The National Association of Early Childhood Educators (AECE) of The Gambia has celebrated the 60th Independence Anniversary of The Gambia. The event provided an opportunity for an infant president delivering the speech in representation of the President of the Republic, Adama Barrow.
All Cabinet ministers were also represented by infant ministers from various nursery schools within the country. The event gathered parents, teachers, and government officials together on Thursday at the MacCarthy Square in Banjul. The gathering witnessed the presence of the minister of Health, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh.
Alieu Saidy, the infant president, said the successes registered since he assumed office as President eight years ago, are real, and positive, stating that the country’s socio-economic achievements, especially in infrastructure development, are physically visible, cutting across all sectors, regions and communities.
He added that preserving the nation, for what it is worth, requires citizens to cherish and safeguard the national identity, history, culture, social structures, relationships and everything else that distinguishes citizens as a people.
“To succeed in this national endeavour, the government we choose to manage our affairs, the Constitution and Laws that regulate behaviour, the institutions that provide services and the territorial boundaries that define our land surface must be at the heart of whatever we do. Without this, our resources would be wasted, which we must collectively resolve to prevent. At the core of our development is the economy, which lies at the centre of three important features; namely: our resources – human and material; our productivity in scope and intensity; and thirdly, our level of creativity to initiate positive change, execute appropriate action, and utilise goods and services appropriately and maximally. These cannot be attained in any country without the active and collective engagement of its people,” he emphasized during his deliberation.