By Adama Makasuba
President Adama Barrow has vowed not to mind his critics as he branded them detractors who are all out to deflect his attention from his development programmes.
President Barrow spoke at a meeting in Upper Niumi as his 20-day nationwide continued.
“I will not listen to them because they want to distract me so that I will stop my works and be arguing and responding to them until 2021. When 2021 comes, the issue of accountability is between you (citizens) and I because you are the people who voted me in office,” Mr Barrow said.
He added: “We are here for real work but there are people who want to blow flame into your eyes, going around saying, ‘don’t mind the works done by President Barrow.’ You have shown me that you are not interested in listening to those people going around talking petty.”
President Barrow while hinting at possibility of him seeking re-election in 2021 said he would love to meet Gambians in 2021 and be able to enumerate his achievements.
“If I am coming back in 2021, I want to tell you (Gambians), ‘I built the Hakalang road, I want to be able to say I built OIC conference centre and highway, [that] I developed Basse…’,” he said.
