Yankuba Colley, former mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council, has died in Turkey where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.
Colley served as mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council from 2008 to 2018 under the Jammeh regime.
He later switch support for the Barrow administration following a rift between APRC party officials.
Reporting by Adama Makasuba
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