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On November 6, President Adama Barrow decided to drop his civil suit against The Voice newspaper, whose two journalists had accused him of having chosen businessman Mohamed Jah as his successor. This resolution of the situation despite the lawsuit was reached following a meeting between the President and a joint delegation from the media fraternity. President Barrow did not fail to stress that his primary intention was only to remind journalists of their sense of responsibility and respect for professional ethics. The media delegation welcomed the President's gesture, which helped consolidate press freedom. As for the management of the daily The Voice, they appreciated the President's wisdom and regretted that his publication had caused harm.

On the other hand, on November 30, the Gambia Action Party (PAG) described President Barrow's remarks about the elders of the Lower River region as divisive, as he, as Head of State, must not take one tribe as a reference to the detriment of another, in order to avoid undermining national unity and harmony at a time when ethnic diversity is valued as a guarantee of lasting peace. In the batch of reactions to President Barrow's remarks, his main supporter, the National People's Party (NPP), welcomed the Head of Government's statement as “a call for collective progress”.

The United Democratic Party (UPD) tour scheduled for November 28 was officially postponed, according to its press release. The party regretted that the necessary authorization for this tour had not been issued, on the grounds that it was impossible for the police to manage this event at the same time as “Meet the People”, a tour by President Barrow, according to the Inspector General of this security corps. Meanwhile, members of the National Assembly raised concerns about the 70% increase in the budget for the “Meet the People” tour during the debate on the Public Finance and Accounts Committee's (FPAC) report on revenue and expenditure estimates for 2025. As a result, the Hon. Yahya Sanyang, MP for Latrikunda Sadiji, considered the increase ill-advised against a backdrop of budget cuts to ministries such as health and education. However, for NAM MP Sabach Sanjal, the increase is “worthwhile” because listening to and discussing with the people is a constitutional mandate.