Residents of Lower Badibu have appealed to President Adama Barrow for a hospital, saying it is their most pressing need despite major infrastructure gains.
The appeal was made Friday, October 2 in Mbambori Kunda during a joint meeting of Lower and Central Badibu as part of Barrow’s Meet the People Tour.
Ali Bah, Alkalo of Mbambori Kunda, thanked Barrow for electricity, water, schools and roads.
“President Barrow, we are grateful for the developments you brought in Lower Badibu. We have electricity, we have water, we have schools and we have roads,” Bah said.
He commended Agriculture Minister Demba Sabally for timely fertiliser supply and Health Minister Dr Ahmadou Lamin Samateh for a community ambulance, and assured Barrow of votes in December.
“President Barrow, here in Lower Badibu, there is a big problem we are facing. The problem is a lack of a hospital in Lower Badibu. We don’t have a hospital here and we need a hospital here,” he said.
Women’s Representative Fatou Bah said Lower Badibu has benefited more under Barrow than any previous government.
“We have never benefited from any government more than we did with your government. You are the only President who came to Lower Badibu, saw our suffering and helped us,” she said.
She also appealed for a women’s garden.
Youth Representative Aye Bah said 90% of Barrow’s first-term promises have been fulfilled.
“In 2019, I stood on a similar platform here and told President Barrow that we don’t have schools, roads, and electricity but today we have all of them,” he said. “Mbambori Kunda is the centre in this area. We have 9 villages that come here to vote. So help these nine villages to have a hospital.”
Responding, Barrow said government will assess the need before deciding the facility type.
“The Minister of Health is sitting there. He said not every village can have a hospital. But we will look at the villages and do our assessment before building a hospital,” he said.
“But if someone gave you breakfast, lunch, and promised dinner then you should know that he will,” he added.
