Gambia swears in Speaker, 57 parliamentarians
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The Gambians voted in 53 members in Saturday's parliamentary election across the 53 constituencies of the country.
The Chief Justice of the Gambia, Hassan B. Jallow, swore-in the new Speaker of the National Assembly, Fabakary Tombong Jatta, and 57 other parliamentarians in Banjul on Thursday.
The Gambians voted in 53 members in Saturday’s parliamentary election across the 53 constituencies of the country.
The president is also empowered by the Constitution to nominate 5 other parliamentarians from whom the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are elected by the house.
In Thursday’s proceedings, a motion was submitted by the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) asking for the confirmation of Fabakary Tombong Jatta and Seedy Njie as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the house respectively and there was no objection.
“My first priority as the Speaker of the House is to unify the partisan parliamentarians to recognize that politics is over and it is time to look and serve the supreme interest of The Gambia,” says Jatta.
Source: Xinhua
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