By Fatou Sillah
Modou Lamin Bah, the National Assembly member for Banjul North, has called on opposition parties to unite against President Adama Barrow in the 2026 presidential election, arguing that the country’s current political climate has created an opportunity for a change in leadership.
Speaking in an interview with West Coast Radio, Mr. Bah sharply criticized the Barrow administration and said defeating the president should be the opposition’s overriding objective in the December election.
“Currently, as we are speaking as a country, if we are seeing what is happening, President Barrow versus an empty seat, that empty seat must win,” Mr. Bah said. “That is the honest truth.”
Mr. Bah said negotiations among opposition parties and political movements were continuing, and he expressed optimism that they could reach an agreement and present a common front against the incumbent.
He pointed to the 2016 presidential election as evidence that opposition unity could play a decisive role in determining the outcome of an election. In that contest, several opposition parties rallied behind Mr. Barrow, who defeated former President Yahya Jammeh after more than two decades of authoritarian rule.
The lawmaker also addressed recent tensions along the border between The Gambia and Senegal, calling on the government to resolve uncertainty surrounding the country’s territorial boundaries.
Mr. Bah said clearly marked borders were essential to safeguarding The Gambia’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
“We need to work on proper demarcation,” he said. “We must establish that. We must request the original map from the United Kingdom, as some of us have suggested, so that we know exactly where our territory ends.”
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