Africa-Press – Gambia. President Adama Barrow on Monday sought to reassure residents of Fulladu West that his administration remains committed to equitable development across the country, urging them to avoid comparing their progress with that of other regions.
Speaking during a stop on his annual “Meet the People Tour,” Mr. Barrow told a gathering in the rural village of Sare Ngai that national development “takes time” and cannot be delivered all at once. He described the Gambia as a country in transition, asserting that “the Gambia of today is different from that of yesterday.”
“It is human nature to keep asking for more,” he said. “If you have one, you ask for another—and we understand that.”
Mr. Barrow appealed to residents not to allow regional rivalries to shape expectations, warning that such attitudes could complicate the government’s development agenda. Building a country, he said, requires deliberate planning and an understanding of limited resources.
Invoking the nation’s post-independence record, the president said Gambians should not expect his administration to deliver in a decade what previous governments could not accomplish in half a century. “What the Gambia was unable to achieve in 50 years, I cannot be expected to achieve in 10,” he said. “That will be difficult.”
He added that earlier leaders struggled because they lacked “ideas and knowledge,” while his government brings “ideas, knowledge, and ambition.” He pledged to continue pursuing infrastructure and public-service improvements, framing himself as a leader driven by public demand. “Whatever you want, that is what I will do,” he said. “I am your servant.”
Although insisting, “I am not a politician,” Mr. Barrow promised the people of Fulladu West that development long absent from the region would be delivered under his leadership.
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