Bensouda And UDP – An Imminent Fallout? – The Standard Newspaper

Kanifing Mayor Talib Bensouda Withdraws from UDP Presidential Race, Resigns Party Post – Foroyaa Newspaper

Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council, announced on Saturday that he is withdrawing from the race to become the flagbearer of the United Democratic Party (UDP) for the 2026 presidential elections and resigning from his position as the party’s National Organising Secretary. In a statement addressed to his supporters, Mr. Bensouda said he made the decision after a private discussion with the party’s current leader, His …

Mayor Bensouda Withdraws from UDP Presidential Race, Quits Party Role

By: Kemo Kanyi Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council, has announced withdrawal of his candidacy for the United Democratic Party (UDP)’s 2026 presidential flag bearer. In a televised video message, he also stated that he has resigned from his position as the party’s National Organizing Secretary. The announcement comes less than a week after Bensouda was among 11 aspiring candidates to apply for the position. All applicant…

Bensouda bows out from UDP flagbearer race, Darboe calls for respect

As he stepped aside, Bensouda delivered a parting message that “politics is not a game of insults, nor a game of division, nor of defamatory comments. It is a game of national development.” “Talib served with honour and dedication. His resignation from the organising secretary role must be respected,” current UDP leader Ousianu Darboe said, while reacting to Bensouda’s withdrawal from the race. He described Bensouda’s choice as “a difficult but …

Bensouda And UDP – An Imminent Fallout? – The Standard Newspaper

By D. A. Jawo The decision by Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda to not only withdraw his application to become the presidential candidate for the United Democratic Party (UDP) for the 2026 elections but to also resign his position as the party’s National Organising Secretary, certainly has far reaching consequences both for him and the party.Mayor Bensouda had always said that he was not going to apply to become the party’s presidential candidate if th…