Young people express dissatisfaction with NAMs

The young people of the Gambia have express their total dissatisfaction with the members of the national assembly with their recent resolution to declare a 90 days state of public emergency thus extending the mandate of the former president and the National Assembly.
In their declaration issued yesterday and red by young activist, Khaddijatou Jallow said young people of the Gambia wish to convey their concern and total disappointment over this unpatriotic action of our representatives.
“This action is not only a betrayal of the trust and confidence Gambians have in the National Assembly but also manifested your perennial failure to represent the voice, will and interest of the Gambian electorates,” she said.
She pointed out that this action of the Assembly has led Gambia and Gambians into serious and unprecedented fear and anxiety causing serious several socio economic breakdowns including panic and flees of citizens placing citizens under risks, closure of shops and businesses causing lost and further aggravating the political impasse.
She added: “The gravity of threats caused by the National Assembly’s enactment of the SoE on lives and reputation of the Assembly is inexcusable. The action was a misrepresentation of the common interest and values of truthfulness and service to people,”
This had resulted to the loss of confidence and hope in the Assembly to deal with state matters in the future.
Sequel to these circumstances, young people of the Gambia are demanding the National Assembly to publicly apologise to Gambian people for their role in aggravating the political impasse, Reverse the state of emergency resolution and the extension of the term of the National Assembly and further repeal all unfavorable laws enacted, restricting rights of citizens and Resignation of the National Assembly members for failing in their responsibilities to protect our rights and represent our interest.
“We seek for immediate implementation of this demands as stipulated above and failure to act will lead to further actions by Gambian young people,” they demanded.
Speaking earlier, Lamin Darboe, the NYC boss said the Gambia National youth council the body representing young people and we are glad to associate ourselves such a movement of young people raising their concerns with is one of the virtues of an open society.
“ When people have concern especially regarding decisions of the duty bearers they have the opportunity to speak out and make their demands on top to the duty bearers so that their right can be protected, voices heard and ensure that the democratization process that we all envisages can be entrench,” he said.
commenting further, the NYC boss said the Gambia national youth council stand and glad to associate ourselves such a movement that the concern of the young people to be addressed we know we know we are not today  but we are the future and we are definitely the  people who should shape our country is ruin.
“The democratization process cannot be complete in the absence of the young people. Encourage all the young people to take the front seat in our development process and equally take responsibility for the development of this country,” he conclud