President
Adama Barrow has advised new graduates of the University of The Gambia (UTG),
to put the interest of The Gambia first, be law-abiding citizens and reject the
idea of divisive politics.
Mr.
Barrow was speaking during the 12th convocation of UTG in which close to a
thousand students graduated. The ceremony was held at the Qcity on Saturday
February 8th.
The
UTG chancellor further said that no citizen should allow politics or religious
differences to corrupt their judgement and derail the march to prosperity and a
better and peaceful Gambia.
“As law-abiding citizens, it is obligatory
for all of us to reject divisive politics and put the interest of The Gambia
first. No citizen should allow our political or religious differences to
corrupt our judgment and derail the march to prosperity and a better and
peaceful Gambia,” he noted.
In
the quest to nurture and sustain peace in the new Gambia, Barrow told Gambians
to adopt measures to strengthen the rule of law, social cohesion, respect for
human rights, good governance, dialogue and mediation, justice, sustainable
development and national reconciliation.
He
added that it is mandatory upon all peace-loving citizens to be civil and
disciplined, and to exhibit peaceful dispositions both in their relationships
with other citizens and the state.
