inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking at the congress, PPP National President Mbemba Nanko urged party militants to intensify efforts to spread the party\u2019s message of change nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>He called for a revival of the party\u2019s long-standing slogan, \u201cthe voice of the people is the voice of God,\u201d stressing the importance of faithfully representing the will of the electorate.<\/p>\n<p>PPP Vice President Neneh Cheyassin Kebe echoed similar sentiments, urging women to resist voter inducement tactics often used by incumbents.<\/p>\n<p>She argued that funds used for such practices ultimately come from taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Omar Choi, the newly elected PPP Chairperson for the North Bank Region, reaffirmed the party leadership\u2019s commitment to protecting the interests of the less privileged, improving living standards, and defending citizens\u2019 rights.<\/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. Saikou Sawo, flagbearer of the opposition People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP), has urged party militants, supporters, and sympathisers to uphold decency and civility in political discourse. Addressing delegates at the PPP Regional Congress on Sunday at Kerr Njaga Choi, North Bank Region (NBR), he called on members to respect democratic norms, promote non-violent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":93301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,10],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-93302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-parties","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>PPP Flagbearer Calls for Political Decency and Civil Engagement - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Saikou Sawo, flagbearer of the opposition People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP), has urged party militants, supporters, an ...\" \/>\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\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PPP Flagbearer Calls for Political Decency and Civil Engagement\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Saikou Sawo, flagbearer of the opposition People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP), has urged party militants, supporters, an ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement\" \/>\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=\"2026-02-04T19:31:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-04T19:51:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/sm_1770222025.441662.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\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"PPP Flagbearer Calls for Political Decency and Civil Engagement\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-04T19:31:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-04T19:51:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement\"},\"wordCount\":297,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/02\/sm_1770222025.441662.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/ppp-flagbearer-calls-for-political-decency-and-civil-engagement\",\"name\":\"PPP Flagbearer Calls for Political Decency and Civil Engagement - 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