{"id":5234,"date":"2021-10-07T19:03:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T19:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=5234"},"modified":"2021-10-07T19:03:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T19:03:19","slug":"media-advisory-president-barrow-fulfils-promise-to-utg-students-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/community\/media-advisory-president-barrow-fulfils-promise-to-utg-students-union","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory President Barrow Fulfils Promise to UTG Students\u2019 Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>State House, Banjul, 6th October 2021: President Adama Barrow today presented two new buses to the Council of the University of the Gambia Students\u2019 Union during a brief ceremony at the State House in Banjul.<\/p>\n<p>Handing over the keys to the student representatives, President Barrow called on them to maintain peace and stability for the country\u2019s development. \u201cIf there was no peace in the country, we could not have been standing here to do this presentation,\u201d said President Barrow.<\/p>\n<p>President Barrow urged the students to focus on their education to prepare themselves better as future leaders. He assured them of his government\u2019s commitment to education as a top priority. Highlighting his confidence in the country\u2019s youths, President Barrow is hopeful that the next president after him will come from among the young. He cited former President Jawara\u2019s address to school children during the Independence Day celebration at McCarthy Square in 1979, calling on young people to prepare for the country\u2019s future leaders.<\/p>\n<p>President Barrow said he was among those students, but little did he know that \u201ca poor boy from Mangkamang Kunda\u201d would be one of the country\u2019s future Presidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State House, Banjul, 6th October 2021: President Adama Barrow today presented two new buses to the Council of the University of the Gambia Students\u2019 Union during a brief ceremony at the State House in Banjul. 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