President Barrow made a monumental and historic delivery at the Chambers of the General Assembly in Manhattan today. His speech was historic as it marks the first democratic representation in over two decades despite the sleezy elections we hosted in the past.
The coming of age of the man we come to know as president Barrow is imminent and irreversible. His delivery underscored critical national, regional, continental and global issues of concerns with a moral appeal to humanity to take care of the meek and pay due consideration to the environment. The age old Palestinian conflict was highlighted with a dignified position of a two state solution and right of self determination of the Palestinian people.
On the home front, the president highlighted the issue of fiscal consolidation, security sector reforms, public institutional reforms and legal reforms to back the transitional justice that is ongoing. He made an emphatic and explicit statement about the Senegalo-Gambia relationship as it relates to the geopolitics of our neck of the woods. He elaborated on the National Development Plan and the upcoming Donor Round Table Conference for resource mobilisation. The issue of climate change, youth unemployment and Back way journey of Gambian youths were brought to the epicentre of his exposé. Access to portable water and the financing of public infrastructural projects such as roads were hitherto mentioned by President Barrow.
President Barrow supported the African Union position on the institutional reforms of the United Nation with specific emphasis on the reorganisation of the Security Counsel to further consolidate democracy and better global governance of the August body.
I endorse the speech in its entirety and now urge our distinguished president to not only jealously spearhead the requisite reforms needed in the realisation of his plans but the appointment of first class Gambians to bear fruition to his illustrious plans. Great job Mr. President and your leadership skills will now be put to test as you tacitly execute and rollout the plans associated with your speech. #NewGambia can transcend from mere rhetoric to substantive proposition if all hands are on deck with a systemic approach to the transformative process of rebuild a modern nation state backed by justice and equity for all. God bless the Republic of the Gambia and her diverse people's. For the Gambia, I remain ever true.
Nyang Njie
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