On Saturday, President Adama Barrow went on a monitoring visit to several development projects to enhance access to electricity, provision of modern health care services and training of the youthful population in need of skills in engineering and technology.
With a clear NDP dubbed “Yiriwa Programme”, the future of The Gambia is brighter. The journey is faster with an extra 23 megawatts of Solar-generated energy from the Jamburr Plant, the construction of a 1500-bed National Emergency Treatment Centre at Farato and the USET Campus in motion.
In short, by building a brighter social and environmentally friendly nation for economic development, with a modern health decentralised facility and skilled citizens, the country’s advancement would be at another level.
At a Joint meeting held at Brikama,
President Barrow listed several areas of the NDP “Yiriwa” Programme. They are providing Universal Access to Electricity between 2023- 2027, having a New Port, expanding the current one and creating dry ports in the provinces to revitalise River Transportation. The port project is possible with the Compact grant the MCC awarded to The Gambia during the progress made in nurturing democracy in the country.
Other vital areas of the NDP “Yiriwa” Programme include communities’ Access to clean drinking water, rolling out governance and Digital economy, which promotes non-cash financial transactions, including the digitalisation of public transportation fares.
The Yiriwa Programme will also drastically promote Agricultural rice production and cut. importation
To expand facilities for the tourism sector, the Yiriwa Programme includes the expansion of the airport and the building of new hotels.
Addressing developments in Brikama, President Barrow assured the audience that the community elders had identified a location for the government to construct a new hospital. He thanked them for the gesture.
In relation to the clearing of the street with illegal squatters, President Barrow said national development for the greater good takes priority over the individual interest. He told the women at the Brikama meeting that he understood their situation. However, with support from the World Bank, a new hospital would be constructed in Brikama, and the one adjacent to the market would be transformed into a market, providing more space for women.
He reminded them that the stone he laid for constructing a modern market with about 1200 stalls was geared towards organising the market area.
President Barrow also used the opportunity to call on the Brikama Area Council to work with the Central Government to benefit the people in the region, stressing, “People can’t just do whatever they want. They must respect the laws of the country”. He urged the Brikam Area Council to keep the town and its environment clean.
The Meet the People’s tour continues in the Busumbaa Constituency on Sunday evening.
