Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, arrived in The Gambia on Friday to support the country’s ongoing constitutional review process to forge a workable national consensus, an official source said in Banjul.
A report on Gambia radio, monitored by PANA, said the former president was in The Gambia at the invitation of Gambian leader, Adama Barrow.
Jonathan is expected to deploy his experience and goodwill as a well-respected international statesman towards advancing the constitutional review process to enhance the progress of the continuing national dialogue.
A draft constitution failed to garner enough support from lawmakers for a third reading in the National Assembly in September 2020
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The East African
Friday December 18 2020
Summary
Gambia has been working to replace its 1997 constitution, which was enacted by Yahya Jammeh, the country’s former president.
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Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday evening arrived in the Gambian capital Banjul as part of a mission to mediate a dispute over a constitutional review process.
Gambia has been working to replace its 1997 constitution, which was enacted by Yahya Jammeh, the country’s former president. He was forced out of office in 2017 after he refused to cede power following a disputed election.
Jammeh’s 21-year rule was marred by allegations violations of human rights, including extrajudicial killings of opponents.