Gambia Action Party secretary general Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly has called on the government to work towards COVID-19 vaccination for citizens.
The call came in GAP leader’s New Year message to Gambians.
It reads;
As we set foot into 2021 today, the Gambia Action Party under my leadership registered tremendous progress in 2020 that gave us the opportunity and courage to anticipate for more success as a nation and a political party in 2021. We have gone through major challenges that served as a base for more robust approach in the future.
During the course of the year, the Gambia like other countries have been affected by the economic downturn because of the pandemic that held governments of the world at ransom. We task the current administration to ensure that our economy is back on track, provide the welfare of all the citizens, introduce drastic measures to ensure the lives and livelihoods of our people improves as we approach another important twelve calender months.
Fellow Gambians, the next ten months will be crucial in our history cognizant of the fact that the 2021 presidential race is getting nearer. We must come together as a nation like we did before and ensure for the prevalence of unity, peace and security. GAP has taken the leading role for Civic education and convey the clear message to our membership in the maintenance of our peaceful coexistence. We are conscious of the fact that the will of the sovereign people must be protected and respected in any possible circumstances.
We must be careful of political sentiments and call for more action that will mould the right trajectory for the Gambian people. Tribal politics and supremacy will only embrace division and hatred amongst the innocent people. A path that we cannot afford to trek! We must choose peace building processes and accommodate political tolerance, pluralism and divert attention from issues that will further polarise our nation.
We pray and demand for the effective governance system from the current administration and it’s our action that will define us towards the common good. From the entire GAP larger family to you all, we wish everyone a joyous new year.
To all the frontline workers who dedicated their lives to rescue the rest, and to the security personnel who struggled to maintain the disciplinary process throughout the pandemic. To the teachers who turmoil with the students to have ensured the students graduated with honours, we say thank you and happy new year. We call on the government to effectively work towards COVID-19 nationwide vaccination in order to reshape our fragile health care system.
