I Refused To Endorse President Barrow, Because His Leadership Style Is Not Working And Is Failing - Ebrima Tabora Manneh

 

Photo: Ebrima T. Manneh, PAP Leader.

 

 By Ousman A. Marong

 

The Secretary-General and leader of the opposition People's Alliance Party (PAP), Ebrima Tabora Manneh, in an exclusive radio interview on Niumi FM's "Eyeball Show" on Sunday 1st January 2023 anchored by Ousman A. Marong, & Mam Jarra Camara, said he (Ebrima Tabora Manneh), refused to endorse president Adama Barrow and his NPP party upon the rejection of his party's formation by the IEC because the president's leadership style was not working and is failing.

 

"It would be wrong for me to be critical of the president and say that he is not leading the country very well and that he has failed the nation and at the same time to jump and say I endorsed him so let's go. Then I would be fooling myself. Until now I haven't seen any improvement that convinces me to say I endorsed him;" he said.

 

The new journey politician said people thought that he was going to endorse the president during the December 4th, 2021 presidential election showing his party's rejection by the electoral body (IEC).

 

"A lot of people were saying that we were a front to the president and his NPP party because we knew each other and I told people that the president was my brother and we knew each other because we have spent a lot of time together in school days. We come to Barra together we spend the night together, and weekends together so I gave him maximum respect for that, secondly, he is the president, but when it comes to leadership and the country that is a different ball game," said Ebrima Tabora Manneh.

 

"His leadership style is not appreciated by me. The way he is governing is causing us a lot of problems and the government is failing. So for me, I gave him respect for those two things and that is being a brother and being the president. The country is bigger than the NPP and bigger than me. Until now I haven't seen any improvement that convinced me to say I endorsed him.

 

Readers may recall that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), on November 7th, 2022 announced the registration of the People's Alliance Party (PAP), in the country under section 105 of the electoral law (per amended), making it a total number of 19th political parties on the nation's political stand.

 

Mr. Manneh's (PAP), party is headquartered on 3rd Grant Street in Banjul.

 

He (Ebrima T. Manneh), is ready to brush shoulders with fellow politicians.

 

On Weather PAP To Contesting The Local Government Election Or Not:

 

"We don't want to put in a candidate just for the sake of filling it. We don't want to contest just for the sake of contesting. We have to make sure that we have a candidate that people like. It has to come from the grassroots level. I also prefer a candidate who can deliver and would have a support base. Some political parties are in just for the sake of being into politics or registering a party, but they are not very serious about it. You get others that are serious but they have weaknesses here and there. Our style of politics is very unique and different from that of the NPP, UND, and all the other existing political parties," concluded PAP leader Ebrima Tabora Manneh.