{"id":95860,"date":"2026-04-13T09:39:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/kebe-critiques-barrows-nine-years-in-office"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:54:00","slug":"kebe-critiques-barrows-nine-years-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kebe-critiques-barrows-nine-years-in-office","title":{"rendered":"Kebe Critiques Barrow&#8217;S Nine Years in Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Nenneh Cheyassin Kebe, the vice-presidential candidate of the People\u2019s Progressive Party, sharply criticized President Adama Barrow\u2019s administration in an interview on Thursday, arguing that nearly a decade in power has yielded little measurable progress and provides no basis for another term.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Kebe said the government had failed to deliver meaningful development, contending that voters should weigh the country\u2019s future against what she described as an absence of tangible achievements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you care about your future and your children\u2019s future, President Barrow is not it,\u201d she said. \u201cHe has not done anything in nine years that he can run on in the next five years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She pointed in particular to challenges in the education sector, citing inadequate school conditions and declining academic performance. During visits to schools, she said, she encountered facilities lacking basic necessities.\u201cWhen I visit some of the schools, I\u2019m shocked they don\u2019t have water,\u201d she said. \u201cLast year, the worst GCE grades were from Gambia. It is about to be 90 to 95 degrees out here; the classrooms don\u2019t have fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Kebe also questioned government spending priorities, highlighting what she described as significant expenditures on the presidency at the expense of essential public services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you check the president\u2019s budget, last year alone, he spent a billion dalasis on the president\u2019s office,\u201d she said. \u201cWhy should Gambians accept that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turning to infrastructure, she cited recurring flooding and poor road conditions as evidence of weak planning and a lack of sustainable solutions. She also raised concerns about the country\u2019s reliance on loans to finance development projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd those roads are loans our great-grandchildren will be paying back,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are about D130 billion in debt; eventually, all our resources will go to paying these debts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Questioning the government\u2019s borrowing strategy, she added, \u201cIf you can\u2019t pay the debt you already have, why are you still taking loans?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Kebe urged citizens to demand greater accountability and called for a change in governance, saying the current trajectory was unsustainable.<\/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. Nenneh Cheyassin Kebe, the vice-presidential candidate of the People\u2019s Progressive Party, sharply criticized President Adama Barrow\u2019s administration in an interview on Thursday, arguing that nearly a decade in power has yielded little measurable progress and provides no basis for another term. 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