His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has said that The Gambia should learn from Nigeria’s success in transitioning from military rule to a vibrant democracy through building of strong institutions and depoliticizing the military.
The President made these remarks at the State House on Wednesday 12 February 2020, when participants from Course 28 at the National Defence College in Abuja, Nigeria, paid a courtesy call on him. The participants from the NDC are on a study in The Gambia and are conducting a research on the theme “Tourism and National Development in The Gambia: Lessons for Nigeria”
As part of their engagements in the country, which includes courtesy calls on the Chief of Defence Staff and the President, several lectures would be delivered to the participants by stakeholders in the Tourism and Hospitality industry such as the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the Ministry of the Interior, the Gambia Tourism Board and the University of The Gambia, amongst others.
