Just a quick reminder to share your views of what you
think are critical issues  that need serious
addressing in The Gambia at present.

Again, please refrain from blaming or attacking both
governments.  Looking forward to your contributions.
Thanks!

Essa
--- Yusupha Jow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Essa, it is obvious that you are quite determined to
> get your issue to the
> forefront.  You have raised some pertinent
> questions.  This does not mean,
> however, that issues in Mozambique and the African
> diaspora are not
> pertinent. We need to pay attention to our
> neighboring countries because they
> tend to put things in perspective and also help us
> outline strategies or
> allow us to brainstorm on how to avoid the horrible
> consequences of future
> natural disasters.  Nevertheless, our country should
> always come first and I
> understand the urgency of your question.
>
> These are a few things that hinder our development.
> Hopefully, we can expand
> on these points:
> 1) Bad and inept leadership:
> Good leadership should come from the very top. We
> simply cannot afford to
> have Corporals and Sergeants run our countries.
>
> 2) Corruption:
> We all know about the rampant corruption issues in
> The Gambia right now.
> Something has to be done to stem this tide.
>
> 3) Lack of accountability:
>  This has always been a problem.  There are no
> checks and balances to make
> that people are performing up to par or not abusing
> their positions of power.
> If the president can use a 5% of our budget for a
> mansion in Kanilai, then a
> bad precedent is being set for all others to follow.
>
> 4) High illiteracy Rate:
>  I have no specific statistics for the literacy rate
> back home. But the
> number should be around the 50% mark.  Countries
> with high literacy rates
> tend to do better.  Cuba is a good example.
>
> 5) No specific development plan:
> We seem to have strayed form the Vision 2020 plan
> but this plan seems to be
> too grandiose and far fetched. The goals need to be
> more specific  short
> range achievable ones.
>
>
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