The Anti-Corruption Coalition (Gambia) has blamed the Gambia government for not doing enough to investigate corruption allegations in public offices.

At a press conference on Wednesday,  Abdoulie Jadama, head of the Anti-Corruption Coalition, said: “The Gambian government is not oblivious to the fact that there is still the existence of grand and systematic corruption in the country, which is retarding economic growth and development in The Gambia.”

He added: “Corruption cannot be removed from the equation when reflecting on poor public service delivery that Gambians and non-Gambians receive in our public health system, education, agriculture, poor road network, the inefficient and unreliable supply of water and electricity.”

Mr Jadama said his organisation is concerned about the impact of corruption on the poorest and most vulnerable people in the country. 

“We demand the Gambia Government take appropriate measures to enact effective and efficient national laws; create strong judicial system and an independent anti-corruption agency to spearhead the national anti-corruption reforms,” he said.

The organisation’s press conference comes amid allegations of widespread corruption in public institutions and government agencies.

The Anti-Corruption Coalition is a civil society advocacy group set up to promote public awareness on corruption issues and support the enactment of anti-corruption mechanisms

Reporting by Adama Makasuba