Gambia: A National Assembly Must Not Be Mute

Gambia: A National Assembly Must Not Be Mute

Editorial - A debate cannot be carried out by people who are mute. When people say nothing, they cannot be said to be engaged in a debate and should not seek to be National Assembly members. A person is only fit to be a National Assembly member if he or she is always ready to speak in the national interest.

A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MUST NOT BE MUTE

A debate cannot be carried out by people who are mute. When people say nothing, they cannot be said to be engaged in a debate and should not seek to be National Assembly members. A person is only fit to be a National Assembly member if he or she is always ready to speak in the national interest. The Standing Orders of the National Assembly  considered it wise and proper to include an adjournment debate at the end of each session of the National …