By Omar Faye
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has disclosed their readiness to meet face-to-face with Gambians in Diaspora as part of their consultations in order to seek their views on the constitutional building process due to commence on Sunday, April 28th 2019.
The CRC since its inception in 2018 has engaged in series of consultations with Gambians at home and now decided to meet face-to-face with Gambians living in the Diaspora.
Speaking at the press briefing held at the Commission’s Secretariat in Kotu, Justice Cherno Sulayman Jallow, Chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission said the external consultation is to give Gambians living abroad the opportunity to participate in the Constitutional Review Process.
“The CRC strongly believes that every opportunity and platform available should be rolled out to afford Gambians, both home and abroad, to enable them to be part of the national dialogue on constitutional reform,” he said.
Justice Jallow further states that, the consultation would cover selected countries and states such as Dakar, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and European countries such as, Germany, Sweden, France, Spain and in North America states like, New York City, Washington DC, Atlanta, Seattle, Minneapolis and Raleigh respectively.
He added that in order to ensure efficiency in the process, the conduct of the external public consultations and frugality in cost, the visiting teams are divided into two, with each team led by Chairperson or Vice Chairperson.
“We have also made provision for Alternate team leaders in the event that circumstances make it impossible to have the presence of the Chairperson or vice Chairperson or both.”