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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 19 Jul 2006 : 01:45:10
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Foroyaa Editorial
WHERE IS THE 120 MILLION DALASIS ALLOCATED TO THE IEC?
As the Supplementary Registration Exercise continues, the APRC militants have been stating at Registration Centres that President Jammeh has given money to the IEC to purchase materials to conduct registration. This false information is designed to provide them with a pretext to influence the registration exercise. The IEC needs to be very vigilant and should guard its impartiality and independence. Seven months ago the National Assembly approved a budget of 120 million dalasis for the IEC so that it can conduct all its operations without being dependent on anyone. The IEC should be demanding for its money.
We now ask the government: Where is the money which was supposed to be reserved for the use of IEC?
Such money is designed to help the IEC to maintain its independence. The constitution has safeguarded the independence of the IEC. It did not expect the IEC Chairman to go to the President and ask for money.
The constitution wanted the IEC not to be influenced in any way by the President. This is why Section 44 of the Constitution states that “The Independent Electoral Commission shall submit its annual estimates of Expenditure to the President for presentation to the National Assembly in accordance with this constitution. The president shall cause the estimates to be placed before the National Assembly without amendment, but may attach to them his or her own comments and observations.”
It is therefore clear that the President does not have any power to approve or reject the budget of the IEC.
Foroyaa calls on the political parties in the country to assist the IEC to maintain its independence and impartiality. This is the only way we can have free and fair elections. Only free and fair elections can give rise to a genuine and popular government that can maintain peace and stability in the country. Anybody who encourages those who are not entitled to get voters cards are promoters of corrupt electoral practices. Such people should consider themselves as promoters of civil struggle and instability in our country.
It is amazing that some months ago the government was accusing compound owners and village heads of allowing strangers to stay in their villages and homes without scrutiny. It was claimed that this was a threat to the security of the country. Now, those same village heads and compound heads are helping every Tom, Dick and Harry to get ID cards and voters’ cards by issuing them with Attestation papers. History will eventually indict anyone who seeks to corrupt the electoral system to promote one’s selfish interest.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No.54/2006, 17-19 July, 2006
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jambo
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Posted - 19 Jul 2006 : 15:14:24
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120 million dls  no way, I am doing my maths, thats £2,400,000, not sure about the rate for euros or dollars. I am definately looking a aspirin. |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2006 : 18:35:17
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quote:
Originally posted by jambo
120 million dls no way, I am doing my maths, thats £2,400,000, not sure about the rate for euros or dollars. I am definately looking a aspirin.
GAMBIA IS A SUPER POWER. DONT YOU KNOW THAT? |
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
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Posted - 20 Jul 2006 : 01:39:34
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| JAMBO sapirin is not powerful.£2,400,000 while people are staving we need some PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS so that we can sleep at night.Try DICLOFENAC tablets 50mg and DIAZEPAM 10mg tablets that will knock you out.I also have yaya's holy water to protect you from evils.Who said Gambia is not a Super power ehh. |
There is no god but Allah |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jul 2006 : 01:50:23
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| MAY BE 500MG OF LORAZEPAM WILL HELP |
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LEMON TIME
Afghanistan
1295 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jul 2006 : 03:32:38
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| YEA KON give him some LORAZEPAM aswell. |
There is no god but Allah |
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