28/07/2026
To: Prof. Yerro Mballow, Chairperson, Coalition Mediation Committee (CMC)
From:Momodou Satou Dibba, Vice Chairperson, CMC
Date: 28 July 2026
Subj: Discontinuation of my Role in the Current Form of Coalition-2026 Talks
Dear Prof Mballow,
I joined Coalition-2026 Mediation Committee (CMC) as a governance and pollical
affairs professional to support a unified political opposition. Part of the CMC’s
responsibilities is to provide advice on the direction of the Talks, a key driver of
which is voting by member political entities in decision-making. In this respect,
the CMC advised weighted-voting, which recognises the relative sizes of different
political entities, in deciding between Party-led and Candidate-led coalition
types, but the majority of the political entities in the talks opted for a one-entity,
one-vote mechanism, which pegged all political entities at the same level
irrespective of size, and thus led to the adoption of the Candidate-led type.
Some Coalition-2026 stakeholders, including some political entities that
supported Party-led type of coalition and myself, raised concerns regarding these
developments, but nonetheless continued to participate in the Talks with the
expectation that the differences, particularly regarding the voting mechanism,
will eventually be reconciled. With current developments and state of affairs,
and with one-entity, one-vote mechanism continuing to determine the direction
of the Talks, reconciliation is highly unlikely. Therefore, rather than continuing
to engage with a process I do not believe in, I herein respectfully end my role as
Member and Vice Chairperson of the CMC with immediate effect.
I appreciate the opportunity the opposition political entities and my colleagues
in the CMC accorded me to participate in these Talks, and wish them well.
Meanwhile, I remain available to support any opposition political coalition talks
that recognise party size, organisational presence, past electoral performance,
etc. in their negotiations.
Yours sincerely,
Momodou Satou Dibba
Retired United Nations Senior Governance and Political Affairs Official
Tel/WhatsApp +220-361-000
