GDC MANIFESTO 2021
“A GDC government will bring about radical changes base on the Good Governance Principles of Transparency, Accountability, Rule of law and Participation”.
Reformed and Strengthened Institutions
- Comprehensive Civil Service Reforms (both home and foreign service).
- Complete overhaul of the armed and security forces with clear roles and responsibilities within a democratic set up.
- Setting up an effective and efficient anti-corruption Commission.
- Tax administration reforms at national level.
- Increased community safety and security.
Diversity and Inclusion For All Gambians
- Develop a system of equal opportunity based on meritocracy.
- Empowerment of the youth, women, disabled and elderly.
- Disabled productivity, Independence and involvement.
- Promote cross culture tolerance.
- CSOs, Press and Media freedom and participation.
Comprehensive Health and Social Welfare Reform With Support for the Disadvantaged
- A National health sector delivery plan within a set time frame.
- Build a major hospital in every Region with a network of referral health centres.
- Equipped and well resourced.
- Free medication for pregnant women, elderly and disabled.
- Build social housing for low income earners in public and private work
- Financial Support for elders and disabled
- Strengthen the Social Services
Quality Education Services with Increased Science and Technology Focus
- A new Education plan and consider fusing the two Ministries.
- Significantly increase education access nationally.
- Free education to grade 12 and scholarships awards to further Education
- Teachers development incentives and reward.
- Improved quality education to compete globally.
Environmental Protection and Responding to Climate Change
- Reform and empower the NEA with horizontal integration to all ministries.
- Facilitate the Local Authorities to ensure clean and environment
- Ensure robust waste management in all areas of the nation
- Encourage greener environment
- Reduce environmental degradation by reducing, reusing and recycling
Economic Development and FDI Enhancement
- Sound economic policies in Agriculture, Tourism and Fisheries Development.
- Job creation programs particularly addressing youth unemployment.
- Effective and efficient Public Enterprises.
- Small Medium Enterprise Support
- Robust Public Private Partnership contracts.
- Poverty alleviation strategies for all
Local Governance Autonomy, Promote Religious and Cultural Tolerance
- Devolved and decentralised.
- Reform of local government administration.
- Effective revenue collection
- Land reforms and regional economic development plan
- Christians, Muslims and Animists Support
- Create a functional arts and cultural Commission.
- Support for the central mosques and churches in towns
Serious and Well-Coordinated International Engagement.
- A clear independent Foreign policy based on neutrality.
- Strong participation in ECOWAS, AU, Common Wealth, EU and UN.
- Ensure Gambian Diaspora involvement in national development a reality.
Information and Technology Develop to a World Class IT systems (4/5g) for Effective and Effecient Governance
- Data Collection Systems for all institutions .
- Improved communication infrastructures.
- Invest in technical development.
- Computerise collection of statistics.
- Ensure consumer protection in all services to the Gambians
Strategic Infrastructure for industrial Development
- To enhance investment
- Energy provisions
- Roads, River and Air transport facilities
- Accessible public transport systems in all regions.