Apparently, while there is so much talk and even visible desire for the Gambia diaspora to vote, no one is taking the matter seriously enough, amazingly. Expatriate citizens wishing to vote must do so in person at a South African embassy, consulate or high commission. Non-necessary Non-necessary.

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The party’s leader, Merav Michaeli, named Shai to the Diaspora ministerial post. “Minister Shai is a good friend of the community and is a good fit in this role,” Solomon said in an interview.

• One, is for civil society and political parties to go back to the Supreme Court to seek an order for the Government to provide the necessary resources to the IEC to go ahead to register the diaspora and make them vote in December
• The Gambian Constitution, in sections 26 and 39, has clearly guaranteed the right of all Gambians — at home and abroad — to register and vote in public elections.
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• The only reason the diaspora is denied the franchise therefore rests squarely on the failure of the Gambia Government, the National Assembly, political parties and the civil society to do what needed to be done.

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He added that: “Allowing Nigerians living abroad to vote will allow Nigerians in Diaspora to register and vote in their country of residence”. He however pointed out that: “for this to happen, some sections of the Constitution and the Electoral Act have to be amended to provide for the legal framework to allow for registration and voting by citizens living in the Diaspora”.

He added that: “Allowing Nigerians living abroad to vote will allow Nigerians in Diaspora to register and vote in their country of residence”. He however pointed out that: “for this to happen, some sections of the Constitution and the Electoral Act have to be amended to provide for the legal framework to allow for registration and voting by citizens living in the Diaspora”.

Therefore, why did they fail to do the needful at the right time? Meantime our civil society, at home and abroad continue to glamour over the issue of diaspora voting, but what is baffling is why they have not taken the necessary steps vigorously? Yes, some civil society actors did well by going to the Supreme Court to confirm that indeed the diaspora have the right to vote by law. But it was necessary that the civil society agitate further to ensure that the Gambia Government and the IEC indeed go ahead to make it happen as ruled by the Supreme Court.

This is where the civil society also failed. Therefore, what needs to be done now is to take action to make diaspora voting a reality in December , as per the Constitution and the Supreme Court ruling.

To do this, there are two ways available right now. One, is for civil society and political parties to go back to the Supreme Court to seek an order for the Government to provide the necessary resources to the IEC to go ahead to register the diaspora and make them vote in December The second option, is for the political parties to use their NAMs to put a motion on the floor of the parliament to require the Government and the IEC to make the diaspora register and vote.

It is not late. Technically, Gambians in the diaspora can register and vote in December through the use of technology and Gambian embassies abroad. The ability to develop the necessary online app and forms exist in the Gambia for the IEC to obtain.

How therefore can the Gambia be an exception? The only reason the diaspora is denied the franchise therefore rests squarely on the failure of the Gambia Government, the National Assembly, political parties and the civil society to do what needed to be done. Sign in. Click here - to use the wp menu builder. Password recovery.

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Speaking in the same vein, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, said he is committed to achieving democratic imperatives which Diaspora Voting is cardinal. Other speakers at the event were Femi Odere who represented the Chairman Nigerian Governors forum, Gov.

Kayode Fayemi, Hon Tolulope Akande- Sadipe, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs, all stressed the fact that the time is right for diaspora voting but a legal frame work needs to be put in place to achieve.

The Senate President, Dr Ahmed Lawan represented by Sen. Ajibola Bashiru said that the country is not ready and ripe for diaspora voting. He advanced various reasons such as non availability or lack of inaccurate data of Nigerians in the diaspora, who constitute the diaspora, Which method of voting will they use, Which election will they be allowed to participate in, Is Nigeria ready for diaspora voting, Is it only people who migrated legally that will be given the right to vote?

INEC National Commissioner, Dr Muhammad Lecky, said the commission is ready and has proposed necessary amendments to the electoral laws before the National Assembly Committee on Constitution Review. Lecky who stood in for INEC Chairman, Professor Yakubu Mahmood, urged the National Assembly to speed up action by amending sections of the Constitution and the Electoral Act as amended to make way for Nigerians living outside the country to participate in the electoral process and vote.

It is generally believes that wherever the pendulum swings, diaspora voting will change the narratives of the electoral fortunes in the country. It can be actualized if the necessary things such as introduction of Electronic Voting Machine EVM , credible voters register, sincerity and patriotism of all stakeholders among others are put in place. I admit that my input to this debate may have been belated. Even so, it is necessary to continue the debate because the reluctance or delay in actualising the need for Nigerians in the diaspora to participate in the elections from their countries of residence speaks of the disenfranchisement of an estimated 17 to 20 million Nigerians.

NASS should be a proactive and competent body capable of recognising the yearnings and aspirations of the citizens of the country, irrespective of whether or not they reside within the geographic confines of Nigeria.

Such views could only be attributed to dictatorships and not a democracy. So, I would simply ignore his views and his lame excuses and instead focus on the progress being made on this vexing issue. The Nigerians in the Diaspora would continue to work with well-meaning fellow citizens at every level of society to ensure that we are not only restricted to making remittances to buoy the inflows to the economy, but that as citizens we have access to the rights and privileges accorded our fellow Nigerian citizens within the Nigeria.

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Shai, 74, was previously best known as the calm, cool and collected Israel Defense Forces spokesman during the Gulf War who worked to comfort anxious and grieving Israeli families. So it made sense that he immediately began looking for local Jewish families to speak with upon landing on Sunday. He also met Diaspora Voting Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and with US Sen. Rick Scott of Diaspora Voting. For many American Jews, those ties were worn thin by the government of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu strained relations with the majority liberal American Jewish Diaspora by breaking promises to elevate the status of non-Orthodox denominations, by his closeness with US President Donald Trump and by angering the Democratic Party through a series of partisan moves.

Shai, who for years directed the Israeli arm of the Jewish Federations of North America organization then called United Jewish Communitiesis knowledgeable about American Jews, said Jacob Solomon, the president of the Greater Miami Jewish Diaspora Voting.

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