Majority of Gambians say the government is doing “a poor job of delivering public services”, according to latest survey by think-thank Afrobarometer. 

“A majority of citizens give the government negative ratings on its 

performance in public service delivery. 

“Large majorities say the government is doing a poor job of delivering public services such as improving basic health care (79%), water and sanitation (69%), electricity (69%), road and bridge maintenance (68%), and education (67%),” the survey revealed.

“More than half (52%) of Gambians say they are not satisfied with the pace of public sector reforms initiated by the government in 2017. 

“Only one-third (34%) say they are satisfied. Dissatisfaction is more widespread among the best-educated citizens (60%), the wealthiest (57%), and men (55%) than among their respective counterparts,” it added.

Afrobarometer is a pan-African, nonpartisan survey research network. 

The Ghana-headquartered organisation conducts public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, the economy, and society in Africa. 

It said it is the leading source of high-quality data on what Africans are thinking.

Reporting by Adama Makasuba