Oh my God

SOME CLAIM that it was a ware house, nevertheless others insist that it was a slave dungeon, but what ever it is, this roofless house facing you each time you take a trip towards the southern part of The Gambia look at you straight in the eyes.

Perhaps, if you understand sign language, the house is telling you two things; look at me and do something about my condition or dismantle me and erect another one.


However, I rather go with the former than the latter and I hope the people of Jangjang Bureh know what I'm refering to, considering the fact that if they choose to dismantle the house, they are as well trying to wipe away history, something that the next generation of historians might not forgive them.

Like some settlements in rural Gambia, a lot of tourists flock to Jangjang Bureh to confirm for themselves the stories they've read or heard, but to their amazement, some of them find things completely different and start to wonder why?

I don't think is fair to spend time and money only to visit a place and find unpleasant things such as faeces all over the area, I don't think, this is something that has to continue, instead it is high time something is done to address such unhealthy practices. Places of rich cultural heritage should be well-kept, by doing this, the custodians of such places are not only preserving history but they are to a large extend trying to sell the good image of the country to outsiders.

I know that the Hon. National Assembly Member for Jangjang Bureh Fodeh Manka is committed, and that he has written extensively about the need to preserve and maintain the island's rich cultural history. But one tree does not make a forest, that's why I insist that nobody can develop the island, unless the people of Jangjang Bureh put their axe together and call on the government to help, nothing will happen.