By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow has said that his administration will remain firm to ensure that it delivers as required by the mandate that has been handed it.
“As president entrusted with the welfare of all Gambians and those residents within the country, I am determined to work for peace, happiness, progress, unity, development and for all the good things we wish ourselves, families and loved ones,” the President said Monday evening while greeting the Christian faithful on the occasion of this year’s Christmas.
Christians in The Gambia on Tuesday joined over two billion people globally to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
And the President in his Christmas address said occasions such as Christmas “should help us to reflect on our circumstances, assess the consequences for our actions and ask ourselves soul-searching questions.”
“The answers to such questions should strengthen us if we are on the right track. Otherwise, they should compel us to repent and amend our ways. In this regard, I ask all religious leaders as always not to falter or despair in delivering educative sermons that are strong enough to penetrate our hearts, soften us and help us to live as pious people,” the President said.
The President in his Christmas address also called on all Gambians to rally round his change agenda.
Mr Barrow said: “As a government guided by the National Development Plan, we will continue to commit ourselves to democracy, good governance and the attainment of our development agenda. We are committed and resolved and will remain firm to ensure that we deliver as required by the mandate, trust and confidence bestowed upon us. However, national development is a collective responsibility. Therefore, I ask that we work together as a united people and nation.”
