The
Banjul City Council yesterday launched a taskforce, under the directive of
President Adama Barrow, to look into the ways and means of addressing the
infrastructure issues affecting the City of Banjul.
The
launch was held at the Banjul City Council head office.
Speaking
at the launch, Mustapha Batchilly spoke on behalf of the Lord Mayor of Banjul
and said they are the ones responsible for the development of the city.
He
added that they should make it their own mandate to see to it that Banjul looks
like a capital city.
He
added that Banjul is not looking admirable at all and you feel shy to tell
people that you are from Banjul or say to a foreigner that Banjul is the
Capital City.
He
blamed this on the way the infrastructure is and all the other issues within
the city limits.
Mr
Batchilly stated that rebuilding Banjul should be a collective responsibility
because the City of Banjul is for both Banjulians and Gambians as a whole. He
said that ways must be found to look into ways of transforming Banjul into a
modern city just like any other capital cities around the world.
Mahtarr
Njai, the Director of Administration Banjul City Council, said that the City
Council is more than happy to associate with the taskforce and to be the focal
point. He further added that they want NAWEC to be inclusive and to attend all
meetings of the City Council.
The
Public Relations Officer of BCC, Sandigie Njie, said the intervention of the
executive is highly appreciated and timely and that the initiative has brought
a lot of hope in taking the City to the next level.
PRO
Njie added that Banjul has a population of 31,000 and development without
planning implies planning to fail or failing to plan.
He
stated that concerted efforts to rejuvenate the city are the instrument of
registering successes. Those included on the taskforce are NAWEC, GRA and
Finance Ministry and work is expected to start soon.
Dawda
Darboe, for Ministry of Lands and Regional Integration, said rebuilding Banjul
is not going to be an easy task.
He
said they need to look into the critical conditions of the city Banjul and
serious individuals should be included in the taskforce.
He
said work will start at square one if the jobs are given to the wrong people.
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