George,

Rather than telling lies, why don't you name me one school that this government has built and is unfurnished? Are you senile that you cannot remember those days when our children throughout the country having to provide their own furniture and books? Can't you remember the fact they the previous government could not even guarantee the safety of the furniture that our children took to school and as such has to go to great lengths transporting to school at the beginning of eac term and taking them back home at the end of the town?

Finally, do you not remember when, in the name of austerity, the former government cancelled, yes cancelled, scholarships that were given to those who excelled in their common entrance exams? Remember we are talking of hundreds of people here. I will end here by refering you to my response to Ngorr and leave you with the following extract from SOS Jatta's 2002 budget speech.

Have a good day, Gassa.

Extract from SOS Jatta's 2002 budget speech.

• Part of the new Directorate of Science and Technology Education's mandate is the introduction and the promotion of computer education in Secondary Schools throughout the country. It is also mandated to come up with an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) policy that will address various aspects of computer use in our educational institutions.

• By the beginning of next academic year, most Senior Secondary Schools throughout the country will each receive between 75 Computers and Accessories. This is in addition to 220 computers donated by World Links for Development. Work on construction and rehabilitation of computer labs in these schools will soon commence.