By Kemo Kanyi
Essa Mbaye Faal, the leader of the APP-Sobeyaa, claimed that the government of the Gambia has ignored its scared duty to the nation, leaving citizens at risk of undesirable endurance.
Reflecting on the “struggles” Gambians endured in the past year, the opposition leader urged youth to take charge of the future of the nation by registering on the voters’ roll and vote for a change in the coming presidential election for a better leadership. He added that the issues facing the country demand more than just optimism.
He outlined that the breakdown in public security coupled with the tears of families whose children have vanished into the Mediterranean because they saw no future here paints a picture of a government that has “abdicated its most sacred duty, the protection of life and livelihood of its citizens.” He insisted that he does not recount these sorrows to lead anyone into despair, but to awaken the people into action, adding thay the moment calls for truth, courage, and responsibility.
“It demands more than optimism. It demands leadership, solutions, and decisive change,” he said.
Mr. Faal pointed out that his party understand that the remedy to these ills is not found in empty rhetoric, but in a radical return to integrity, where national resources are managed efficiently and effectively for the people, where women of the country are safe, and youth can dream of a future on Gambian soil.
‘I speak specifically to the youth. Do not let your frustration translate into apathy. Your vote is the only weapon powerful enough to dismantle this mercenary of incompetence that has grappled our country,” he lamented.
The APP-Sobeyaa leader mentioned that killings of youth in the perilous irregular migration journey are not statistics, but they are daughters, sisters, and friends whose blood cried out to a weak justice system and broken security institutions that have failed to protect the most vulnerable among Gambians.
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