In a daring move as the party launches its early campaign, President Adama Barrow has urged members of his ruling National People’s Party (NPP) to aim for a 75% vote share in the 2026 presidential election.
President Barrow urged supporters to build on the party’s 53% victory margin in the 2021 election while speaking at an NPP women’s rally in Janjanbureh on July 19.
We received 53% of the vote in 2021. I’m putting it to you all: we have to hit 75% by 2026,” he said.
The NPP has the personnel and assets needed to reach the goal, the president said, expressing confidence in the party’s strength. In addition, he stressed that there is “no turning back” and declared that the party’s 2026 campaign is already under way.
President Barrow called on party members to stick together, saying that unity is the most important component of success.
“No one in this country can defeat you if you are united.” He claimed, “We have better facilities, we have done more work than our opponents, and we have wider support.”
He added that he and the NPP have the support of “all the good people in The Gambia.”
President Barrow promised to personally support all women-led rallies and events in the run-up to the 2026 elections, regardless of party funding, as a show of solidarity with the party’s women’s wing.
“I will personally fund your rallies and programs from now until 2026,” he said to the women present, highlighting their vital role in political mobilization.
“If a politician wants to succeed, women must be their allies—and women are my friends,” the president said in closing, reaffirming the value of women in politics.
With an emphasis on unity, grassroots mobilization, and women’s empowerment within the party structure, Barrow’s comments represent a clear and early push for reelection.
