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| PDOIS, Mr Halifa Sallah |
The
secretary general of opposition PDOIS, Mr Halifa Sallah assured party
supporters that United Front will alleviate poverty and attain food
self-sufficiency for all Gambians, if voted into office come November 24
presidential polls.
Mr Sallah
made this remark at a well attended mass political rally graced by supporters
and sympathisers in the town of Bakau.
He pointed
out that the high indebtedness of the country, which he claimed is due to the
high amount of loans taken by the Jammeh administration.
According
to him, a United Front government would restore democracy, fix the economy,
create jobs for the youth and address societal ills the APRC regime could not
handle.
In yet
another decisive statement, Sallah said under a United Front government, no president
will have the national power to arbitrarily dismiss civil servants, judges,
magistrates, and national Assembly Members. He also pledged the coming into
being of proportional representation in the National Assembly.
For Hamat
Bah, the leader of opposition United Front, the people of Bakau are known for
their struggle for freedom and justice. This he said was manifested by their
positive stance in denouncing a regime that is bent on entrenching one party
state and patron-client relationship.
Mr. Bah pledged
that if elected, he would revive Bakau, bring more projects and industries to
create job opportunities for youth as well as boost the socio-economic
development of the country. He reiterated that United Front government
in-waiting will restore the once vibrant fishing industry in Bakau.
“Lack of
job opportunities in the country has led to rapid poverty. We have many young
people graduating from GTTI, MDI and the University of The Gambia but are
unable to grab any form of employment,” Bah said.
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