{"id":95673,"date":"2026-04-05T08:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gibba-calls-barrow-government-most-unserious-ever"},"modified":"2026-04-05T09:56:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T09:56:01","slug":"gibba-calls-barrow-government-most-unserious-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gibba-calls-barrow-government-most-unserious-ever","title":{"rendered":"Gibba Calls Barrow Government most Unserious ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>The National Assembly member for Foni Kansala, Almameh Gibba, has described President Adama Barrow\u2019s administration as the most \u201cunserious\u201d government the country has experienced since the precolonial era.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with West Coast Radio, Gibba raised concerns over the escalating security situation in the Foni region, asserting that residents are living in fear and that normal community activities have largely ceased.\u201cVulnerability is emerging in Foni; women are not going to the gardens, schools are closed, people are displaced, and people are living in fear because we are neglected by this government,\u201d Gibba said.<\/p>\n<p>He criticized the Barrow administration for its perceived inaction, attributing it to fears of Senegal withdrawing its troops from The Gambia. Gibba claimed that the government\u2019s reliance on Senegalese forces undermines its willingness to address local security issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis government acts as if its survival and remaining in power and security depend on Senegal. Any action that they take to inform the Senegalese authorities of the heinous issues that are happening in Foni, they will end up withdrawing their troops,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Gibba also questioned the preparedness of Gambian security forces in border villages, asserting that soldiers are often inadequately equipped and \u201cusually run when bullets are fired in the Foni region.\u201d He further suggested that even with a reelection of President Barrow, Senegalese forces would continue to exert influence over key national security matters, including control over the State House.<\/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. The National Assembly member for Foni Kansala, Almameh Gibba, has described President Adama Barrow\u2019s administration as the most \u201cunserious\u201d government the country has experienced since the precolonial era. Speaking in an interview with West Coast Radio, Gibba raised concerns over the escalating security situation in the Foni region, asserting that residents are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":95672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-95673","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>Gibba Calls Barrow Government most Unserious ever - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Gambia. 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