Foni
Kansala District National Assembly member has appealed to Gambians at a
cleansing and sensitisation exercise at Busumbala village on Saturday to always
try to differentiate between national development and politics in order to move
the country forward.
The
activity was organised by Gambia ‘Kiling’ literally meaning in the Mandinaka
language as “One Gambia” targeting reconciliation in the country following
political indifference from the last presidential election.
Last
month, supporters of the former ruling Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation
and Construction (APRC) and those of the United Democratic Party (UDP) clashed
at Busumbala that led to damage of properties and injuries.
“National
development is quite different from politics. What I always advocate for in the
National Assembly is how Gambians can be one people because politics is now
over and now it is national development,” Mr. Nyassi who became parliamentarian
under the APRC flag in the last National Assembly Election said.
He
also appealed to young people to take their role in the national development so
that the country can reach where it should be.
Mr.
Nyassi’s counterpart and the National Assembly Member (NAM) for Kombo North,
Saikouba Jarju commended the officials of Gambia Kiling for choosing his
constituency for the activity. “The initiative is timely and it has helped in
bringing the people of Busumala more close despite their political
affiliations.
Mr.
Jarju, a youth himself also appealed to the country’s young people to be
mindful of the country’s security, noting that they should not allow to be used
by people for their selfish ends.
Chairman
of Gambia Kiling, Momodou Salieu Jallow, popularly known by his studio name DJ
Bombastic thanked the people of Busumbala, adding that they need to come
together to build the country.
He
said politics come and go but people will always remain. “We should not allow
politics to divide. We really need to learn, because during wars, the most
vulnerable people are women and children. A good example in the Gambian case
could be the political impasse in 2016 which triggered many people leaving the
country to the boarders for their safety most of which were women and
children.”
He
said the purpose of establishing the organisation is to compliment government
effort in its drive to unify the country and to sensitise the population on
democracy.