“As we forge ahead to the “Road to 2021”, we must remember that the 2021 elections will be a referendum on how a nation that has reposed great hope in a President who turned around and replaced their trust and confidence with greed, incompetence and avarice,” elected United Democratic Party leader told congress delegates.
Unanimous nomination and elected at UDP congress on Saturday, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe said: “This election is also about fundamental choices between contrasting visions of what our people want and deserve on the one hand and an unrelenting effort by a failed president to regenerate the very system , practices and orientation that Gambians rejected in 2016.’
The opposition leader added: “The choice before us as a nation at a crossroads and our task is to offer a solid, clear and comprehensive road map that marks a discernible departure from the current lethargy and failure we have been saddled with for the last four years.”
He unveiled seven high priority areas from the ambitious agenda that will form the basis of the party manifesto in the upcoming elections.
The priority areas are namely; Agriculture, nutrition and food security, establishment of a Youth Employment and Empowerment Scheme (YEES), education and skills development sector, public healthcare and social welfare sector, energy and digital infrastructure, invest in attracting tourists and pursue a science based environmental and resource management policy
“These critical areas are essential for the kind of economic and social safety nets that can uplift our people, consolidate democracy and position our country to prepare our very youthful population for a future that is full of opportunities and a nation that is free, democratic and at peace with itself and progressing in the rankings of human development,” he said.
