By: Nyima Sillah
The Gambian leader President Adama Barrow is likely to face a coalition of political parties in 4 December election.
This was divulged by one of the human rights activist lawyers – Assan Martin on a local FM radio, adding that a number of political parties are in consultation to form a coalition in order to unseat Barrow in the coming election.
“At this point in time we have started the consultation. Series of political parties will be consulted, already some has been consulted. In the next few weeks, we have to come out with something that would help
“We are coming with a program that has to be a solution for the country. The program we are coming with is ready to develop the country,” he said.
According to him, The Gambia needs an inspirational leader who knows vision and direction to develop the country and the impending coalition team is coming up with a national agenda that will address the challenges affecting the lives and livelihood of T Gambia people.
“This project meant to build a national unity consensus which would lead a national unity government that would come to work towards national development. We need a fresh start under a new administration,” he added.
It could be recalled that during the 2016 presidential election seven political parties and one independent candidate formed a coalition against former President Yahya Jammeh. It successfully ousted the APRC government. But later on, the coalition government disintegrated.
The rights lawyer said the coming government would not be about ‘personality government’ but that “we are talking about agenda governance and it is about partnership between parties who meant well for this country and patriotic citizen so that we move forward.”
The proposed coalition would be unlike the 2016 Coalition for Change that was disintegrated dolefully, this one would be an alliance of credibility and must be formed in a professional manner,” he said.
Meanwhile, he said that one political party is with the view that without its participation the proposed coalition would not succeed but he was quick to add that various high-ranking persons and political parties have filed interest of partaking in the coalition.
He called on politicians to work with his political team to effect changes in the December election.