The National Reconciliation Party has officially withdrawn from the December 4 presidential election and declared its support for President Barrow’s second term bid 

Speaking at the party’s biannual congress in N’gayen Sanjal village in the North Bank Region, NRP leader Hamat Bah, who is also the Minister of Tourism and Culture, said: “Our party’s support for Adama Barrow is unshakeable, we stand firm, we have our principle, we have our believe and we strongly believe that we can work with the NPP in those principles and those beliefs.

“We will strengthen this government; we will stand firm in promoting democracy and good governance in this country. 

“We know Adama Barrow is a democrat and we believe that he can move this country’s development forward. Working together with Adama Barrow will make a big value for the Gambian people.”

According to Mr Bah, NRP will not waver in “our quest to move this country forward. When UDP was abandoned in 2006, we were there for them – the NRP – we never wavered.”

He called on NRP supporters “to remain firm and solid behind the candidature of Adama Barrow come 4 December 2021.”

Reporting by Adama Makasuba