UDP leader Ousainou Darboe has assured that UDP will intensify its engagement in Jokadu following the Kerr Jarga by-election which saw the party’s candidate came in last.
Momodou Sillah polled a little over 200 votes in a councillorship election which saw NPP’s Awa Gaye go home with over 1,300 votes.
Reacting to the development, Mr Darboe said: “I want to congratulate the campaign team for UDP in this ward. They have done well. The history of this ward and the constituency in particular has shown that UDP have not been active in this constituency and in this ward in particular. But we believe that wherever we have ten…
“Even if ten supporters and they’re local people really insist that we should put up a candidate, we will do so, notwithstanding that we know we might not be successful at the polls. But I want to congratulate Lamin Mass and his entire campaign team and I also want to congratulate our candidate Muhammed Sillah for really having the tenacity, for having the courage for fighting as usual in order to really achieve his goals in this by-elections.
“And I want to assure everyone the United Democratic Party will intensify its engagement with the people of Jokadu and with the people of North Bank Region in general.”
Darboe has meanwhile congratulated NPP’s candidate on her victory and as well sent her his admiration for not surrendering politics to men.
