By Lamin Njie
Vice President Dr Isatou Touray has said she is being taken out of context following her ‘bitter experience’ comments.
Dr Touray last Saturday complained after no Gambian youth took part in offloading foodstuff bought by the government. She said Gambian youth would always complain about lack of jobs when this is a ‘great job’, referring to manual work. Her comments were quickly met with anger and a tide of criticism, as a section of the public called for her to apologise.
The vice president offered no apology in an interview with GRTS; instead she said her comments were taken out of context.
Dr Touray said: “We want to thank also the security forces. They have been very very useful in this process because you can see the observation I made the last time with regards to the lack of labour and how people are taking it out of context.
“You will find that they are taking it out of context [but] as a government it is our duty to focus, it is our duty to work and to give and to respond to the circumstances as they are because this is an emergency.”
