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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…

Two decades of dictatorship taught us, Gambians, the importance of good governance and rule of law in a democratic society. The pain and injustice our people endured under the last administration was for the most part, guided by a…

The EU Delegation, the United States Embassy, the British High Commission and the German Embassy urge members of the National Assembly to vote the draft Bill on the revised constitution to progress to the final stages of…

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…

The Citizens’ Alliance (CA) urges all honourable members of the National Assembly to put national interest first and vote for the bill of a new Constitution for the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation Bill) to pass. Citizens’…