Habibatou Drammeh urges women to vote for Barrow in Gambia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kerr Fatou
Gambia’s Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Habibatou Drammeh, has called on women in Dippa Kunda and surrounding areas to vote for President Adama Barrow in the 5 December presidential election. She made the appeal at a National People’s Party rally in Dippa Kunda, according to Kerr Fatou.
Gambia’s Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Habibatou Drammeh, called on women in Dippa Kunda and neighbouring communities to turn out in large numbers to vote for incumbent President Adama Barrow in the 5 December 2026 presidential election, according to Kerr Fatou. She was speaking at a rally of the National People’s Party (NPP, the ruling party) in Dippa Kunda, in the presence of the head of state.
The minister praised the president’s development record over the past decade, which she said was visible from Kartong, in the west of the country, to Koina, in the east, as well as the maintenance of peace and religious harmony since he came to power. She also praised her administration’s efforts on behalf of women and young people.
Addressing women in Dippa Kunda, Serrekunda West and the rest of the country, Habibatou Drammeh said they remained firmly behind Adama Barrow and were ready to work tirelessly for his re-election, invoking a Manding proverb that good deeds should be repaid with good deeds. She asked female voters to mobilise on 5 December to give the ruling party a clear victory.
This campaign for a third term for Barrow is taking place in a tense climate: on 7 November, opposition leader Ousainu Darboe accused the president of prolonging corruption and the country’s economic difficulties, while the UDP, the main opposition party, is calling for Barrow to be denied a third term.
