By Makutu Manneh
Momodou Sabally, a special adviser to President Adama Barrow and the National Youth President for the ruling National People’s Party, said this week that The Gambia would become a one-party state once the country’s next presidential election is held in December 2026, predicting that no further elections would take place afterward.
Mr. Sabally made the remarks in a video posted to his personal Facebook page, recorded during a youth engagement event in Bakau alongside the minister of youth and sports, Bakary Badjie.
“We are confident that we will win the 2026 presidential election,” Mr. Sabally told the gathering. “When we are done in 2026, there will be no election again in The Gambia. It will be a one-party state because of the truth and the development done by President Barrow.”
During the same event, Mr. Sabally turned his attention to Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council, criticizing his record in Bakau and questioning his suitability to lead the country.
Mr. Sabally told the crowd that he had personally campaigned for Mr. Bensouda in Bakau while the mayor was still a member of the United Democratic Party, urging residents to support him—an appeal he said voters had heeded. He said Mr. Bensouda had since failed to address basic infrastructure issues in the area, including clogged gutters, and argued that such failures undercut his bid for the presidency.
“Talib has not delivered, and he cannot bring any development to Bakau,” Mr. Sabally said, calling on residents to hold accountable officials who do not deliver on their promises.
Mr. Sabally also accused Mr. Bensouda of mistreating female supporters in Bakau who had raised money for his political activities. He said the women had contributed more than 100,000 dalasis toward a party registration effort, only for Mr. Bensouda to leave the party and form his own.
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