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Uniting for progress

Africa
» Gambia

Monday, March 25, 2013

Editorial

It is a well-known principle within development discourse that for development to be achieved by a society, the people have to be the driving force behind it. All development undertakings must involve the people, who ought to be seen in the initiation and implementation stages of development projects.

However, it is also worth mentioning that fulfilment of these entire conditions do not in anyway guarantee development in the absence of unity and harmony among the people. This is because no objective, however great the aspiration might be, is attainable on the basis of individualism. Several people have to strive together if even the simplest of things is to be achieved.

As the campaign for the local government election gets underway, we appeal to all contestants to preach unity, avoid politics of thugs, character assasination and violence. Supporters of candidates should also endeavour to break the barrier that keeps them apart politically and ethnically and to unite in the interest of the country's development goals.

It should be noted that the campaign is a democratic process and in the final analysis, we are all Gambians and should strive for the attainment of common goals regardless of affiliations in terms of politics, religion or tribe.

In this regard, all other development facilities will fall in place because everybody will continue to work in unity towards the progress of the society; this fast-tracks the overall development process. On the other hand, when disunity is the order of the day, the resultant effect is total negligence. It is therefore important for us to come together as one - as Gambians and Africans - in pursuit of our collective objectives.

Politics is a service of representation and as such we should not allow it to be a dividing tool among people. The best reputation a person can make as a politician is to meaningfully participate in the development process of the society they serve.

Much more, in everything that we do as Gambians, we should always remember our national pledge, which teaches us that we must stand together and move forward as one people, for if we insist on pursuing our goals without keeping the collective objective in mind, we shall be divided, and divided we shall fall.

The government has paved the way. What is expected of us is to take advantage and make maximum use of the opportunities that avail themselves to us by cementing our loyalty to the state. The country belongs to all of us and it is a collective responsibility to work for its development.

 

Author: Daily Observer

Forward with The Gambia

 

Should this not be the order of the day in everything we do and the only absolute deciding factor towards a fundamental “ONE GOD” for all people, always abiding together for lasting friendship and continual change?