{"id":92212,"date":"2025-12-17T16:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/minister-ceesay-barrows-pay-is-one-of-africas-lowest"},"modified":"2025-12-17T18:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:07:26","slug":"minister-ceesay-barrows-pay-is-one-of-africas-lowest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ceesay-barrows-pay-is-one-of-africas-lowest","title":{"rendered":"Minister Ceesay: Barrow\u2019S Pay is \u2018One of Africa\u2019S Lowest\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia\u2019s minister of information, media, and broadcasting services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, said in a radio interview that President Adama Barrow\u2019s salary is among the lowest paid to heads of state in Africa, arguing that the office of the presidency should be understood as a call to public service rather than a path to personal enrichment.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on West Coast Radio, Dr. Ceesay dismissed public debate over the president\u2019s remuneration, describing it as a distraction from the broader responsibilities of governance. \u201cThe salary of the president is not worth debating,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is one of the lowest on the continent, and not everybody can earn it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that any political aspirant motivated primarily by the financial benefits of the presidency would fail to gain public support, noting that the position demands sacrifice and a sustained commitment to solving national problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anybody wants to go to the presidency because of the salaries taking you there, we cannot vote for you,\u201d Dr. Ceesay said. \u201cThe presidency is not about the salary; it is about public service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The minister pointed to what he described as significant sacrifices made by the executive branch to expand access to basic services, including electricity and water, as well as investments in education, health care, and infrastructure. These efforts, he said, are intended to improve living standards and ensure that Gambians can live with dignity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are serving the public, and we are doing everything possible, all the sacrifices to serve the public to increase public service delivery and ensure that every Gambian lives a dignified life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ceesay acknowledged that the country continues to face economic and social challenges but argued that the government has recorded meaningful progress despite difficulties inherited from previous administrations and pressures stemming from global economic conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, there are challenges, and yes, we could do better as a country, but remember most of our problems are inherited, and development is long-term planning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the public and political actors to ground debates in facts about service delivery rather than focusing narrowly on salaries, saying that governance requires balancing immediate needs with long-term national planning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery generation builds the country for the next; that is how it works, and we are tasked with two challenges. The first challenge is to give Gambians what they want today\u2014the services today. The second challenge is to build the country for the future,\u201d he said.<\/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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