The Head chief of Nianija District in the Central River Region (CRR) south described the Constitution as the supreme body of all the laws governing the country but was quick to call on the communities under his jurisdictions to be part of the process.
Nianija Head Chief, Dawda York was speaking to his native village of Buduck during the sensitization of the drafting of the new Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia headed by the Constitutional Review Commission in partnership with the National Council for Civic Education.
“It is a welcome idea for us to have our own Gambians coming to us to discuss about the building process of the new Constitution for The republic of The Gambia meaning the Constitution cannot be written by those who went to school alone,” Chief York explained.
According to Nianija Chief, CRC and NCCE officials went to their door steps in order to education them what is good for them and their children while also sent his commendation to the Government for taking the right path.
He assured of his communities support to the process anytime they come to their communities noting that this is not about politics but about nation building which everybody should take it as their interest.
Madam Raki Cham a prominent lady of Chamen village also in the Nianija district called on her fellow women in the district not be left behind when deciding about the country’s new Constitution so that they (women) can have bigger share in the Constitution.
She called on people of Nianijia to put aside their political differences now and make sure they participated in this very important process which she described as paramount to The Gambia’s democratization process.
“Anytime CRC and NCCE officials are with us we should leave behind all our engagement and come and listen to them so that in future nobody will shoulder the blame of putting bad laws into our constitution,” Madam Cham appealed to Nianija people.
Demba Bah, Gorji Camara, Alasana Kadija Cham and Edrisa Ceesay all spoke about their intention to work with CRC and NCCE for the successful implementation of the drafting of the new constitution for the Republic of the Gambia.
Author: Lamin B. Darboe on Tour
