By Adama Makasuba
The Gambia’s security sector reform team will today Wednesday, September 26 conclude a two-day retreat at the Kairaba beach hotel in Kololi.
The retreat is aimed at providing an opportunity and a platform for the team to look at critical issues surrounding the security sector reform in The Gambia.
The retreat brought together security chiefs, government officials, a delegation from The African Union, and representatives from both The United Nations and ECOWAS.
Momodou Badjie, a security adviser said:
“We believe that the security sector as a whole needed reform and all of us must work together to render this process successful, and to archive the objectives.”
“The Gambia security sector reform process gives prominence to the effective and transparent management of our security sector, our security structures, our inter agency cooperation as well as the protection of civil rights, and other international norms,” he added.
He said as they have completed their assessment phase-had fair idea of the current situation of the security sector, saying “as we strive to move the security sector to the next phase, we should start thinking of the next level.”
Meanwhile Ousainou Darboe, Vice President and Women’s affair Minister reaffirmed Barrow administration commitment to sustainable peace and security in the country.
He further called for collective cooperation in the process for the sector to archive its goals, describing the retreat as timely.
