President Adama Barrow has said the coronavirus pandemic frustrated the earlier launching of his NPP party to the extent he wanted to do a mini-launching of the organisation.
Speaking to EyeAfrica TV in an exclusive interview, the president explained: “I wanted to launch it earlier, earlier than this. But because of Covid I was not able to launch. I got to a stage whereby I wanted to organise a mini-launching. But when I brought in the idea, I even prepared my speech and everything so that we have a mini-launching but when I contacted my people, they said, ‘Mr President, we don’t want mini-launching, we want grand launching’.
“And unfortunately that would not have happened at that time. But now Covid, Alhamdoullilah, we don’t know what is going to happen but if all plans work and Covid have subside [SIC] in this country, I think in January. Whatever we need for the launching is now in the stores. We are just waiting for the time.
“We are ready and our people are looking forward to it. I think it will be a big day in the history of this country. I will launch my party in Independence Stadium. That day I will invite every Gambian and every journalist in this country. It will be a grand launching.
“It will be a launching that will be history in this country. I have said it so many times: you can say I own my party but you don’t own the people. The people are supporting us because they are appreciating our development in this country.”
