{"id":90590,"date":"2025-11-20T15:02:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/barrow-urges-patience-for-equal-development-in-fulladu-west"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:08:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:08:00","slug":"barrow-urges-patience-for-equal-development-in-fulladu-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrow-urges-patience-for-equal-development-in-fulladu-west","title":{"rendered":"Barrow Urges Patience for Equal Development in Fulladu West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>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.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a stop on his annual \u201cMeet the People Tour,\u201d Mr. Barrow told a gathering in the rural village of Sare Ngai that national development \u201ctakes time\u201d and cannot be delivered all at once. He described the Gambia as a country in transition, asserting that \u201cthe Gambia of today is different from that of yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is human nature to keep asking for more,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you have one, you ask for another\u2014and we understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Barrow appealed to residents not to allow regional rivalries to shape expectations, warning that such attitudes could complicate the government\u2019s development agenda. Building a country, he said, requires deliberate planning and an understanding of limited resources.<\/p>\n<p>Invoking the nation\u2019s 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. \u201cWhat the Gambia was unable to achieve in 50 years, I cannot be expected to achieve in 10,\u201d he said. \u201cThat will be difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that earlier leaders struggled because they lacked \u201cideas and knowledge,\u201d while his government brings \u201cideas, knowledge, and ambition.\u201d He pledged to continue pursuing infrastructure and public-service improvements, framing himself as a leader driven by public demand. \u201cWhatever you want, that is what I will do,\u201d he said. \u201cI am your servant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although insisting, \u201cI am not a politician,\u201d Mr. Barrow promised the people of Fulladu West that development long absent from the region would be delivered under his leadership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; 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. 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