 They tried to stop me from entering the smallest country in mainland Africa But like I said, I've got my mind made up And I won't turn back Because it's time for Africans to tell their own story Like from Gambia Don't say Gambia, say the Gambia You see the beautiful monument behind me Oh my goodness Look how beautiful it is This is the gateway to Banjul If you ever enter Banjul through the port You will definitely see this beautiful monument But like I always say It's time for us to tell our own story And also change the narratives of mother Africa Which means that we need to know When did this beautiful monument come into existence And all we need to know about this monument Stay tuned, come with me I've got to find someone to educate me and you I am Maya I've got my mind made up And I won't turn back Because I won't see my Jesus Hello Maya Good to see you You're welcome Thank you so much Nice to meet you too Welcome to Act 22 Wow This is a beautiful monument This monument is called Act 22 Act 22 Yes, built by the AFPRC That is the Armed Forces Provincial Ruling Council Who took over the country July 22, 1994 From the Republic of Sadauda Kairabajawara That is PPP So that is the military junta Who took over through the country July 22, 1994 So 1995 to 1996 Act 22 was constructed during that period And it was officially opened July 22, 1996 This Act 22 before was British Colonial Cemetery And then it is divided into two parts By the independence dry route Act 22 is a gateway to the city of Banjul That is the main entrance of the city of Banjul On the left hand side of the Act 22 Was a British Colonial Cemetery Where we have the gardens So the British Colonialists were living Around Marina Parade And then that is why if you observe You see it is full of bush trees Because they admire that And they want to live near the sandy beaches And then we have the beach there At the Atlantic Ocean And the left hand side was a praying ground For the inhabitants of Banjul That is for the Muslim eat That is the eat, that is the ideal fit That is the quality And then we have Edel at heart That is the Tobasky that has just passed Last Sunday That this was their praying ground But now replaced with a mini pavilion And then we have the flower gardens And here we have the Act 22 at the middle And then here at the Act 22 We have two floors That is, this is the first floor That is the restaurant I don't see the restaurant here This is the restaurant It can accommodate about 150 people And then we have the bar behind you The second floor is divided into two equal halves That is the souvenir shop And then we have the gallery Act 22 is under the National Center for Arts and Culture And then they try to replace the museum They try to change the museums from time to time Because they have lots in store Different artifacts Different things to show Different things to do So that's why they have to change the exhibitions As time With times and recent happenings The museum So that's why the museums look different from time to time But it's very interesting really But the museum is still open It's still open But we just wanted to know Like I've been in Banjul for a day And I can see that this is the tallest monument I've ever seen in here So I wanted to know What is the height of this monument? It's about 42 meters And then 30 meters And then it's 156 steps From the first one up to the last one It's a good exercise anyway It's a good exercise Wow So maybe we can go out there to go check out the gallery This is the museum for the exhibition That is the first president Who took us From independent From independent 1965 And the second president That is the former chairman of the AFP That is the military junta And then became the president And then now we have a new president Yeah, we have the third republic That is just showing How our leaders are encouraging Gambians to eat What we grow and grow What we eat That is what we show in the beans We have different types here We show different types of maize We are in the season Maize season Rice Yeah, gross rice Groundnut And then you know Millet, goose Especially this tobask A lot of people use goose To maize, make chakre With cream, yoghurt Coose We call it chere With lamb's meat It's very nice It's very nice Really don't disturb us If people have to enjoy goose That is the museum Exhibitions These paintings are the tax republic Showing the beginning of the tax republic We have That is the First beginning when people were running When the second president That is Ajay Jajame Said he is not going to step down After losing the election People were overloading the fairies And then leaving the country Fearing for their life Thinking that there will be war And things like that That is this first exhibition That is what is showing And then you have all the pictures That are showing The welcoming of people coming back So this is the empty When the country was empty People were running Thinking Fearing So this is the coming of the echoers Echoers into the country So people were welcoming them And then hoping for a better Gambia This Gambia has decided When people were jubilating Dancing Happy That is right The military junta That overthrew the Jawara regime 1994 The chairman With the red bearer in front At the middle That is the Ajay Jajame And then you have first Edward Singate And then he is The chairman of the council Military council Sana Sabali And then you have the late Sadibu Haider He is the only one who is there That is Sadibu Haider All of them are alive All of them are alive Sana Sabali is in America now And then He is in the Kutura Gini The two of them are here Edward and Yankuba are here In the country That is the EU summit When you have 52 presidents Guarded here in 2006 That was The Sheraton's Hotel That is the third president Adam Abarrow During the swearing in At the independent stadium Bakau So we have his greeting with elders And people are jubilating Hoping for a better Gambia People are just forcing to give him hands To shake hands To celebrate dance That is the stadium Those overloaded people They have to force the people to stay outside It's a good relationship We have a very good relationship You have to count more steps That is where you have the right view The correct view From here You will land at Banjul It's an island It is all surrounded When you are coming from Kombo You will see the dentin bridge And here we have the ferry terminal That is Barra I think the ferry is coming You see this road You see how it is divine This whole area Was full of tobacco trees When the Banjulians started chopping them down And constructing So all this area Is called Tobacco Road Tobacco Road You have Gambia senior secondary Where the second president Yahya Jame went to Optic order is called Tobacco Road And when you have the biggest mocks That is King Fahad mocks Built by the Arabs And opposite the Anglican church The blue white Is the Anglican church I just wanted to thank you so much I welcome you Thank you