President
Yahya Jammeh has stated that Gambians today live a better and quality life,
thanks to his impeccable development road map with numerous infrastructural
developments, free education initiative, free healthcare and low cost of living
in The Gambia.
‘’This
is the only country in Africa where secondary education is free, and by 2018
university education will be free.’’
President
Jammeh said these while addressing tens of thousands of APRC party loyalists,
at a mass rally held at Tallinding Buffer Zone on Sunday.
Speaking
at the rally, the president said Muslims are bound to coexist with non-Muslim
faiths in peace.
‘’As
a Muslim, you cannot hate people because of their religion; let them worship
whatever they want and you worship whatever you want.”
President
Jammeh said the upcoming election would be an exception from other African
elections, which are usually characterised by violence.
‘’The
Gambian election would be the only election that is synonymous with absolute
peace and stability, without compromise,’’ he declared.
Commenting
on the need to conduct a peaceful election, President Jammeh called on voters
to come out massively and cast their votes, and then go back to their homes.
He
said the government would not condone any attempts that would jeopardise the
peace and stability of the country.
The
Minister of Works and campaign manager, Balla Garba Jahumpa, described
President Jammeh as an embodiment of peace and a champion of development.
He
then gave the crowd a rundown of the infrastructural developments registered under
President Jammeh’s two decades plus in power.
KMC
mayor Yankuba Colley expressed optimism that this year’s election victory by
the APRC would be unprecedented in the history of electioneering in the
country.
Neneh
Mcduoall Gaye, Foreign Affairs Minister and APRC liaison officer for the area,
said free healthcare and free education are among the achievements that should
convince anyone to vote for President Jammeh.
Pierre
Minteh, a party militant and the protocol and welfare officer at the Gambian
Embassy in Washington DC, spoke at length about the development Gambians are
enjoying under the APRC government.
He
hailed the students for their support and love for President Jammeh, and
encouraged them to be God-fearing and show respect to their parents.
President
Jammeh was yesterday expected to hold similar rallies in Bakau, Sukuta and
Sinchu Alagie.
On
Tuesday, President Jammeh will address his final rally, of the current
nationwide campaign tour, in the capital city of Banjul.
