President Adama Barrow and his ministers on Thursday met over the Elections Bill and asked the attorney general Dawda Jallow to table it at the National Assembly.
The Gambia will hold a presidential election in December this year and there have been efforts to replace the country’s current electoral law.
And according to State House on Thursday, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice presented a paper on the Elections Bill at a meeting of cabinet. The paper was discussed and approved by Cabinet.
“The paper details the general conduct of elections in The Gambia to engender and enhance an electoral process which is free, fair and credible.
“The Elections Bill will regulate the conduct of future elections in The Gambia. Following an exhaustive discussion, Cabinet directed the Attorney General to present the Elections Bill to the National Assembly for enactment into law,” State House said in a statement.
