By Binta Jaiteh
Mr. Suwaibou Touray, National Assembly Member for WuliEast Constituency who is also the chairperson for the Parliments’s Petition Committee has poured out his mind about the current situation in the country.
MP Touray in an interview with this reporter stated that Gambians are unhappy over the current political system in the country coupled with the poor economic situation that the populace is facing.
He described the political situation now in The Gambia as pathetic, saying “the signals coming from State House lacks seriousness in implementation of the TRRC recommendations relating to people banned from holding Public offices.”
Hon Touray stressed that it is becoming obvious that anyone who falls in such a category will beat the process by jumping ship to join the NPP so they would be provided a job in public service.
This he said will defeat the TRRC’s purposes “when millions have been spent to ensure satisfaction of the citizens whose tax money was mismanaged by such unscrupulous people.”
He further stated that, economically, The Gambia is not moving forward and things will continue to be much more difficult for the people since the government is not focused on wealth creation by investing in the productive areas of the economy to create jobs for the young people and augment exports and reducing imports which would strengthen the local currency.
“Instead the Government is focusing on piling loans and bent on making the country more and more dependent, compelling us to pay billions of dalasis each year as loan repayment,” he proclaimed.
He continued “The poor citizens have been tolerating and enduring a lot over the past years which forced them to vote for change but the purpose of that change has been defeated.”
According to him, the policy and many others will keep the country posted as a poor and indebted country if the situation in which the country is being governed currently is neglected.
MP Touray, therefore, urged the government to act fast before it is too late.