{"id":93582,"date":"2026-02-09T08:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/udp-blames-president-barrow-for-2016-coalition-failure"},"modified":"2026-02-09T08:34:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:34:41","slug":"udp-blames-president-barrow-for-2016-coalition-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/udp-blames-president-barrow-for-2016-coalition-failure","title":{"rendered":"UDP Blames President Barrow for 2016 Coalition Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Lamin Manneh, a senior official of the United Democratic Party, has placed responsibility for the collapse of The Gambia\u2019s 2016 opposition coalition squarely on President Adama Barrow, accusing him of abandoning key commitments that underpinned the alliance that brought him to power.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Teledal TV, Mr. Manneh, who serves as the party\u2019s deputy administrative secretary for external affairs, said the coalition had been founded on an agreement for a three-year transitional presidency \u2014 a promise he said was never honored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe failure was on Barrow because he was the president,\u201d Mr. Manneh said. \u201cThe coalition started with promises of a three-year transition, but that didn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Manneh also accused Mr. Barrow of marginalizing members of the United Democratic Party shortly after assuming office, a move he described as a turning point that weakened trust among coalition partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2017 he was advised to jettison UDP members so he could do what he wanted \u2014 that\u2019s when the coalition problems began,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The 2016 coalition, formed by several opposition parties, succeeded in ending Yahya Jammeh\u2019s 22-year rule and ushered in hopes of democratic renewal. But tensions soon emerged between President Barrow and the UDP, the largest party in the alliance, eventually leading to a political split and the president\u2019s formation of his own party, the National People\u2019s Party.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Manneh said the Barrow administration had also squandered a critical opportunity to enact sweeping reforms in key institutions, including the security services, the judiciary, and the constitution \u2014 changes he argued were essential for consolidating democratic gains after decades of authoritarian rule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity sector reform, judiciary reform, and constitutional reform didn\u2019t even start,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was a missed opportunity for a stronger democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Gambia<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. 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