Former Gambian Diplomat Opposes President's Third Term Bid.
Former ambassador Essa Bokarr Sey has stated he will not back President Adama Barrow's potential third-term bid.
President Barrow said in a recent TV interview that he planned to step down but changed his mind after his supporters urged him to run again. They feared his party, NPP, would collapse without him.
"I do not support a third-term agenda for the incumbent, nor will I ever support it for any future leader in The Gambia," Sey wrote on Facebook.
Sey, who served as Gambia's ambassador to Taiwan and the United States, warned that changing term limits and altering constitutions lead to conflicts and instability across West Africa.
The former diplomat, who also served as deputy CEO of the OIC Gambia Secretariat, called on his supporters to reject third-term bids from both current and future leaders.
"If you believe in my mission, vision, and principle, I call on you not to support a third-term agenda for the incumbent in The Gambia or future leaders who want to be pushing a similar agenda," Sey stated.
Former ambassador Essa Bokarr Sey has stated he will not back President Adama Barrow's potential third-term bid.
President Barrow said in a recent TV interview that he planned to step down but changed his mind after his supporters urged him to run again. They feared his party, NPP, would collapse without him.
"I do not support a third-term agenda for the incumbent, nor will I ever support it for any future leader in The Gambia," Sey wrote on Facebook.
Sey, who served as Gambia's ambassador to Taiwan and the United States, warned that changing term limits and altering constitutions lead to conflicts and instability across West Africa.
The former diplomat, who also served as deputy CEO of the OIC Gambia Secretariat, called on his supporters to reject third-term bids from both current and future leaders.
"If you believe in my mission, vision, and principle, I call on you not to support a third-term agenda for the incumbent in The Gambia or future leaders who want to be pushing a similar agenda," Sey stated.
