Should we call it a failed or a collapsed system?of course we are compelled to asked this question considering the prevailing economic situation threatening the lives of Gambians.Since president Yahya Jammeh was re-elected for a third term,the country's economic situation has not changed for the better.Instead we have been witnessing unprecedented skyrocketing of the prices of the basic commodities.Rice,nation's main staple food,is out of reach of many families.The average Gambians today cannot afford a bag of rice.Price of palm oil,meat,sugar and other condiments have triple over the years.
Having one decent meal a day is a rare opportunity today in this country.Many families go to bed without food and wake up the next morning with an empty stomach.What a sad and worrying situation.
The other day while at a local restaurant in downtown Serekunda,three kids walked into the restaurant and begged for food they caught the attention of everybody there,as they narrated horrific and terrifying stories.The malnourished kids complained of hunger and parental harassment.
At the family level,according to the kids,everybody struggle for his or her survival at night.We amazed upon hearing such revelation.We have reach a point where parent can no longer take care of their families.They are instead asking their kids to look for survival elsewhere.This has led to increasing prostitution and petty stealing in the country.Things are no longer going well in the Gambia.Citizens and non-citizens alike are reduced to complete destitution.Everybody is feeling the pinch of economic crisis .The Jammeh administration cannot escape blame for such a situation.If our economy had been properly managed,today would not have been exposed to such trials and tribulations.Every sector in the country has virtually collapsed or on verge of collapsing.Let us take a look at the health,energy,transportation and business sector and we see that all these areas are performing below expectations of Gambians.This is a fact and the government should admit it.Sick people are often ask to buy drugs from private pharmacies.
How many Gambians can today afford malarial drugs?Drug price are too exorbitant.
This has resulted in many sick people staying at home without getting the necessary medication.They don't mind what would visit them in their sickness.
They always stick to Wollof adage "HARR YALLAH" meaning waiting for God's decision.What a sad situation.Our hospital can no longer provide the necessary drugs to the sick.
The energy sector is also in a shambles.We have lamented over and again about NAWEC'S inability to provide constant water and electricity supply.NAWEC has been reduced to a lame institution.It needs a total revival to meet the current high demand of water and electricity.
On the business front we can comfortably say that despite the launch of GIPFZA there has been a dramatic reduction of investors in the country.As long as the regime does not stop pretending ,we will continue to suffer.
The administration behaves as if there is no problem.President Jammeh so-called operation no-compromise has been too late when massive damages and destructions has already been done to our ailing economy.
