Ous,
I believe it will render Gambians more and better opportunites.
Minos

>From: Ousman Jallow Bojang <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Dual Gambian Citizenship
>Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 18:09:28 EDT
>
>Sanyang,
>  Thanks for that culled from the POINT  “A citizen of the Gambia who
>acquires
>the citizenship of another country may, if he or she so desires, retain his
>or her citizenship of the Gambia.”
>This means that Gambians can now enjoy dual, citizenship and it was a
>section that did not attract so much debate unlike some other sections
>during the amendment process."
>  I have been lobbying for this underground and heard that it was going to
>be
>done soon. This was since last year and to see it becoming part of the
>constitution gives some of us in the diaspora not to loose our Gambian
>citizenship by obtaining citizenships of our residning countries. This will
>also be a plus to our kids born outside the country to call Gambia home.
>There are some Gambians in this subscription that makes this possible
>through
>their personal contacts in the legislation and the executive. I was going
>to
>point the few out, but I am not sure they will take that very well.
>
>Ousman Jallow Bojang.

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