By: Adama Makasuba
The Gambian Ministry of Justice says the Bill for an Act to promulgate the new Constitution of The Republic of The Gambia, 2020, and repeal the old Constitution, 1997, was published Thursday in the Gazette.
A statement on Friday said this is the first such publication and the second publication of the Bill in the Gazette shall occur 3 months from this date.
The country’s new constitution was presented to President Adama Barrow on March 30, 2020, by the drafting team of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) at the State House in Banjul.
The drafting processes took the 11-member Commission, headed by Justice Cherno Jallow, under two years to consult, draft, review and submit a validated document to the president.
“Thereafter, the Bill should be ready for introduction into the National Assembly at least 10 days after the date of the second publication in the Gazette, pursuant to section 226 of the 1997 Constitution.
The Ministry wishes to thank the general public for their continued interest and engagement in this Constitutional review process,” the statement said.