Gambia: Councils Should Not Blame Their Incompetence On Govt Subventions - Minister Bah

Gambia: Councils Should Not Blame Their Incompetence On Govt Subventions - Minister Bah

The Minister for Lands, Local Government and Religious Affairs, Ahmat N.K. Bah, has blamed local councils for their "own development failures", rejecting claims that "delayed or inadequate government subventions" are responsible for poor service delivery.

Councils should not blame their incompetence on Gov’t subventions – Minister Bah

He described such arguments as baseless and untrue, saying: “This government supports local government more than any other government. “The problem is that councils today are more political than service-oriented. They are into politics instead of delivering services and development to the people who elected them.” He challenged councils to provide a single example of central government interference, insisting none exists. According to him, counc…