{"id":95569,"date":"2026-04-03T11:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/barrow-urges-gambians-to-vote-wisely-in-election"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:50:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:50:29","slug":"barrow-urges-gambians-to-vote-wisely-in-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/barrow-urges-gambians-to-vote-wisely-in-election","title":{"rendered":"Barrow Urges Gambians to Vote Wisely in Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong> <\/span><b>President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to cast their votes wisely in this year\u2019s presidential election, emphasizing the importance of continuity in his visionary leadership.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The President made the remarks during a meeting at Sare Soffie village in the Central River Region on Monday, calling on residents to remain vigilant and not be misled by opposition claims that developments such as road construction, electricity expansion, and provision of clean drinking water do not constitute progress.<\/p>\n<p>President Barrow argues that such infrastructure projects are key indicators of development, noting that the world\u2019s most developed countries prioritize these sectors to boost their economies. He stressed that without a functional road network, meaningful opportunities for growth and development cannot be realized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in an election year. We must be very cautious. Use a very effective screening method to separate grains from chaff,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He further notes that opposition parties have acknowledged the progress made under his administration, even as they continue to downplay these achievements. President Barrow accused the opposition of resisting a progressive Gambia and urged citizens to take responsibility in choosing the best leadership for the country.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the achievements of his government compared to previous administrations, President Barrow said his commitment to the nation and its people has accelerated the pace of infrastructure development across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Gambia<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to cast their votes wisely in this year\u2019s presidential election, emphasizing the importance of continuity in his visionary leadership. The President made the remarks during a meeting at Sare Soffie village in the Central River Region on Monday, calling on residents to remain vigilant and not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":95568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-95569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","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>Barrow Urges Gambians to Vote Wisely in Election - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Gambia. 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