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Momodou
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 Posted - 03 Feb 2007 : 17:23:00
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IEC ON KEMESENG’S RESIGNATION
The IEC has reacted to a story published in one of the local newspapers. The story is centered on the resignation of Kemeseng Jammeh from NADD. Below is the press release issued by the IEC.
“The INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION has learnt with utter dismay the insinuations made by the Clerk of the National Assembly on the matter relating to the resignation from NADD of the former NAM for Jarra West, Kemeseng Jammeh.
In accordance with Section 91 subsection 1 (d) of the Constitution of the Republic of the Gambia (1997), Kemeseng Jammeh ceased to be a member of the National Assembly because he resigned from NADD. Through a copy of the letter to NADD dated 1st January 2007, prior to the nomination of candidates for the National Assembly Elections, the IEC was informed of his resignation from NADD.
Section 91 subsection 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of the Gambia (1997) stipulates that “the Clerk of the National Assembly shall inform the INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION of any vacancy among the members of the National Assembly.”
One can therefore deduce from the aforementioned that the onus for the giving of information on the occurrence of a vacancy lies under the ambit of the Clerk of the National Assembly and not the INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION. Kemeseng Jammeh should have notified the National Assembly.”
Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 013/2007, 2-4 February, 2007
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