{"id":92570,"date":"2025-12-23T17:12:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts"},"modified":"2025-12-24T04:56:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T04:56:38","slug":"minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts","title":{"rendered":"Minister Ebrima Sillah Praises Barrow\u2019S Development Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, praised the government of President Adama Barrow on Saturday, framing the administration\u2019s development initiatives as evidence of its achievements and dismissing opposition criticism as politically motivated.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a foundation-laying ceremony for a new road in Kassa Kunda, Sillah projected confidence that by the 2026 elections, President Barrow\u2019s accomplishments would outweigh partisan debates. \u201cThe construction of these roads, they are claiming, is not for consumption is what we are using to do our campaign,\u201d he said, underscoring the government\u2019s emphasis on infrastructure development.<\/p>\n<p>Sillah accused opposition parties of obstructing progress, citing their rejection of the national budget, which he said was intended to advance the country\u2019s development agenda. He urged Gambians to align with the National People\u2019s Party (NPP) and President Barrow, emphasizing peace, growth, and a brighter future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe roads President Barrow is constructing, the electricity, schools, the water he\u2019s bringing to people, the peace he brings, and the development he\u2019s bringing here are being seen by the whole world,\u201d Sillah said. He added that international institutions, including the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank, often reference The Gambia as a model.<\/p>\n<p>Challenging the opposition\u2019s portrayal of widespread hardship, Sillah emphasized that citizens must take responsibility for their own livelihoods, while the government\u2019s role is to provide an enabling environment for work and development. \u201cEven Allah, who created us, instructed people to go out and work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the government\u2019s achievements, Sillah noted that the Ministry of Agriculture has over 700 gardens with water and solar, the Ministry of Fisheries has built over 150 boreholes, and 90% of communities have been electrified.<\/p>\n<p>The minister\u2019s comments come amid speculation about opposition alliances and leadership ahead of the 2026 elections.<\/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. The Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, praised the government of President Adama Barrow on Saturday, framing the administration\u2019s development initiatives as evidence of its achievements and dismissing opposition criticism as politically motivated. Speaking at a foundation-laying ceremony for a new road in Kassa Kunda, Sillah projected confidence that by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":92569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-92570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Minister Ebrima Sillah Praises Barrow\u2019S Development Efforts - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, praised the government of President Adama Barrow ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Minister Ebrima Sillah Praises Barrow\u2019S Development Efforts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Minister of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, Ebrima Sillah, praised the government of President Adama Barrow ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-23T17:12:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-24T04:56:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/12\/sm_1766499930.968261.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Minister Ebrima Sillah Praises Barrow\u2019S Development Efforts\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-23T17:12:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-24T04:56:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts\"},\"wordCount\":317,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/12\/sm_1766499930.968261.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/minister-ebrima-sillah-praises-barrows-development-efforts\",\"name\":\"Minister Ebrima Sillah Praises Barrow\u2019S Development Efforts - 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