Dominic
Mendy, chairman and interim party leader of the Citizens’ Alliance has stated
that his party is the unquestionable political course of change in The Gambia
which has come to bring solutions to the problems in The Gambia.
Mr.
Mendy was speaking on Friday, during the party’s press conference held at a
local hotel in Kololi.
Citizens’
Alliance is a political party founded on the ideals of democracy, civil
liberties, social cohesion and social justice. The party according to its
founders was set up to respond to the country’s desperate need for a new and
effective political leadership.
According
to the party leadership, a Citizens’ Alliance-led government will strategically
focus on economic prosperity, decent jobs, empowerment of Gambian citizenry;
governance and transparency and sustainable peace and stability.
The
party’s chairman Mr. Mendy further said that the differences between their
party and others is because they are called the Citizens’ Alliance and that
their party was constituted as a result of concerns by citizens of The Gambia
for their welfare and development.
“We
are a party that has recognised The Gambia as a sovereign state that has
existed since 1965 and has been ruled by three governments. We also recognised
like every other citizens of the country that we have had false start in
development despite what may numerically be constituted as interesting economic
growth rate, Gambia still continues to languish in poverty and deprivation,” he
noted
He
added that they now need people with solutions who can deliver and sustain
development as well as change in the quality of the life of people, adding that
they setup the party to bring ‘unique solution that will transform the lives of
people’ in the country.
“The
difference Citizens’ Alliance party will bring in The Gambia is unique
solutions that will transform the lives of the people, using the people
themselves because we all know that capacity exists in the country; and for
that to be done we need to engage the Gambian people,” he said
He
also revealed that the Citizens’ Alliance party congress is scheduled for 5th, 6th
and 7th of June 2020 in Brikama where they will unveil their executive
committee, flag bearer, manifesto as well as validate the party’s constitution.
Other
speakers included Alhagie Suso, secretary general, Raffie Diab, Fundraising
chair and Neneh Freda Gomez, a member. They all spoke on the importance of
setting up the Citizen’s Alliance party.
They
all spoke with one voice, saying that Citizens’ Alliance party came to bring
solutions to many problems faced in The Gambia.
According
to the party interim executive members, they will include all the youth and
young people in their development agenda as well as improve agriculture.
