The National People’s Party (NPP) has strongly condemned what it describes as “reckless, dangerous and inflammatory” comments made by UDP lawyer Borry S. Touray during a house-to-house campaign event in Jambur.
According to the NPP, Touray encouraged violence and civil unrest as a means of preventing President Adama Barrow from exercising his constitutional rights. The party said the lawyer also insulted the President and Gambians who are not UDP supporters, allegedly referring to them as “non-halal dingos” and calling on supporters to “rise up” and “create instability.”
The ruling party said such statements amount to incitement, hate speech and a threat to national peace and cohesion, especially coming from a senior legal practitioner.
The NPP issued three demands: that the United Democratic Party publicly condemns and distances itself from Touray’s remarks, that the lawyer issues an unconditional apology to President Barrow and the Gambian public, and that he fully retracts his comments.
Reaffirming its commitment to democracy, peace and stability, the NPP credited President Barrow for expanding democratic space and leading major national development projects. The party urged Gambians to reject politics of violence and division, saying the country’s progress must be protected from any attempts to incite chaos.
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