In an official statement issued on Monday, the UNITE Movement said the Congress will mark a shift from top-down decision-making to a bottom-up governance approach rooted in the lived realities of Gambian communities. Delegates are expected to translate the specific concerns, needs and aspirations of their communities into coherent regional plans that will inform a broader national framework.
“We are building The Gambia we believe in from the ground up,” the statement said, stressing that the Congress is intended to be “the people’s platform” rather than an elite political meeting. “Chosen voices from every corner of our nation will lay the practical groundwork for our shared future.”
The Movement called on all communities and local assemblies to immediately begin organising the transparent selection and mandating of their delegates, noting that inclusivity and fair representation are critical to the credibility and success of the Congress. It emphasised that this process will ensure that all regions are “faithfully and powerfully represented” at what it described as a pivotal national gathering.
Outcomes from the two-day Congress are expected to directly shape the UNITE Movement’s national policy framework and guide its strategy toward achieving a united, prosperous and self-determined Gambia. Organisers say the regional plans emerging from the Congress will set actionable priorities aimed at delivering tangible change at community and national levels.
The UNITE Movement for Change is a growing grassroots initiative focused on fostering genuine national unity and creating a sustainable framework for equitable development. Through inclusive dialogue, citizen empowerment and what it calls principled action, the Movement says it is working to transform popular aspirations into concrete policies and long-term national solutions.
As political engagement intensifies ahead of 2026, the planned Regional Congress positions the UNITE Movement as a key player advocating for participatory governance and citizen-led development, with expectations that its outcomes could influence broader national discourse on unity, accountability and progress.
