Alkalo
An alkalo (plural: alkalolu ) is a title in the Gambian local government . He can best be compared to a mayor or, even better, to a village chief or mayor . There are also the spellings Alikalo and Alkaaloo (plural: Alkaaloolu ).
Traditionally, the village chief was an alkalo who was in charge of the village. Today the appointment is also in the Gambian Constitution ; Chapter V Part 6: “Seyfolu and Alkalolu” addressed. An alkalo is subordinate to the Seyfo , who is in charge at the district level. The village elders , who are elected by the village, provide advice to the alkalo . Resolutions, however, must be passed unanimously by the alkalo and the village elders. 1810 people are appointed as Alkalolu in Gambia (as of 2017).
The mayors of the capital Banjul and the municipality Kanifing Municipal (with Serekunda ) are mayors of an independent municipality, but are called "Mayor" or "Lord Mayor" as in other English-speaking countries.
Individual evidence
- ^ Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, 1997 reprinted 2002 ( Memento of July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Rosel Jahn: Gambia. Travel guide with regional studies. With a travel atlas (= Mai's Weltführer. Vol. 29). Mai, Dreieich 1997, ISBN 3-87936-239-4
- ↑ 16 Alkalolu Trained on Customary Law . In: Daily Observer . March 22, 2017 ( observergm.com ). observergm.com ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
