By Lamin Njie
The Gambia has since independence experienced a problem in terms of right political leadership with many pinning the country’s underdevelopment to its inability to get the right people in leadership positions.
Now a new party that is about to be launched has set its eyes on giving the country the kind of leadership it desires for development.
Citizens’ Alliance Party is a new political party that has been newly formed by some high profile Gambians to respond to “the country’s desperate need for new and effective political leadership.”
The party will be launched at Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi on Friday.
The party said in a statement today: “Since gaining independence 54 years ago, and despite the country’s huge potentials, The Gambia is still a highly dependent and underdeveloped country with weak institutions and the majority of its citizens still live in destitution, despair, and indignity. This unfortunate state of affairs is the result of a lack of an effective, efficient and visionary leadership that will initiate the needed reforms to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on foreign aid and grants, diversify the economy to spur economic growth and build strong and responsive institutions.
“As a nation, we achieved so much together in 2016, but yet we remain socially, ethnically, and politically divided. The Citizens’ Alliance Party is about setting aside our differences as a country and taking up our similarities to build a stronger country for all Gambians.
“Friday, November 29, 2019, the Citizens’ Alliance Party will be launched. Citizens’ Alliance is a political party founded to respond to the country’s desperate need for new and effective political leadership that will focus on uniting our country, address our society’s many challenges and promote inclusivity, equity, and prosperity.”
