{"id":4739,"date":"2024-07-29T11:32:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T11:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/?p=4739"},"modified":"2024-10-21T09:30:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T09:30:46","slug":"hate-speech-president-barrow-attacks-ousainou-darboe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/?p=4739","title":{"rendered":"Hate speech: President Barrow attacks Ousainou Darboe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/infochecked.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_2123-2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C212&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-4737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/infochecked.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_2123-2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/infochecked.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_2123-2-1.jpg?w=548&amp;ssl=1 548w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Barrow says he will only step down from presidency after opposition leader Ousainou Darboe\u2019s death is confirmed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s3\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s3\">SOURCE:<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kerrfatou\/status\/1817526085292106012 \">&nbsp;Kerr Fatou<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s4\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s3\">FINDINGS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s7\">At a rally in Brikama yesterday evening, President Barrow directly attacked Ousainou Darboe, sparking reactions across the country. Mr. Darboe, who doubles as the flag bearer of the United Democratic Party, is President Barrow&#8217;s closest challenger to the presidency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s7\">Speaking in one of the country&#8217;s local dialects, Mandinka, the President can be heard saying, \u201cI\u2019m taking an oath today that I\u2019ll be President until Ousainou Darboe dies. I, President Barrow, will be President until he (Darboe) dies, only then will I leave the presidency.\u201d The president then immediately continues by saying, \u201cThat\u2019s the contract I\u2019ve signed now. Until my father (Darboe) dies, and it\u2019s announced that he has indeed died, and then we go and bury him, that\u2019s when I can finally say that I\u2019ll leave the presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s7\">The president&#8217;s comments can be interpreted to be more than just a direct attack against an individual but also against democratic norms. In his speech, he seems to suggest self-entrenchment in power, going against term limits and shunning the democracy that the country fought hard for. Further giving validity to many Gambians complain\/frustration about the countries leadership<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s3\">Conclusion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s7\">In conclusion, the President&#8217;s speech on the evening of Saturday, July 28, 2024, exemplifies hate speech. With the video making the rounds on social media, it is likely to stir bad blood and deepen division amongst the country&#8217;s populace, with Ousainou Darboe having statistically a large following as the leader of the biggest opposition party. The president&#8217;s unprecedented remarks are potentially life-threatening and troubling, going against democratic beliefs and posing a threat to peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s3\">BY:&nbsp;Alhaji&nbsp;Alie&nbsp;Sesay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s3\">Intern<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"s4\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOURCE:&nbsp;Kerr Fatou &nbsp; FINDINGS At a rally in Brikama yesterday evening, President Barrow directly attacked Ousainou Darboe, sparking reactions across the country. Mr. Darboe, who doubles as the flag bearer of the United Democratic Party, is President Barrow&#8217;s closest challenger to the presidency.&nbsp; Speaking in one of the country&#8217;s local dialects, Mandinka, the President can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,17,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facebook","category-fact-checks","category-viral-claims","category-whatsapp"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/infochecked.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/img_2123-3-1.jpg?fit=548%2C388&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4739"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4745,"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4739\/revisions\/4745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infochecked.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}