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A new speaker of Gambia’s parliament has been sworn into office on Tuesday. Mariama Diack Denton, a female lawyer will now take charge of the country’s National Assembly after elections were held to elect new Members of Parliament last week.

She becomes the first speaker of the national assembly since the exit of long-time leader Yahya Jammeh who is now in exile in Equatorial Guinea.

The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow backed the candidacy of Mariama who is also a member of parliament.

The new speaker said during her swearing in by the Chief Justice of the Gambia at the opening of the new parliament that “I will do my best to live up to expectation. I shall at all times endeavour to uphold the provisions of the Constitution and the Standing Order of the National Assembly in the performance of my duties as Speaker.”

Locale media reported that Mariama thanked the President and her other MPs for backing her candidacy.

Mr. Barrow’s party won majority of the seats in the National Assembly during last week’s elections.

 

Source: Africafeeds.com

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