By Sarjo Brito
Leader of the United Democratic Party Ousainou Darboe during the party’s biennial national congress currently underway at the Paradise Suites Hotel reminded his supporters and Gambians at large that Gambia’s newfound democracy was not handed on a silver platter neither by Jammeh nor his successor President Adama Barrow.
The UDP leader said tyranny was defeated and democracy restored by the Gambian people who dedicated and risked their lives to the duty of fighting for their own freedom.
‘’You the Gambian people gave yourself the democracy we are enjoying. It was not gifted to you by anyone. Men and women of conscience came together and put aside superficial political differences and confronted an entrenched tyranny with nothing more than a firm believe in the righteousness of their course and the vote that represent their voice, and the sovereign power that resides in that vote,” Darboe in a speech on Friday said.
The UDP Leader said his party is ready for what he describes as a fruitful and robust engagement during this congress as they collectively chart a way forward and prepare for what would be a defining election come 2021.
Darboe also honoured late UDP members like Lamin Ndambu Dibba and Solo Sandeng who gallantly fought against dictatorship. The UDP leader said their sacrifice to the nation must not be forgotten and urged supporter of the party to continue their course with focus and consistency.
