The 2d reading of the Constitution (Promulgation) Invoice, 2024, at the origin scheduled for later this month, has been postponed except June, the Nationwide Meeting launched Friday.
In a assertion, the Office of the Clerk of the Nationwide Meeting acknowledged the lengthen followed a build a query to from Minister of Justice Dawda Jallow, who asked lawmakers to push the reading to the legislature’s 2d traditional session of 2025.
“The Office of the Clerk wishes to inform the general public that the Assembly Business Committee (ABC) of the National Assembly received a request from the Justice Minister (Person in Charge of the Bill) for the assembly to reschedule the second reading of the bill to the second ordinary session, 2025,” the assertion learn.
The invoice used to be before all the things space for its 2d reading on March 27, as section of the licensed agenda for the First Weird and wonderful Session of 2025. Alternatively, after deliberations on March 5, the ABC licensed the Justice Ministry’s build a query to to lengthen the reading, per the Clerk’s Office.
“As a result,” the assertion persisted, “the business for Thursday, March 27, 2025, regarding the second reading of the Constitution (Promulgation) Bill, 2024, has now been rescheduled.”
The invoice, a key legislative effort to overtake the nation’s structure, has been a field of intense debate among lawmakers and the public. The lengthen is anticipated to boost discussions on the lengthy urge of the nation’s constitutional reforms.
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