Opinion and Essay

It is high time for the National Assembly (“NA”) to establish an in-house office to help train our lawmakers in drafting bills. Sadly, since our independence in 1965, our national assembly has relied heavily on the executive branch.…

Let us be clear! Citizens of the Gambia have a right and the duty to call their elected and appointed public officials to express their opinion or concern to them about national issues. Citizens have a right and a duty to call…

It deserves pride of place in the record of great parliamentary days as the dramatic debate on the “Promulgation” and “repeal” bill of the Draft Constitution (the Draft) and the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (the…

By Ousman A.S. Jammeh (Author of The Constitutional Law of The Gambia, 1965-2010) The task of reviewing the New Draft Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, 2020, as a National legal and political blueprint is a duty call for…

As a national document, a democratic constitution must settle national authority in a manner that avoids concentrating public power in any one segment of a political system. In no small way, the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of…

This nation, The Gambia has had three constitutions since Independence – in 1965, 1970 and 1997. It was the British Government that wrote both the 1965 and 1970 constitutions which were passed in the British Parliament and the Gambia…

By Simon Sabally Dear NAMs, In 2015, the opposition parties in The Gambia formulated a comprehensive set of demands and proposal for electoral and constitutional reforms (The Point, Sun., 20th Sept. 2020). They demanded the…

I'm glad that Majority of the lawmakers seem to be supporting the Draft though that majority does not seem to be enough. A small but significant minority can cause damage. We've still not heard a good number of NAMs taking the floor…

In 2016 we voted out tyranny and voted for change through the coalition 2016. As a people, we collectively stood up against dictatorship and ensured that our votes and voices counted. #GambiaHasDecided was our collective voice and…

By Simon Sabally The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) was established by section 42 of the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, 1997. Its main functions are to conduct and supervise registrations of voters…