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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Essa Mbye Faal, the former lead counsel for the Gambia\u2019s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission, said in an interview that the Gambia will never develop without the rule of law.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWithout the rule of law, our country will never develop. No matter the kind of President we have, and that was the reason I was running (for the Presidency) and that is the reason I will run (for the presidency) in the future. If I should, we have to have laws in this country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Faal said Gambians should ensure that they have a country of laws, where laws are implemented regardless of who is the beneficiary or who is the victim.<\/p>\n

Mr. Faal said the Gambia enjoyed the most peaceful elections, \u201cbut are our elections corruption-free?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI leave that to all the Gambians to ponder and ask themselves what they want. Remember, the beginning of Jammeh\u2019s downfall stemmed from the demand for electoral reform. Have we had that electoral reform? We are using the same playbook, we are using the same personalities, and the same institutions. So those who were doing this are the same people doing it here?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The former lead counsel of TRRC, Essa Faal, was an independent candidate in the 2021 presidential election.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. Essa Mbye Faal, the former lead counsel for the Gambia\u2019s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission, said in an interview that the Gambia will never develop without the rule of law. \u201cWithout the rule of law, our country will never develop. 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