"In moving the motion, Hon. Hydara said the amendment is in the public interest of the nation. It is only in the public interest of The Gambia that established institutions of government should be overhauled to give it a new momentum, a new sense of direction, a new lease of life, or to re-position it to meet other greater challenges, he added"
It shall go down in history!
I truely wonder how some of these people who serve this regime so blindly reconcile their professional training and the ethics that should aaccompany it, with what they do on behalf of this regime on a dalilty basis. However, professionalism and ethics are words that are alien to the APRC regime and their assistants. Yes indeed, it is a move to meet other greater challenges alright, namely to escalate and complete the wrenching of power from the people.
The APRC regime has helped Gambiansin one way, it has identified character traits that we never knew some of our compatriots possesed.
It is frightening alright.
Jabou Joh
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From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>It is only in the public interest of The Gambia that established institutions of government should be overhauled to give it a new momentum, a new sense of direction, a new lease of life, or to re-position it to meet other greater challenges, he added
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Coutesy of the Point newspaper @ http://www.thepoint.gm/headlines746.htm
Jammeh Empowered to Dissolve National Assembly at Will
Monday 24th April 2006
By Abba A S Gibba
A president in The Gambia can now dissolve the National Assembly "anytime he or she deems it necessary".
This was made possible after members of the National Assembly approved on Thursday the proposed amendment to section 96 of the Constitution of The Gambia.
"The amendment to section 96 of the constitution is that notwithstanding the provision of subsection (1), the President may, in the public interest, declare that a general election of all members of the National Assembly shall be held on such date as he or she shall determine," the Secretary of State for Justice, Sheikh Tijan Hydara, said at the National Assembly.
The proposed amendment to Section 96 of the Constitution states: "Notwithstanding the provision of Subsection (1), the President may, in the public interest, declare by order published in the Gazette, that a general election of all members of the National Assembly shall be held on such date as he or she shall determine.
Secy Hydara said there is however a clause in the proposed amendment that states that "the President shall not exercise his or her power under this subsection if the time for a general election of all the members of the National Assembly under subsection (1) is less than eighteen months."
In moving the motion, Hon. Hydara said the amendment is in the public interest of the nation.
"It is only in the public interest of The Gambia that established institutions of government should be overhauled to give it a new momentum, a new sense of direction, a new lease of life, or to re-position it to meet other greater challenges, he added.
However, when the motion was moved for the approval of the amendment, it provoked a bitter argument between the political divide in the National Assembly.
It was nonetheless put to a vote and the results were as follows: the yes vote was 29, the no vote was 3, the absentees were 17, and 1 person abstained.
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