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FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS WEDNESDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2022 The Assembly convened at twenty-nine minutes after eleven o’clock in the morning.

Prayers were read, and the Hon.

Speaker, Mariam Jack Denton, took the Chair.

1.

PRAYERS ORDER PAPER 2.

Correction and Approval of Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National Assembly Sitting of Tuesday 15th February 2022.

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Questions for Oral Answer (Standing Orders 36 & 41) 1.

HON.
HON.

MINISTER FOR PETROLEUM AND ENERGY i.

Question No: 020/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda ii.

Question No: 021/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda 2.

HON.

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES i.

Question No: 024/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Illiassa The following Honourable Members were present: 1.

Hon.

Mariam Jack Denton 2.

Hon.

Kebba K. Barrow 3.

Hon.

Sunkary Badjie 4.

Hon.

Saikou Marong 5.

Hon.

Sainey Touray 6.

Hon.

Ndey Yassin Secka 7.

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Assan Touray - - - - - - - Speaker Majority Leader/Kombo South Foni Brefet Latrikunda Sabiji Jarra East Nominated Member Bakau 1 | P a g e FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8.

Hon.

Fatou K. Jawara 9.

Hon.

Amadou Camara 10.

Hon.

Samba Jallow 11.

Hon.

Halifa Sallah 12.

Hon.

Suwaibou Touray 13.

Hon.

Sidia S. Jatta 14.

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Majanko Samusa 15.

Hon.

Momodou LK Sanneh 16.

Hon.

Foday N.M Drammeh 17.

Hon.

Bakary Camara 18.

Hon.

Omar Darboe 19.

Hon.

Dembo KM Camara 20.

Hon.

Salifu Jawo 21.

Hon.

Alhagie Mbow 22.

Hon.

Musa Amul Nyassi 23.

Hon.

Baba Galleh Jallow 24.

Hon.

Sulayman Saho 25.

Hon.

Momodou S. Ceesay 26.

Hon.

Ousman Sillah 27.

Hon.

Alhagie Drammeh 28.

Hon.

Abdoulie Ceesay 29.

Hon.

Alhagi S.B Sillah 30.

Hon.

Alhagie Darboe 31.

Hon.

Ousman Touray 32.

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Mahtarr M. Jeng 33.

Hon.

Alhaji Sankung Jammeh - 34.

Hon.

Alhagie H. Sowe 35.

Hon.

Muhammed Ndow 36.

Hon.

Birom JS Sowe 37.

Hon.

Alhagie S. Darbo 38.

Hon.
Yaya Gassama WEDNESDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2022 Tallinding Kunjang Nianija Minority Leader/Niamina Dankunku Serrekunda Wuli East Wuli West Nominated Member Deputy Speaker Tumana Kiang Central Upper Niumi Illiassa Jokadu Upper Saloum Foni Kansala Sanimentereng Central Baddibu Janjanbureh Banjul North Jeshwang Old Yundum Niani Lower Fulladu West Sabach Sanjal Lower Niumi Foni Jarrol Jimara Banjul Central Niamina West Brikama North Kiang East - - - - - 2 | P a g e FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS WEDNESDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2022 The following Honorable Members were absent with permission: 39.
Hon.

Lamin J. Sanneh 40.

Hon.

Bakary Njie 41.

Hon.

Muhammed Mahanera 42.

Hon.

Dawda Kawsu Jawara 43.

Hon.

Alfusainey Ceesay 44.

Hon.

Lamin F.M Conta 45.

Hon.

Kajali Fofana 46.

Hon.

Saikouba Jarju 47.

Hon.

Alagie Jawara 48.

Hon.

Billay G. Tunkara 49.

Hon.

Kebba Jallow 50.

Hon.

Sainey Jawara 51.

Hon.

Fatoumatta Njai 52.

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Ya Kumba Jaiteh 53.

Hon.

Kaddy Camara 54.

Hon.

Omar Ceesay 55.

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Momodou Camara 56.

Hon.

Muhamed Magassy 57.

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Madi MK Ceesay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Vacancy: 58.

Kiang West [Deceased] Brikama South Bundungka Kunda Sandu Upper Fulladu West Sami Kombo East Jarra West Busumbala Lower Baddibu Kantora Jarra Central Lower Saloum Banjul South Nominated Member Foni Bondali Niamina East Foni Bintang Karanai Basse Serrekunda West 1.

Correction and Approval of Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National Assembly Sitting of Tuesday 22nd February 2022.
3 | P a g e FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS WEDNESDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 2022 The Hon.

Member for Tallinding Kunjang moved the motion for the Assembly to consider and approve the Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National Assembly sitting of Tuesday 22nd February 2022.

The Hon.

Member for Jokadu seconded the motion.


The Record of Votes and Proceedings of Tuesday 22nd February 2022, as corrected, was approved as the true record of proceedings.

2.

Questions for Oral Answer (Standing Orders 36 & 41) 1.

HON.

MINISTER FOR PETROLEUM AND ENERGY The following questions and Supplementary Question(s) were asked and answered by the HON.

MINISTER FOR PETROLEUM AND ENERGY i.

Question No: 020/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda was treated with seven supplementary questions.
ii.

Question No: 021/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda was treated with seven supplementary questions.

2.

HON.

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

The following questions and Supplementary Question(s) were asked and answered by the HON.

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

iii.

Question No: 024/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Illiassa was treated with two supplementary questions.
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Minister for Petroleum and Energy further provided some answers/clarifications on Question No: 024/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Illiassa.

MOTION WITHOUT NOTICE: (Order 53(k) & 100(13)) With leave of the Hon.

Speaker, the Hon.
Speaker, the Hon.

Member for Upper Saloum moved a motion without notice for the Assembly to grant leave to the Select Committee on Education, Training, and ICT to meet during the session to engage the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education regarding the outstanding payment by the Government of The Gambia to the West African Examinations Council.

The Hon.

Member for Lower Niumi seconded the motion.


Question put, and accordingly agreed to Question put, that this Assembly do agree to the motion.

The Assembly was not divided.

The motion was agreed to.

ADJOURNMENT At forty minutes after twelve o’clock in the afternoon, the Assembly was adjourned until Monday 28th February 2022 at 10:00 am prompt.

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