By Binta Jaiteh
Rohey Malick Lowe, the re-elected Mayor of the Banjul City Council under the ticket of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has vowed to leave a legacy that will pave the way for trusting women leadership in this country.
During the swearing-in ceremony of the elected Mayor and councilors with the nominated members for the youths and women, she said her re-election to the seat to continue running the affairs of the Banjul City Council means a lot and indicates how much trust they have in me.
“This is what touches my heart the most,” she expressed delight
She said needless to explain how challenging the election was as they were all in it together, noting that they went through thick and thin and this is all because they were convinced that “I delivered on my promises of 2018. My scorecard was excellent and I am happy I was able to rise to the task.”
“Let’s” reflect on the part of my campaign promises in 2018, among them includes, lighting up the city, cleaning the city, supporting Education, providing capacity building for the youths, and introducing structural and Human reforms in the council, just to name a few. I can proudly say that, I trained the staff of Banjul City Council and instilled a sense of discipline and responsibility in them to ensure we achieve the results we desire, promised to empower the women and girls economically – You can bear with me that I used personal resources to create the Rohey Malick Lowe Women and Girls,” she disclosed.
Furthermore, she said the Empowerment Initiative which is geared towards supporting the education of girls, investing in the independence of women in business, and the empowerment of youths to contribute to the socio-economic development of our dear country among other achievements.
To the government of The Gambia, Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe said her doors are open as she has always been, saying she would like to foster a professional working relationship between the Central Government and the Banjul City Council.
She reechoed to the hearing of everyone that this is her last term in office as the Mayor of Banjul.
“As a Democrat, I believe in term limitation, therefore, I believe two terms is enough to allow new ideas and expertise from other Banjulians,” she affirmed.
Promising to work extremely hard to address all the concerns of the city so that “you can proudly nod and say – yes, your vote worth it after all.”
In conclusion, she called for peace, unity, and harmony for the beloved city as Banjulians have been known to live in peace and harmony regardless of Tribe and political affiliation.