{"id":92386,"date":"2025-12-19T19:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/amadou-jaiteh-pledges-constitutional-reform-if-elected"},"modified":"2025-12-21T05:17:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T05:17:02","slug":"amadou-jaiteh-pledges-constitutional-reform-if-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/amadou-jaiteh-pledges-constitutional-reform-if-elected","title":{"rendered":"Amadou Jaiteh Pledges Constitutional Reform if Elected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Amadou Jaiteh, a presidential aspirant and leader of the Peoples Reformist Organisation for Growth, Renewal, Equity, Security, and Social Justice, known as PROGRESS, said he would make constitutional reform the top priority of his administration if elected in 2026.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with West Coast Radio, Mr. Jaiteh pledged to restore the 2020 draft constitution prepared by the Constitutional Review Commission, which sought to curb presidential powers and expand citizen participation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a reformist organization,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to make sure we deal with the law first. We give Gambians the constitution they want immediately\u2014this is the 2020 CRC draft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Jaiteh said that efforts to curb rising living costs and bolster food security would follow the restoration of the draft constitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGambians do not want to be living in a situation where the cost of living is taking over everything that they work for,\u201d he said, adding that his administration would intervene in markets to bring prices down while pursuing long-term self-sufficiency in food production.<\/p>\n<p>He sharply criticized President Adama Barrow, arguing that his government lacks a \u201cpersonal vision.\u201d The Barrow administration, he said, has relied on coalition partners and advisers rather than leading with a coherent agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Barrow did not come with a vision; he came through a coalition, and when he came in through a coalition, he had people thinking for him,\u201d Mr. Jaiteh said. \u201cI have a vision, and that vision is very plain and simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Jaiteh said PROGRESS is committed to accountability, a depoliticized system of local governance, and a constitutional framework that reflects the aspirations of Gambians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Amadou Jaiteh, a presidential aspirant and leader of the Peoples Reformist Organisation for Growth, Renewal, Equity, Security, and Social Justice, known as PROGRESS, said he would make constitutional reform the top priority of his administration if elected in 2026. 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