
By Saul Saidykhan
The largest Gambian Age brackets are those Under 30 years old. Over 70% of Gambians fall in these categories (going by the latest CIA figures.) The Median age in Gambia is 21 years old. The Gambia was ruled by a brutal and barbaric dictator for 22 years until fourteen months ago. For the sake of convenience, if we assume that the 70 % of Gambians under 30 were all 7 years old when Yahya Jammeh took power, it is logical to conclude that this large majority of Gambian citizens unwittingly don’t know what democracy is since they’ve NEVER lived it. They were only beginning their schooling when Jammeh came along and did both Elementary and Secondary School under his oppressive and stifling dictatorship. Thus, the general confusion about what democracy in Gambia really means. Read more: https://www.mantankara.com/single-post/2018/03/28/GRTS-PLEASE-START-A-PROGRAM-ON-DEMOCRACY
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