Grassroot meetings are being held throughout the APRC bases in the Western Region of the country, countering Rambo Jatta, Fabakary Tombong Jatta, and other sell-out APRC executives’ efforts to sell the party to Adama Barrow. Meanwhile, we received tips that the NIA plans to arrest people trying to sensitize others against the so-called NPP-APRC coalition. Yahya Jammeh has not approved the said coalition, forGambia can reveal, especially when his assets have been plundered and his return is not guaranteed.
APRC militants have not seen any document from either Adama Barrow or Fabakry Tombong Jatta unequivocally stating the terms and conditions of any alliance, key among which is the return of former president Yahya Jammeh.
From Kanilai ward in Foni Kansala, Foni Sangajor, Badjie Kunda in Foni, Kombo Lamin, Foni Kanfenda, and other satellite villages in Foni, APRC grassroot supporters are gathering against an NPP merger. This paper has been sent loads of audios from such meetings. We can’t publish all of them.
“There is another news you forgot that [Jammeh] wants us to convey. When he called, this was there [pointing to his colleagues] and myself was there. He said he is still the supreme leader of the APRC. He called these people to convey that message and anybody who agrees and follows these people [recipients of Jammeh’s last message], Alhamdu lillaah, and those who refuse to follow them and go the other way [following the Barrow-coalition architects], then Alhamdu lillaah. But he [Babili Mansa] isn’t for any coalition today, tomorrow, or a day after.”
“All Jolas from here to Buluf, and to Guniea Bissau are one voice. But what has brought this division?” a speaker in one of the meetings asked while the audience responded, “Because bad elements came between them.” And the speaker continued, “Then may Allaah damage those bad elements!”
Jammeh added, according speakers at the meeting that those that are currently beating their chest, referring to the pro-Barrow coalition folks, “let them remove their APRC badge and flag. There are some other messages he wanted us to spare till the right time,” a speaker said. Another speaker of Kanfenda Badgie Kunda added that they are not with Fabakary Tombong Jatta anymore.
Not just APRC supporters, but the whole country isn’t being clearly informed by either party about what is exactly agreed between Barrow’s failing NPP that badly needs an alliance, and the current APRC executive, some of whom don’t even want the said alliance.
But Jammeh’s return is key in the minds and demands of the APRC grassroots. Only a signed document, bearing the signature of Fabakry Tombong Jatta and Adama Barrow can appease Jammeh’s base. And both NPP and Fabakary Tombong has seriously failed to produce such a signed document, so far. In fact, the NPP is saying that there was no agreement that Jammeh will return to the Gambia.
One very explicit track record and history of Adama Barrow is to betray trust—something the UDP that picked him fully understands, though in a very bitter way. But not just UDP, because it wasn’t just the UDP that suffered a heartache when Barrow betrayed his key campaign trust of serving for only three years. He said one can say anything while campaigning, and do otherwise after winning. It was a coalition agreement that put him where he is. The dumbest Gambian will be the one to trust a promise given by the same Barrow—AGAIN!