By Lamin Njie
The army has sent troops to McCarthy Square to help load back thousands of bags of rice and sugar, two days after the launching of the government’s food relief program.
President Adama Barrow on Sunday launched a grand food aid package which will see at least 230,000 families get rice, sugar and oil.
On Saturday however, the vice president complained that labour was a challenge as non-Gambian labourers struggled to pack McCarthy Square with procured rice and sugar. The Dr Isatou Touray regretted the fact that no Gambian youth was part of the labourers.
The army has now swept in to help in the loading and distribution of the foodstuff to Gambians.
Army spokesman Major Lamin Sanyang confirmed that soldiers have indeed been sent to the square to load back the foodstuff. The military will also help in the distribution of the foodstuff, he added.
