ECOWAS urges member states to reopen airports & seaports
Jun 30, 2020, 10:58 AM
ECOWAS Secretariat in a just ended meeting has mandated all ECOWAS member states to reopen their airports and seaports by the 31st July, 2020.
Speaking at rallies in Kulari, Gambisara and Koina all in the Upper River Region (URR), several speakers expressed appreciation that are now living and working in a country where democracy thrives and where citizens are going about their normal business without the fear of being harassed.
Speaker upon speaker hailed President Barrow for his commitment to democracy, for the maintenance of peace and stability in the country and for allowing citizens to openly express their concerns on issues affecting them which was a far-fetched dream just a few years ago.
To many of the speakers, President Barrow is a model democrat who deserves all the support to re-elect him on December 4th 2021.
Rural voters also praised the president for the massive developments he initiated since 2017 that have brought joy to the people in the rural areas.
Apart from the roads and bridges built, voters have also expressed appreciation of stable electricity supply and improved water facilities for rural dwellers.
Farmers have also expressed gratitude to the president for the excellent work he is doing in the agriculture sector where areas in the Central River Region have seen expended rice production thanks to the support received from government.
All the speakers promised to vote massively for President Adama Barrow to enable him continue the good work he has started.
Political observers and commentators say President Adama Barrow is expected to be re-elected with a landslide majority.
ECOWAS Secretariat in a just ended meeting has mandated all ECOWAS member states to reopen their airports and seaports by the 31st July, 2020.
Tabling the Estimates of Revenues, Recurrent and Development Expenditures for the fiscal year 2022 before lawmakers on Monday 18 October 2021 at the National Assembly, the minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Mambury Njie, revealed that The Gambia’s total Revenue and Grants for 2022 is projected to reach D29.87 billion.
The first Cross-Border Project Steering Committee titled: ‘Supporting cross-border cooperation for increased community resilience and social cohesion in The Gambia and Senegal’ was on Tuesday inaugurated and launched.
As the country continues to suffer from trade setbacks in our ports due to infrastructural backwardness and losing trade for our groundnut market, political will is seen as one core challenge the country faces.