Joe Colley has been sworn in as deputy chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission official becoming the second most powerful man at Election House.
President Adama Barrow on Tuesday swore in the election expert at State House following his appointment as deputy chairperson a few weeks ago.
At the event, President Barrow said it is important that the country have an independent and impartial electoral body to conduct free and fair elections, State House said in a statement.
“As a government, the political will is 100 per cent, that we conduct free and fair elections. Africa and the entire world is looking up to The Gambia and 2021 is a very important year for this country,” President Barrow said, according to State House’s statement.
Colley said at the event, according to State House’s statement: “Being elevated from the secretariat to the Commission has caused me to reaffirm my unwavering commitment and courage to ensure the creation of a more level playing field in the political arena as the electoral laws of The Gambia have called for.”
