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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>As the all-important summit of leaders of world Muslim countries nears in Banjul, President Adama Barrow has himself taken over communications dealing with the summit which opens here on 4 May.<\/b><\/p>\n

The president called the country\u2019s media not only to give update but to answer any lingering questions about the country\u2019s preparations for hosting the summit.<\/p>\n

He said he expects a sizeable number of leaders at the Banjul summit and dismissed any suggestions of poor state of preparations. President Barrow said: \u201cWe were given suggestions to pass our hosting right to other countries, but we refused because we wanted the world to see what we were capable of as a country.\u201d<\/p>\n

He disclosed that his government decided to shift the hosting of the event in 2019 because it didn\u2019t have enough time to put in place all the necessary infrastructure and security arrangements.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut thank God that we are able to implement a host of projects and we put a lot of political will and together, with the unflinching support from the OIC, China, and other development partners we are on the brink of hosting a successful event,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said while it may not be possible for all the OIC presidents to attend the summit, all 57 countries have confirmed they will send delegations to the summit. \u201cEven in Ecowas, sometimes only half of the presidents attend meetings, and the same happens with the UN. For example, I have not been attending much international meetings in recent years. That is normal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The president added that this is the first time Gambia is hosting such an important event and \u201cthough we may be small we want to prove to the world that we can host events of such magnitude\u201d.<\/p>\n

He revealed that between 3000 and 4000 delegates are expected to attend but accommodation will not be a problem because the country has over 10,000 beds.<\/p>\n

He said apart from the projects, \u201cThe Gambia will also chair the OIC for the next three years meaning everything happening in the OIC will be chaired by us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Barrow said this will also put the country on the world map for all the good reasons, and it will significantly benefit Gambians.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are already making a lot of money at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre, and the highway we built has a guarantee of 25 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Security<\/b><\/p>\n

Barrow further said government has considered security a top priority for the hosting of the summit and has engaged security agencies across the subregion, especially in the areas of intelligence.<\/p>\n

\u201cCountries such as Morocco are helping to train the country\u2019s security forces and the deployment of security at the OIC summit will be the biggest in the history of the country as over 3000 security personnel already well capacitated for the event will be deployed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Gambian leader disclosed that there will be bilateral meetings between him and other heads of state to sell Gambia as a business and tourism destination to the world.<\/p>\n

He said all the OIC projects will be completed because all the mobilization has been done and all the contracts have been signed.<\/p>\n

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