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kobo
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 Posted - 22 Jul 2014 : 19:19:38
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Daily Observer News;
Monday, July 21, 2014
A nominated National Assembly member has catalogued the achievements of the July 22nd Revolution under the watch of the president of the Republic, and underscored that the exponential progress registered in all sectors of the country’s socio-economic development in the past two decades are “worth celebrating”.
Hon. Seedy S.K. Njie, an outspoken young parliamentarian and ruling party strong stalwart, who spoke to the Daily Observer Friday in an exclusive interview, joined all Gambians and good friends of the country to congratulate His Excellency Sheikh Prof. Alh. Dr. Yahya Jammeh for the unassailable lead in development.
“It is 20 years of progress, development, peace and stability, and socio-economic development. The Revolution ushered in a new dawn for this country when an illustrious son of this nation [President Jammeh] came to power through a bloodless coup. The objective of the 22nd July Revolution was to lift Gambians and Gambia from abject poverty in all spheres, to build the human resource capacity of its citizenry, to educate and open the eyes of the citizenry, to put Gambia at par with other countries globally,” he stated.
Hon. Njie said the strides of the Jammeh Administration in all domains of development be it infrastructure, energy, road network, bridges, telecommunication and technology, youth and women empowerment, employment, public-private sector partnership, agriculture, health, education, air transport amongst others, has surpassed the expectations of many Gambians.
“There are more than a million reasons to stage a befitting 20 years anniversary of the 22nd July Revolution by the president and the Gambian people,” he added.......Full Report
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kobo
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Posted - 23 Jul 2014 : 01:49:05
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GRTS Headquarters - The first ever tv station in The Gambia
Babili mansa Bridge(Kerewan)
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kobo
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Posted - 23 Jul 2014 : 02:06:02
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23 Jul 2014 : 06:30:03
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 Maafanta.com;
It is 20 years since our beloved country, The Gambia fell into the hands of one man who has now become the Head of State, the judge and defiant he could become king. Growing up as a boy in the 90s, I have always thought my life and that of others were in safe hands because I had believed it was only a matter of time when things will get better for most Gambians but my expectations were far from the reality.
When the first projects began, which were mainly roads, schools, hospitals I had no doubt the future would be bright for every Gambian little did I know at some point I will not have the freedom to express my thoughts or political opinion, my basic human rights will be violated, that my Dalasi would depreciate so badly against international currencies, food prices will sky-rocket and that even D10 would almost be worth nothing when it could provide a meal for a family in the 80s.
Over the years, several politicians, journalists, soldiers etc have been reported missing and their families have never been told the mystery behind that. No family should endure such pain or anguish. Courts are meant to show that an individual is guilty or not guilty of a crime but so often do we hear individuals gone missing because they have spoken against the iron rule of President Yahya Jammeh. When people go missing, it is a clear indication of lack of Due Process. I have no doubt there are many Gambians who have continued to suffer in silence because the man we used to know in the mid 90s is not the same anymore. Twenty (20) years today was meant to be a huge celebration because at least half of the population is above the poverty line, our basic human rights are not violated, there is freedom to express our thoughts/political opinion, free press or media etc. Unfortunately, the fight for democracy, freedom and respect for human rights will have to go on because none of these is in existence anymore.
When we sing our national anthem, we always say... “we strive and work and pray, freedom and peace each day” but where is the freedom and the total peace that we need. However, we can only move towards that common good as we say in our national anthem if we continue to strive, work and pray all together. |
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kobo
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Posted - 23 Jul 2014 : 16:58:27
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 Daily Observer News Special coverage of July 22nd and 20 years success story;
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kobo
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Posted - 25 Jul 2014 : 04:32:48
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The Point News Published Thursday, July 24, 2014;
President Yahya Jammeh has spoken of “the remarkable successwe have registered since 1994”, which “is manifested in all aspects of our daily lives, and we take great pride in the fact that today everybody living in this country continues to enjoy the benefits of our achievements”.
In his address to the nation Monday night on national television, to mark the 20th anniversary of the coup in July 1994 which first brought him to power, President Jammeh said “looking back twenty years, we have a cause to celebrate our success”.
According to Jammeh, “economic development in The Gambia has grown rapidly since July 1994 with great achievements in the key social sectors of education, health, public infrastructure, the productive sectors, as well as the services sector”........Full Report |
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