By: Nyima Sillah
Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, Party Leader of United Democratic Party had advised the Gambia citizens and residents to maintain peace and stability to safeguard the tourism sector of the country.
The former vice president reemphasized this on Saturday shortly after casting his vote at Fajara, saying “I implore every Gambian to stay calm no one should engage in act of provocation whether by conduct or by word for if you do so, we would be destabilizing our country we will be giving opportunity to anarchist to put this country into chaos and it is nobodies interest,”
He reiterated that “as I said at Bakoteh remember we are in the tourist season the (any) slight disturbance in this country will drive away all the tourists and then that will lead to the laying off of several young men who are working in these industries,” Darboe said.
According to the United Democratic Party Leader, their party manifesto advocates for youth employment so they would not do anything that will affect the position of those who are already engage in the tourism sector, “all should remain cool and calm.”
Meanwhile, he expressed gratitude to the government for giving him a thirty-two man contingent that provides him security throughout his campaign.
