Alagi Yorro Jallow
Part IX
Fatoumatta: In George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” the allegorical story of a bunch of livestock who overthrow their human farmer solely to be subjected to an much more oppressive regime beneath the pigs, serves as a robust critique of totalitarianism and the corrupting affect of energy. This narrative resonates deeply with the political panorama of The Gambia, the place in sixty years, the nation has seen solely three presidents. This article attracts parallels between the management dynamics in “Animal Farm” and the restrictive management in The Gambia, highlighting the unfulfilled guarantees, stagnation in growth, and the exploitation of the individuals’s labor and loyalty. By inspecting the characters and themes of “Animal Farm,” we are able to achieve insights into the significance of training, consciousness, and the necessity for constitutional amendments to restrict management phrases, finally advocating for a extra democratic and progressive future for The Gambia.
Restricted management was a legacy at Animal Farm. There have been solely three leaders after Old Major died: Napoleon, Mr. Jones, and Snowball. Despite the numerous different animals who might have been educated to guide, management remained within the arms of a privileged few. This mirrors the political scenario in The Gambia, the place in sixty years, the nation has seen solely three presidents. This lack of management variety has stifled progress and innovation, very similar to the stagnation skilled on Animal Farm.
Building the windmill was a significant objective of the farm. It would carry electrical energy to provide gentle, warmth, cool air, and leisure. For this, the animals continually toiled. It can be the foremost challenge that may assist them notice and expertise their, not American Dream, however their Animal Farm Dream. It would make actual “their Canaan, their promised land.” Similarly, in The Gambia, guarantees of growth and progress have usually remained unfulfilled. Despite the onerous work of the Gambian individuals, important developments in areas like agriculture and expertise haven’t been realized.
Sixty years, Napoleon, Snowball, aside from Mr. Jones, have been the one leaders that farm had ever recognized. Why, oh why, in sixty years, has The Gambia solely produced three leaders? Is there nobody else amongst us certified to guide? This query echoes the frustration of many Gambians who surprise why management has remained within the arms of some. The lack of constitutional amendments to restrict management to a most of two phrases has perpetuated this cycle of restrictive management.
The Gambian financial system has lengthy been reliant on peanut farming and tourism. Despite requires diversification, little progress has been made. This is harking back to the animals’ fixed toil to construct the windmill, solely to see it destroyed repeatedly. The Gambian individuals, like Boxer, have concentrated their bodily power on labor and loyalty to the established order, solely to die poor, unappreciated, with out seeing or tasting the fruit of the “promised land”.
The ignorance of the animals led to tyrannical management. Similarly, the shortage of training and consciousness among the many Gambian individuals has allowed restrictive management to persist. Anyone who tried to grow to be a thinker, dreamer, and exhibit management prowess has been ostracized, criticized as rabble-rousers, after which marginalized by the safety canines of nepotism, cronyism, and despotism.
Sixty years we’ve degenerated from being Gambians. We are primarily tribal and political opportunists; our democracy fails on this regard as a result of we take heed to “a majority,” draw onerous traces, and rapidly classify individuals as “Us and Them.” Our democracy fails as a result of it isn’t purpose-led. Subsequently, one of the best concepts, visions, mental and management prowess are neglected or underused till the subsequent celebration will get in workplace. Then the cycle repeats itself. Rather than grow to be extra non-partisan, we proceed to foster partisanship, and the nation suffers tremendously. And the aged politicians keep in workplace, snuffing out vivid younger leaders.
Fatoumatta: The story of “Animal Farm” serves as a timeless reminder of the hazards of unchecked energy and the significance of vigilance in safeguarding democracy. Just because the animals on the farm have been manipulated and oppressed by their leaders, the Gambian individuals have confronted comparable challenges beneath restrictive management. By drawing parallels between the 2, we are able to higher perceive the necessity for constitutional reforms, training, and consciousness to empower the individuals and stop the rise of tyrannical leaders. As The Gambia displays on its sixty-year journey, it’s essential to study from the previous and try for a future the place management is accountable, time period limits are revered, and the nation’s potential is totally realized. Let us have fun the resilience of the Gambian individuals and work in direction of a brighter, extra equitable future for all.
The Gambia’s Independence!
The Gambia has borne fruitful outcomes
United by ethnic unification,
In the face of previous conflicts,
Resolved by a dedication to peace.
Pacifying the adversary,
She stands united in a state of unity.
She deserves to rejoice,
Not as a topic of oppression,
But to flourish in her kingdom—
Flourished and able to flourish once more.
She should stand free
From her so-called masters,
Having emerged from the struggles of ’65
To embrace a brand new period,
Transforming unsatisfactory instances into passable ones,
And nonetheless shifting ahead…
She is about to measure
Her sources and treasures,
Writing her personal tales,
For her leisure,
Blessed by the favor of autonomy.
Long stay The Gambia! Long stay Africa!