Basse,
Upper River Region, 23rd November 2019 - Speaking to a tumultuous crowd in
Sabach Sanjal, President Adama Barrow
has called on Gambians of all creed and colours to be relentless in their
pursuit of peace and stability in the country.
“As
Gambians, we have nowhere else but The Gambia - our homeland. So to promote and
preserve peace in the country is a sacred duty of all citizens”, President
Barrow said while calling on all his supporters to remain civil and non-violent
at all times.
He
stated that the goodwill and support that the country enjoys from international
partners will be cut short if signs of instability rears its ugly head in the
country.
Explaining
that the nationwide tour is a constitutional requirement, the president pointed
out that he was not there for politics; rather hear and dialogue with the
people about the impact of his development policies. In that line, he announced
numerous development projects that Sabach”, is billed to benefit from such as
the nationwide 400KM road project being rolled out.
As
early as next year, he added, the community will also be part of at least 12
villages that will be connected to the
national electricity grid.
Stressing
that he’s not into the business of giving empty political promises, the President highlighted the growing economy, booming
trade transactions, the restoration of the energy supply, among others are examples.
Re-echoing
similar sentiments, the Chief of Sabach Sanjal, called on his community to
ignore people he described as “elements of division and destruction based in
the Diaspora”. He said such people stoking instability have the means to
protect their kids and kin when the majority is vulnerable.
He
also announced that all the 57 Alkalolu of the district have signed a
declaration of support for the Barrow
government agenda.