Majority of Gambians said The Gambia is heading into the wrong direction in terms of development, a new survey has said.
Afrobarometer in its dispatch for August said six in 10 Gambians (60%) say the country is heading in the wrong direction, double the proportion recorded in 2018 (29%).
Afrobarometer is a pan-African, nonpartisan survey research network that provides reliable data on African experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance, and quality of life.
According to the network’s latest survey, only a quarter (25%) of Gambians describe the country’s economic condition as “fairly good” or “very good,” less than half the approval rate in 2018 (58%).
The proportion who describe their personal living conditions as “fairly good” or “very good” has also decreased drastically, from 66% in 2018 to 35%, the August report said.
Sait Matty Jaw, co-authoring the dispatch said: “I think these are the current realities confronting the people and as we move closer to 2021, it is critical that political leaders debate and make central public service delivery and the economic situation of the country.
“I think this dispatch has provided an opportunity for all political actors and policy makers to know what Gambians think about the direction of their country and I think its time we work to address the challenges.”
