Barra-Banjul Bridge was among Jammeh's projects

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Barra-Banjul Bridge was among Jammeh’s projects
                                                  GDC Leader and president Barrow

By Pa Modou Cham
 The opposition leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) Mamma Kandeh has said the Gambian President Barrow recent claims of his government planning to construct a multi-million dollar bridge between Banjul and Barra ferry crossing. He said that was propaganda to mislead the Gambian people, adding that the Banjul/Barra Bridge was an existing project pioneered by the former Jammeh regime. 
President Adama Barrow announced the construction of a bridge between Banjul and Barra during his recently concluded tour. He said such a bridge will enhance transportation and cross border trade between Senegal and The Gambia. Though, Barrow didn’t disclose the source of the bridge funding.
The GDC leader, addressing thousands of supporters in KataKor of Foni Bintang, during a weekend political rally, where he said the documents of the said project in the trunk of his car, and he wouldn’t mind sharing it with The Gambian public. Mr. Kandeh told his supporters that some of the bridges recently constructed up country were projects initiated by the former APRC government under the leadership of Yahya Jammeh.
Documents obtained was on December 12th 2013, that the former Jammeh regime reached a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese company called China road and Bridge Corporation to construct railways, roads, bridges and port for The Gambia.  Dredging of the entrance channel to the Banjul Seaport; Power and water generation expansion project (Coal power plant and 132 KV transmissions); Construction of buildings (Conference City and Hospitals) were also part of the project.
Kebba Satou Touray, Gambia’s former Finance and Economic Affairs Minister and Bala Garba Jahumpa, Ministers of Transports, Works, Infrastructure and National Assembly matters signed on behalf of The Gambian government, while Zhao Tongshun, signed on behalf of the President of China Road and Bridge Corporation.

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