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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>In his rebuttal of criticisms that the Local Government Commission of Inquiry is a \u201cwitch hunt\u201d, the communication officer of the commission Mamsait Ceesay has explained that the benefits of the commission outweigh the critical appraisals it received from some quarters.<\/b><\/p>\n

He said the commission\u2019s mandate is to investigate, educate and inform Gambians about the function of the councils. \u201cThe commission, has a high degree of independence and autonomy and is limited by the requirements that it restrict its activity to the investigation that it is authorised to make by the directive,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Ceesay explains that the LG Commission, like all other public inquiries are a regular part of the political landscape in The Gambia, constituting what has been described by legal luminaries as \u2018a significant and useful part\u2019 of our democratic traditions.<\/p>\n

He listed four particular commissions of inquiry that were subject to judicial and legislative review in The Gambia as examples: \u201cthe Janneh Commission\u201d concerned an inquiry into the financial activities of public bodies, enterprises and offices as regards their dealings with former President Yaha Jammeh; \u201cthe TRRC\u201d was set up to investigate and establish an impartial historical record of the nature, causes and extent of violations and abuses of human rights committed during the period 22nd July 1994 to January 2017; the CRC was to draft and guide the process of promulgating a new constitution for The Gambia and the Faraba Banta Commission of Inquiry which led the investigation into the tragic events that took place in Faraba Banta on the 18th June 2018 leading to the deaths of 3 civilians, injuries to civilians and Police Intervention Unit (PIU) personnel and large-scale destruction of properties and provide recommendations in order to avoid future recurrence of such events.<\/p>\n

On criticisms from opponents that the LG Commission is unfair to the opposition, for costing too much and for taking too long to commence, the Communication Officer addressed these concerns and concluded that \u201cthey are outweighed by the benefits of the commission\u201d.<\/p>\n

The time factor, he said, is explained by the necessity to create the commission from nothing more than the directive which appoints it. \u201cThe commissioners, armed only with this document, had to engage personnel, locate premises, purchase or rent office furniture and equipment, and generally see to the formation of an administrative structure where nothing existed previously.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe anticipated recommendations arising from the Local Government Commission, coming from an independent and impartial source, will not only assist The Gambia government in taking remedial action but will tend to restore public confidence in our local government councils,\u201d said Mam Sait Ceesay.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. In his rebuttal of criticisms that the Local Government Commission of Inquiry is a \u201cwitch hunt\u201d, the communication officer of the commission Mamsait Ceesay has explained that the benefits of the commission outweigh the critical appraisals it received from some quarters. 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