Government officials receive prime land at regular citizens' expense across The Gambia. This practice started after independence continues today in places like Sukuta Salagi. Officials deserve homes, but every Gambian needs shelter regardless of social status. Community lands should benefit residents first. Public workers build mansions on seized ancestral property.
Beautiful estates in Sukuta belong mostly to non-natives who obtained plots through government connections or money. Officials seize community lands, declare them layouts, and distribute plots among themselves, forcing original inhabitants away from ancestral areas. The current administration maintains these unfair policies that create inequality.
Land management systems favor public officeholders but hurt ordinary people. Even protected natural areas face development when wealthy investors appear. Brusubi development took land from the Brufut, Sukuta, and Bijilo communities, which received minimal compensation. The government never builds affordable housing for low-income workers.
Other countries construct affordable apartment buildings that help all citizens find homes. Gambian workers retire after decades of service without houses. Young officials quickly receive valuable property simply because of their positions. National Assembly members, ministers, and directors all benefit from this system.
Tourism Minister Hamat Bah recently gave land meant for the Chief Justice to President Barrow against regulations. These actions represent self-enrichment, contrary to constitutional principles. People lose property to development projects that primarily benefit officials or businesspeople.
Beautiful estates in Sukuta belong mostly to non-natives who obtained plots through government connections or money. Officials seize community lands, declare them layouts, and distribute plots among themselves, forcing original inhabitants away from ancestral areas. The current administration maintains these unfair policies that create inequality.
Land management systems favor public officeholders but hurt ordinary people. Even protected natural areas face development when wealthy investors appear. Brusubi development took land from the Brufut, Sukuta, and Bijilo communities, which received minimal compensation. The government never builds affordable housing for low-income workers.
Other countries construct affordable apartment buildings that help all citizens find homes. Gambian workers retire after decades of service without houses. Young officials quickly receive valuable property simply because of their positions. National Assembly members, ministers, and directors all benefit from this system.
Tourism Minister Hamat Bah recently gave land meant for the Chief Justice to President Barrow against regulations. These actions represent self-enrichment, contrary to constitutional principles. People lose property to development projects that primarily benefit officials or businesspeople.
