{"id":96166,"date":"2026-04-17T09:55:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:19:16","slug":"nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues","title":{"rendered":"NRA Chief Blames Past Governments for Road Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The managing director of the National Roads Authority, Sulayman Sumareh Janneh, has attributed The Gambia\u2019s persistent road infrastructure deficit to what he described as limited investment by previous administrations, while pointing to recent construction efforts as a shift in approach.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the state of the country\u2019s road network, Mr. Janneh said earlier governments led by Dawda Jawara and Yahya Jammeh had not undertaken sufficient development to keep pace with national needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad the previous governments of Jawara and Jammeh done as much as the government of President Adama Barrow is doing, we would have been much further ahead today as far as the infrastructural development of this country is concerned,\u201d he said.Mr. Janneh emphasized that road connectivity is central to economic and social development, noting that transport networks link communities to essential services such as markets, schools, and health facilities. He said the current administration has placed increased focus on expanding and upgrading the country\u2019s road infrastructure.He added that many of the roads being constructed under the Barrow government are designed to meet higher durability standards. While acknowledging that some roads built during Mr. Jammeh\u2019s tenure have proven resilient, he said earlier construction methods often did not meet internationally recognized benchmarks.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Janneh also pointed to the deteriorating condition of older roads, saying many have fallen into disrepair and require reconstruction, particularly in urban areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, we are gradually coming back to reconstruct some of those roads, especially in the urban area,\u201d Janneh said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the adoption of improved construction techniques is intended to ensure longer-lasting infrastructure, describing quality and durability as central priorities for the authority moving forward.<\/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 managing director of the National Roads Authority, Sulayman Sumareh Janneh, has attributed The Gambia\u2019s persistent road infrastructure deficit to what he described as limited investment by previous administrations, while pointing to recent construction efforts as a shift in approach. Speaking on the state of the country\u2019s road network, Mr. Janneh said [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":96165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-96166","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>NRA Chief Blames Past Governments for Road Issues - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The managing director of the National Roads Authority, Sulayman Sumareh Janneh, has attributed The Gambia\u2019s persisten ...\" \/>\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\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NRA Chief Blames Past Governments for Road Issues\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The managing director of the National Roads Authority, Sulayman Sumareh Janneh, has attributed The Gambia\u2019s persisten ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues\" \/>\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=\"2026-04-17T09:55:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-17T10:19:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/sm_1776408535.254073.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\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"NRA Chief Blames Past Governments for Road Issues\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-17T09:55:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-17T10:19:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues\"},\"wordCount\":297,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/sm_1776408535.254073.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nra-chief-blames-past-governments-for-road-issues\",\"name\":\"NRA Chief Blames Past Governments for Road Issues - 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