{"id":95067,"date":"2026-02-27T18:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/tallinding-north-councillor-advocates-cooperation-with-mayor"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:01:51","slug":"tallinding-north-councillor-advocates-cooperation-with-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/tallinding-north-councillor-advocates-cooperation-with-mayor","title":{"rendered":"Tallinding North Councillor Advocates Cooperation with Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Baboucarr Mansally, the APRC councillor for Tallinding North Ward, says political differences have not interfered with his working relationship with Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council, insisting that development of the municipality remains his overriding priority.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with KMC, Mr. Mansally said he considers himself part of the council\u2019s achievements, despite belonging to a different political party from the mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see myself as part of this council, and I am part of its success despite not being in the same party as the mayor who leads the council,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have been working so closely to the point that some people thought I wanted to shift allegiance. But what I saw was my community and the KMC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mansally, a member of the APRC, said his mandate is to serve all constituents, regardless of political affiliation, and argued that national interest should take precedence over partisan loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mandate is to serve all the people that voted for me, whether they are APRC or not,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have done our politics; I won, the mayor won. Now we are here to work and serve our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he supports the mayor\u2019s development initiatives across the municipality and believes patriotism requires elected officials to put country before party.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mansally also disclosed that he once advised the mayor to engage President Adama Barrow to accelerate development projects in the municipality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told the mayor that he should try to reach out to President Barrow and work together to ensure that we develop our region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Mansally, his relationship with Mayor Bensouda is built on mutual cooperation, particularly in advancing projects in Tallinding North. He said the council has been responsive to his requests for development support in the ward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe relationship between Talib and me is such that anything I yearn for in Tallinding North, he makes it available,\u201d he said, adding that residents have taken note of the mayor\u2019s support for local initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The councillor urged citizens to hold elected officials accountable for their campaign promises, rather than offering uncritical praise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople should start demanding accountability from their elected representatives,\u201d he said. \u201cIt should not always be praise singing. We should ask whether they are implementing their campaign promises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mansally added that closer collaboration between the mayor and the president would benefit the municipality, noting that political cooperation across party lines is essential for national development.<\/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. Baboucarr Mansally, the APRC councillor for Tallinding North Ward, says political differences have not interfered with his working relationship with Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council, insisting that development of the municipality remains his overriding priority. In an interview with KMC, Mr. Mansally said he considers himself part [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":95066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-95067","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>Tallinding North Councillor Advocates Cooperation with Mayor - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Gambia. 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