As BAC councillors take oath

Lamin Waa Juwara, leader of the opposition NDAM party and nominated councillor of the Brikama Area Council, has impored his fellow council members to be committed and upright in discharging their duties.

Recently sworn in as nominated councillor in the Brikama Area Council, Mr Juwara called on his colleagues to be committed to their work and to discharge their duties in  accordance with the local government act and the constitution of The Gambia, irrespective of party affiliation.

The former Dankunku NAM made these remarks in a recent  interview with journalists shortly after the BAC councillors' swearing-in ceremony.

Politics had come and gone, Juwara said, calling on all councillors and the entire Gambian populace to focus on the  common good and progress of The Gambia. "The only thing that should be paramount to everyone now is The Gambia," he said.
 
Juwara urged his fellow councillors to discharge their duties, responsibilities and functions as expected of them.

"I know that many on the side of the opposition will be whispering that the President's decision to appoint me in the council is based on politics," Juwara noted, but added that those holding such a belief or notion would be nursing wrong perception, as he very well knew that his appointment by the President was as a result of his "capability and long history of working in the local government system".

"It is worthless to decline the offer of serving one's own country," he further remarked, saying his acceptance of the appointment was borne out of patriotism and dedication to work for the development of The Gambia.

According to him, one should not ask what his or her country should do for them, while quoting President Kennedy; rather one should ask him or herself what they should do for their country.

He then called on his fellow councillors to close ranks and get ready to work hard to uplift the council from where it was and to deliver as expected by the people of their various wards.