December 1. The Day Gambians Determined to Finish Dictatorship and Embrace Democracy – LamToro News
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Eight years in the past, Gambians below the auspices of the 2016 Grand Coalition of opposition events voted out the autocratic regime of Yaya Jammeh within the December 1 presidential election. It marked the primary time within the 60 years of the nation’s historical past for residents to take away a president via the poll.
Led by Pres. Adama Barrow, the 2016 Coalition promised Gambians a brand new period of democratic governance based mostly on adherence to the rule of legislation and the respect for human rights. They promised to finish self-perpetuating rule via creating a brand new structure which might prioritize presidential time period limits. They promised to undertake all authorized and institutional reforms that might develop and shield human rights and make sure that public establishments abide by the rule of legislation and carry out their features effectively with diligence.
Today, eight years later, the nation has no new structure exactly as a result of Pres. Adama Barrow doesn’t want to submit himself to a two-term restrict as promised a number of instances. Eight years later, the vestiges of dictatorship proceed to be current within the legal guidelines and establishments of the nation, whereas key dictatorship enablers stay in command of varied positions inside the State. Consequently, as a substitute of consolidation of civil and political rights, threats and infringements proceed to happen whereas the general social and financial wellbeing of the folks stay dire. The incidence of corruption and abuse of workplace is widespread whereas public establishments proceed to fail in delivering environment friendly public companies with out penalties.
EF Small Centre hereby expresses its deepest concern and outrage on the blatant disregard of the perfect pursuits of the nation by the very individuals who have been elected and appointed into public workplace to serve our folks with honesty and diligence in accordance with legislation. Sixty years after Independence, the governance and growth of the nation stays weak and misdirected because of poor management which is threatening the peace, unity and stability of the nation.
On at the present time, we want to due to this fact reiterate that Gambians determined in 2016 for democracy and good governance wherein the adherence to the rule of legislation, human rights and effectivity in public service are what are anticipated from public establishments and officers.
We due to this fact demand the President and his Government and the National Assembly to return the nation to the trail of the beliefs and targets that underpin the aspirations of our folks on December 1st, 2016. We demand a reversal of the present ignoble trajectory to take the nation again on the trail of constitutionalism, democracy and adherence to the rule of legislation and respect for human rights.
In the Spirit of Edward Francis Small, For The Gambia Our Homeland.
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Madi Jobarteh
