The president of the Republic, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Jammeh has addressed the nation on the eve of The Gambia's 49th independence anniversary, using the 12-page speech to, amongst others, call on the citizens to continue to jealously guard and protect the peace and stability of the nation.
The Gambian leader pointed out that his government has put a high premium on security, a sacred national interest, he said, that would never be compromised. He indicated the Economist Magazine has ranked The Gambia among the most stable countries in the world, stressing that such a feat must never be taken for granted but should propel all citizens to stand firm in unity to safeguard and preserve it for posterity. Jammeh, whose statement touched on a whole range of important domestic, regional and global issues, further used the opportunity to affirm his government's commitment to deliver The Gambia from the status of food dependence to food independence. Renewing his call for Gambians to "grow what you eat and eat what you grow", the Gambian leader, a notable farmer himself, vowed that he is "determined to end the importation of basic food items by 2016 without fail by the Grace and Might of the Almighty Allah".
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