{"id":94725,"date":"2026-02-23T17:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/momodou-king-colley-resigns-from-gdc-for-change"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:57:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:57:27","slug":"momodou-king-colley-resigns-from-gdc-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/momodou-king-colley-resigns-from-gdc-for-change","title":{"rendered":"Momodou King Colley Resigns from GDC for Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Momodou King Colley has officially resigned from the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), bringing to an end seven years of service within the opposition party.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Colley, who previously served as the party\u2019s National Youth Secretary, later chaired its West Coast Region 2 branch and was a parliamentary candidate in the 2022 general election, confirmed that his resignation takes immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to the party\u2019s Secretary General, Colley expressed appreciation for the opportunities afforded to him during his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really appreciate the opportunities I have been given during my stay in the party and am grateful for the experience,\u201d he wrote, highlighting his seven-year leadership of the party\u2019s youth wing, his role as chairman for West Coast 2, and his participation in the 2022 parliamentary election as key milestones in his political journey.<\/p>\n<p>Colley did not disclose specific reasons for his departure, stating only that he believes it is time to move on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile thanking the party for continued success in its endeavors, I have decided it\u2019s time for me to move on,\u201d he stated.<\/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. Momodou King Colley has officially resigned from the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), bringing to an end seven years of service within the opposition party. Colley, who previously served as the party\u2019s National Youth Secretary, later chaired its West Coast Region 2 branch and was a parliamentary candidate in the 2022 general election, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":94724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-94725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","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>Momodou King Colley Resigns from GDC for Change - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Gambia. 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