By: Nyima Sillah
As the woe of unemployment continues to surge in numbers, scores of the nation’s youths have told government “we are tired of being jobless” and “we want jobs”.
Gambia’s, a country with estimated population two million, youths alleged has received millions of dollars within the four year-rule of President Adama Barrow-led administration , while youth unemployment stands at a staggering rate of 41.5%.
Lamin Fatty, a University of The Gambia graduate urged the government to take action and address the rising youth unemployment rate in the country, saying it is becoming hard for students who graduated from high institutions and Universities to get a job.
“Is high time Gambians stop nepotism and give positions to whom it should be given without any fair or favor am sure that if this practice continues in the country for few years there will be at least some improvement on the unemployment area,” he said.
Gambia Technical Training Institution graduate, Buba Jabbie, said the government should provide more infrastructures for youths to help the graduated have jobs
He said: “After my graduation I tried all I could to get a job. All places that I submitted my application none of them ever reply or call to explain the reason for me not having a job.”
He accused the state institutions of committing nepotism saying: “they always say no we don’t do nepotism but when you get to most of these organizations you realize that most of them are all related one way or the other and they never want to share any position with anyone.”
According to him: “There was a time that I went to one of the biggest organizations they have almost five to six offices, when I asked why the offices are locked, they told me that those people went on a study leave. In my own opinion, if those people leave office someone else should be in charge.”
Adama Sarr also said: “government still needs to improve more on the employment sectors of the youths because we are the future leaders and we pay expensive tuition fees with high hopes after graduation.
