NCC report: executive summary

Summary

The committee was formed after concern about the AFPRC’s proposed four years of military rule. Its consultations covered the country’s districts, Greater Banjul and development partners.

Consultation and national concerns

The executive summary discusses views on governance, public accountability, the economy and the transition timetable. It describes the effects that uncertainty and donor reactions were having on national life.

A shorter transition

The committee supported a two-year transition. It recommended coordinated constitutional and electoral reviews, an independent electoral commission, constituency review and careful preparation of the voters’ register.

Historical context

These recommendations belong to the political debate of 1994–95. They describe what the committee proposed, rather than a guarantee that each recommendation was subsequently adopted.

Edited from the original Gambia.dk archive. Historical information reflects the period described.