The leader of Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) has called for attitudinal change among Gambians, insisting that the basic problem afflicting this country is attitude.
Mai Ahmed Fatty, once an advisor to President Adama Barrow wrote on his Facebook: “Back to basics…that’s all we are about. The basic problem afflicting this country is attitude. No government that will ever be elected or imposed in this country would get it right, if the national attitude remains the same.”
“The secret to the success of all industrialised countries is attitude. Democracy is a facilitator in transformation and not the leading catalyst for change. This country needs a citizen with a different attitude and approach to politics and development – a citizenry led by a leader who appreciates the imperative to enforce age-old core Gambian moral values into governance, and reforming national attitude, regarding citizens’ obligations towards public service,” the former Minister of Interior added.
“The bane of our progress is the gliding triumph of the culture of subjectivism and individualism. The Gambia needs a Deng Xioping of China or a Lee Kwon Yew of Singapore…two of the greatest statesmen and reformers of modern times and not necessarily greatest Democrats by Western definition,” he continued.
Meanwhile, he said his party is committed to “building a strong Gambian democracy purely grounded on Gambian core values and principles of morality,” adding that if the attitudes are changed that the country can register its goals.
“We are committed to building a strong Gambian democracy purely grounded on Gambian core values and principles of morality. If we succeed in adapting our national attitude in consonance with our core values, and apply same towards public service delivery, The Gambia shall achieve unprecedented rapid development that would be a course of study at management schools. Our goal…back to basics,” he said.
