The
minister of Tourism and Culture has said that aging government employees who
are still in the system on contract must give chance to young ones to take up
national duty.
Hamat
Bah made this statement during the 9th day of the President Adma Barrow ‘s Meet
the People’s Tour in Dalaba, Niamina West after Barrow held two other meetings
at Gissadi and Jarra Wellingara in Central River Region (CRR).
He
said with the current international interest build on the government by various
foreign investors, the existing aging government employees who are still on
contract might not have the needed capacity to run the affairs of the country.
He added that they should give the opportunity to the young ones to also
contribute to national development.
“We
need to give chance to the young ones who have the knowledge to steer the
affairs of the country. Some of the government employees who are still on
contract should allow the young ones who are with their fresh knowledge to take
the challenge in developing our country,” he said.
He
alleged that some aging individuals who have already retired from government
are still trying to seek government employments through contracts, thus denying
the young ones from our universities and colleges the opportunity to work the
country.
“Our
young ones with qualifications from universities and colleges should be given
the chance to work in the government system and develop our country. What still
retard our administration as government are the old aging employees who are
still everyday seeking contracts from government,” he stressed.
He
added that the country needs its qualified younger population on various skills
in order to take charge of different development areas, while urging Gambians
in the diaspora to come back and participate in the development process of
their nation.
