{"id":90764,"date":"2025-11-23T07:49:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T07:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gambian-politics-suffers-from-integrity-deficit"},"modified":"2025-11-23T08:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T08:12:17","slug":"gambian-politics-suffers-from-integrity-deficit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambian-politics-suffers-from-integrity-deficit","title":{"rendered":"Gambian Politics Suffers from Integrity Deficit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Dr. Papa Faal, the secretary-general and leader of the Gambia Peoples Advancement Party, used a recent appearance on West Coast Radio\u2019s Coffee Time With Peter Gomez to issue a pointed critique of the country\u2019s political culture, arguing that a deficit of integrity remains one of its deepest flaws.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntegrity is doing the right thing when no one is looking,\u201d Dr. Faal said in the interview. \u201cHow many people will do the right thing when no one is looking? It\u2019s not a lot in our politics. Because most people will go into politics to enrich themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Faal, a former military officer who has positioned himself as a reform-minded outsider, said he entered politics not out of necessity but out of responsibility. He noted that he is financially secure and supported by his family, insisting that personal comfort does not absolve leaders from addressing the hardship around them. \u201cI\u2019m comfortable with what I receive to sustain myself,\u201d he said. \u201cI do not need to go into politics. My family and I are okay. But if I\u2019m okay and my neighbor is not okay, am I okay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GPAP leader said his motivation stems from witnessing the daily struggles of ordinary Gambians. \u201cI live in a society where every other person is hungry, every other person is poor. Every other person is struggling to survive,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I am okay and those people are not, what do I do if God gives me the means to be able to use my knowledge to help them?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on his background in the U.S. military, Dr. Faal suggested that the ethos of service required of soldiers is one that political leaders should embrace. \u201cLike I said before, being a soldier, you put your life at risk for your nation,\u201d he said. \u201cThe best leaders were soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With his party, he added, he hopes to revive a sense of duty and public service in Gambian politics\u2014and to inspire younger Gambians to lead with the integrity he argues the system urgently lacks.<\/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. 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