{"id":37056,"date":"2023-06-14T15:16:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/kiang-west-nam-faults-barrows-commitment-to-draft-constitution"},"modified":"2023-06-14T16:12:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T16:12:49","slug":"kiang-west-nam-faults-barrows-commitment-to-draft-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/kiang-west-nam-faults-barrows-commitment-to-draft-constitution","title":{"rendered":"Kiang West NAM faults Barrow\u2019s commitment to draft constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The National Assembly Member (NAM) for Kiang West Constituency, Hon. Lamin Ceesay, has stated that there has been no sign of commitment by President Adama Barrow in bringing the draft constitution to the Assembly.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a debate on the President\u2019s State of the Nation\u2019s address, Hon. Ceesay said: &#8220;We have not seen any commitment by the president in bringing the draft constitution back. If the president is committed, then the draft constitution would have been here by now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no hope that the draft constitution will be back, and if it comes near the next election, we are not going to accept it, let the draft constitution be brought back now,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hon. Ceesay, during the 2022 State of the Nation\u2019s Address, President Barrow mentioned that \u201cthe Constitution remains a top priority\u201d for his government and \u201cis determined to oversee the crafting of a new Constitution for The Gambia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo do this, the President tasked the Ministry of Justice [to] resume work towards tabling a draft Constitution before this August Assembly, and yet it is not brought back,\u201d he flagged.<\/p>\n<p>Going through the President\u2019s address, he stated that more work is still needed before the revised Constitution is tabled in the Parliament. \u201cThis suggests that the Constitution may not be tabled in Parliament in 2023. President Barrow noted that the Legal and Judiciary Sector \u201cis working on the Constitutional Review Process. The process is guided by relevant legal and legislative considerations as well as our national interests. For now, it is essential to determine the necessary legislative amendments to support the next phase of the review process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The National Assembly Member (NAM) for Kiang West Constituency, Hon. Lamin Ceesay, has stated that there has been no sign of commitment by President Adama Barrow in bringing the draft constitution to the Assembly. Speaking during a debate on the President\u2019s State of the Nation\u2019s address, Hon. 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