Modou Bamba Gaye is a Gambian politician who was the

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Member for

Lower Saloum Lower Saloum is one of the ten districts of the Central River Division Central River is the largest of the five administrative divisions of the Gambia. Its capital is Janjanbureh (formerly Georgetown), on MacCarthy Island. The largest settlement ...

, representing the

National Reconciliation Party The National Reconciliation Party is a political party in The Gambia. It was founded in 1996, and is led by its founder, Hamat Bah. History The National Reconciliation Party was founded in 1996 by Hamat Bah as part of his intention to run f ...

(NRP), from a 2015

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to the 2017 parliamentary election.

Political career

Gaye was elected at a 2015 by-election for the seat of Lower Saloum, following the dismissal of incumbent NAM Pa Malick Ceesay from the ruling

Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) is a political party in The Gambia. Founded by army officers who staged a coup in 1994, it was the dominant ruling party from 1996 until 2016 with president Yahya Jammeh. History ...

(APRC). Gaye defeated APRC candidate Kebba Touray in the election, winning 2764 votes to Touray's 1618 votes. Speaking in the National Assembly in January 2017, during the

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and

Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 19 ...

's refusal to step down, Gaye called for a

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and said, "The people who voted us in are the same people who voted for Jammeh before and are the same people who voted Adama Barrow."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaye, Modou Bamba Living people Gambian politicians Members of the National Assembly of the Gambia National Reconciliation Party politicians Year of birth missing (living people)