By: Landing Colley
Chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), Cherno Sulayman Jallow, has said that the draft constitution is not the final, and he urged Gambians read and contribute towards the final drafting of the constitution.
Officials of CRC and the media on Saturday embark on a nationwide tour as part of the second phase of the national consultation process.
Officials said the process is meant to attract the participation Gambians and also as part of commission mandate to the Gambians that once the draft constitution is ready consultations will be held to help in the review processes.
Commissioner Jallow said he process was designed to ensure full participation and inclusiveness of all Gambians and to ensure that the ultimate product of the work of the CRC be called their own.
According to him, the draft constitution is still a draft and it will be very helpful for Gambians to come out with their comments in the drive towards actualizing the process, stressing that there is nothing in the draft constitution that is final.
“The Draft Constitution is what the name actually signifies, it is simply a draft. At this stage we have published it to seek public opinion on it, ‘nothing in the draft constitution that is final. It will be very helpful if you can share your opinions, very genuine opinions, your thoughts in terms of what you can share to help us finalize the draft constitution”, Chairman Jallow tells Banjulians.
CRC Chairman called on Gambian people to spare their times and peruse the draft constitution at their own good times, ‘read it carefully to understand it so that you can contribute constructively to the engagement we (commission) has embarked upon. He said it will be important for Gambians to read the draft constitution which will be helpful to the commission as well as to the Gambian people.
