He was responding to claims by the UDP leader in a purported circulating audio that the government led by President Adama Barrow has no plans of investing in agriculture.
According to Mr. Barrow, there is US$80 million plan for rice production, US$28 million for storage, US$27 million on rearing of goats and sheep and another additional US$40 million coming into the agriculture sector.”
He further reiterated that he has been a president for five years, saying peace is everywhere and Foni has benefited from it and his developmental process.
In another meeting held in Bondali, Presidential adviser, Henry Gomez, said the upcoming election has nothing to do with President Barrow, saying Barrow has already shown Gambians what he did and what he wants to do.
“We all know what we have gone through. President Barrow gave us peace that we wanted for 22 years.”
Kaddy Camara, National Assembly Member (NAM) for Foni Bondali, alleged that people used to call her personal lines and insulted her.
“I joined the NPP because Jammeh said GDC is wicked than UDP. That’s the reason I wouldn’t join GDC but NPP because that’s where our peace is and even him (Jammeh). GDC is just looking for their own interests and I assure you that if they are elected in power, they would be the first to prosecute Jammeh.”
Saikou Jallow, former orderly to ex-president Yahya Jammeh, yesterday in his TRRC testimony, unveiled a list of persons perceived by former Gambia leader Yahya Jammeh as enemies to be executed in order to silence them and entrench himself in power.
The co-proprietor of The Point Newspaper in The Gambia, Pap Saine has won the 2021 Africa’s Most Respected Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) award in the media-print category by The African Industry CEO Awards.
The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Hamat N.K. Bah, last Friday signed the Regulation on the National Endowment Fund for Art and Culture for the first time in The Gambia.
The commissioner general of The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe, recently received a prestigious award from the African student leaders under the auspices of the League African Development Students (LEADS Africa).
