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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Hamat N.K. Bah, The Gambia\u2019s Minister of Lands, Regional Government, and Religious Affairs, asserted on Thursday that The Gambia is the only country in West Africa offering community ambulance services\u2014a claim made as the government continues a nationwide tour aimed at showcasing its development achievements.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cEven highways have ambulances. Only poor little Gambia has this,\u201d Mr. Bah told residents gathered in Banjul for President Adama Barrow\u2019s annual \u201cMeet the People Tour.\u201d He added that progress made in the health sector under Mr. Barrow\u2019s administration \u201chas never happened before.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Bah, a longtime ally of the president and one of the administration\u2019s most outspoken defenders, used much of his address to frame Mr. Barrow\u2019s tenure as transformative, especially in infrastructure. He claimed that more roads have been constructed in the past eight years than in the previous five decades combined.<\/p>\n

According to Mr. Bah, early skepticism from international financial institutions did not deter the president from moving ahead with major urban road projects, including in Banjul. \u201cWhen President Barrow wanted to construct your roads, people doubted him\u2014even the World Bank and IMF said it could not happen,\u201d he said. \u201cBut the president insisted the project must be implemented with or without them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is unprecedented in our history,\u201d he continued. \u201cThere is no capital as poor as Gambia that has a city like this today.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the country prepares for upcoming elections, Mr. Bah urged Banjul residents to \u201cdo something that has never happened,\u201d though he did not elaborate on the remark.<\/p>\n

The minister also credited the administration with improvements in water supply, electricity access, education, and agriculture\u2014areas where Gambians have historically expressed frustration. He recalled a period in 2017 and 2018 when residents complained of severe water shortages, sometimes relying on supplies from neighboring Senegal. By contrast, he said, during this year\u2019s tour, \u201c90 percent of Gambians did not complain\u201d about water access\u2014an indicator he described as significant progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose talking on social media\u2014if you listen to Gambians, you will know there is unprecedented development in The Gambia,\u201d he said, calling the government\u2019s record \u201cscientific facts backed with data.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Bah added that access to healthcare had expanded alongside electrification efforts, asserting that 80 percent of the country is now connected to the national grid. In education, he said the number of schools and classrooms built under Mr. Barrow\u2019s leadership \u201chas never happened in our country\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery two kilometers, you will find a school in a village,\u201d he said. Enrollment and student performance, he claimed, have increased as a result.<\/p>\n

He further pointed to the establishment of four universities and a range of agricultural programs as evidence of the administration\u2019s development footprint.<\/p>\n

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