Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh has named Honourable Almameh Gibba, the National Assembly member for Foni Kansala, as the candidate for his faction of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh governed The Gambia for 23 years, holding power from 1994 until 2017. He vacated the presidency in 2017 following his defeat in the national election to Adama Barrow. Honourable Almameh Gibba currently serves as the National Assembly member for Foni Kansala, a position that provides him with a legislative platform as he assumes this new candidacy under the direction of Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh ruled The Gambia from 1994 until 2017, and he left office in 2017 after losing the presidential election to Adama Barrow.
Internal Factional Split Explained
The 'No to Alliance' faction emerged as a breakaway group from the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction. This division occurred following a decision by the faction led by Fabakary Tombong Jatta to join an alliance headed by the National People’s Party. President Adama Barrow currently leads the National People’s Party. The 'No to Alliance' faction broke away from the APRC faction led by Fabakary Tombong Jatta after the latter joined President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party-led alliance. The departure of the 'No to Alliance' group marks a formal split within the party structure previously unified under the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction. Members of the 'No to Alliance' faction maintain their allegiance to Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, distinct from the party leadership under Fabakary Tombong Jatta. This internal rift solidified after the collaboration between the Fabakary Tombong Jatta faction and the National People’s Party became public.
Shifting Political Alliances Detailed
During the 2021 presidential election, the 'No to Alliance' faction chose to support Mamma Kandeh, who ran as the candidate for the Gambia Democratic Congress. In the 2021 presidential election, the 'No to Alliance' faction endorsed Mamma Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress. This endorsement represented a strategic alignment for the group as they operated independently from the mainstream Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction leadership.
Mamma Kandeh has recently joined the alliance led by the National People’s Party. Mamma Kandeh has recently joined the NPP-led alliance. This shift in his political position integrates him into the coalition headed by President Adama Barrow. The move follows the earlier decision by the faction under Fabakary Tombong Jatta to partner with the same party. These developments change the previous political landscape where the 'No to Alliance' faction and Mamma Kandeh maintained a separate course from the National People’s Party. The current movement of Mamma Kandeh into the National People’s Party-led alliance marks a significant departure from his previous electoral platform. The integration of Mamma Kandeh into the National People’s Party-led alliance represents a notable realignment for a figure who previously sought the presidency under the Gambia Democratic Congress banner.
