NDP leader promises reform in healthcare, agriculture & education

Healthcare featured prominently in his address. Mr Bojang promised to upgrade medical facilities with modern equipment and raise standards across the sector. He also pledged to expand training opportunities for Gambian youths through scholarships in medicine and allied health fields. “Our government will expand the healthcare sector with enough equipment and bring it up to standard,” he declared. “We will also send Gambian youths on scholarships to study medicine and other medical skills so that we can reduce the transfer of Gambian patients to other countries for treatment.” On agriculture, Mr Bojang vowed to provide farmers with tractors and machinery to boost productivity and strengthen the sector. In education, he promised reforms aimed at improving the quality of learning, though details of the measures were not disclosed. He also proposed restructuring government ministries by separating the Ministry of Works from the Ministry of Transport, arguing that such a move would enhance efficiency in public administration. Turning his attention to the ruling administration, Mr Bojang criticised the government’s scrutiny of vehicles used by opposition parties, urging it to first explain the source of its own fleet. “If you investigate yours, then we would also investigate ours,” he said, adding that funds spent on political vehicles could have been better directed towards equipping the country’s security services. Concluding his address, Mr Bojang issued a rallying call to Gambians to unite behind the opposition, declaring that the country was ready for change. “Opposition will take over this country, and nothing will stop that by the grace of God,” he said. “There should be a change of government because people are tired.”