President Muhammadu Buhari in a warmed handshake with his The Gambian Counterpart, Adam Borrow at the Presidential Villa, AbujaThe Gambian President, Adama Barrow has recalled a statement made by President Muhammadu Buhari that changed the direction of the country for good.
He said: “when we met in Mali, he (Buhari) took a decision as a leader in a closed-door meeting; he made one statement that changed everything: that if The Gambian President (Yahya Jameh) wants to challenge the sub-region, he is welcome.
“These words made a big difference as a leader. And that leadership role was very important not just for The Gambia but for Africa because the problem was an Africa problem with an Africa solution.”
Barrow told newsmen after a closed-door meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja today, Tuesday, that he had always wanted to say ‘thank you’ to Nigeria for giving him all the support during and after the (political) impasse.
“Nigeria has been supporting The Gambia for a long time in different areas like technical assistance in the area of education, judiciary.
“So we are very grateful and that was why we wanted to come and say thank you. There is a saying in my country that if you want to thank a farmer for a good job, you have to visit him at his farm and that is why we are here.”
On the role he expects Nigeria to continue to play to help The Gambia overcome some of the reforms its undertaking such as security, President Barrow said that President Buhari had promised to raise a team to work with his own team in drawing a political programme that will complements each other’s effort on development.[myad]
