Since the founding of the village over 90 years, the state of the road in recent years has worsened, making movement of people and even goods and services a great challenge. This situation continues to serve as a nightmare for many especially commuters in view of the challenges of moving from one point to another.
In a recent interview with The Point, Abdoulie Dem, alkalo of the village, explained that the only means of transportation available are horse and donkey carts.
The present condition of the road is ‘un-motorable’ to the fact that even pregnant women who need urgent medical referral, find it a great challenge to access a nearby health facility.
“It's the last village in The Gambia on the border with Senegal. During the rainy season, even the horse carts cannot use the road. Patients particularly pregnant women have to walk for over 9 kilometers to reach out to the hospital and some of them get tied leading to high blood pressure,” he added.
In light of this, he thus called on the government, philanthropists, NGOS to urgently come to their aid.
Apart from the poor road conditions, Dem equally lamented that they face poor communication network.
“Almost majority of the people in the village, use Senegalese sim cards instead of Gambian sim cards due to the poor communication network. We will be willing and ready to receive any G.S.M operators in the Gambia that will boost our communication as it's a very important tool for nation building,” he stated.
Modi Dem, a native of the village, also expressed similar sentiments, further lamenting the poor road network in the area.
He said their women suffer a lot particularly the pregnant women during the rainy season when going to the hospital for medical support.
“Some of the pregnant women lost their life on the way to the hospital due to the delay as a result of the poor road conditions and the distance.”
Marie Dem, a resident of the village on behalf of the women, equally echoed similar sentiments.
Further, she disclosed that most of the women in the village are ready to venture into gardening but due to the insufficient water supply in the area, it is making life difficult to achieve their desired objectives.
“We will be more than ready and willing to engage in gardening if there is adequate water supply available.”
