Fellow Gambians and well-wishers, it is my singular honour and pleasure to present to you the Recovery Focused-National Development Plan (RF-NDP) 2023 – 2027 locally branded as “YIRIWAA”, a Mandinka word meaning development. This Plan is the second National Development Plan under my Presidency, and it mainstreams the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Vision 2050, African Union Agenda 2063, and the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. The RF-NDP will succeed the National Development Plan (NDP) 2018 – 2021/22 and build on the gains registered during its implementation.