Seyfo
A Seyfo (plural: Seyfolu ) is a title in the Gambian local government , it can best be compared with a district president or a district head. The term “chief” is also very common in the Anglophone Gambia .
The Seyfo's insignia includes the flag, stamp and staff.
Historical
Traditionally, a Seyfo was the supreme chief and corresponded to the historical Mansa , some of the Seyfo still come from these regent families today.
Contemporary
Today the appointment is in the Gambian constitution ; Chapter V Part 6: “Seyfolu and Alkalolu” addressed. A Seyfo leads the district authority, which is subordinate to the Area Council. The Alkalolu of the villages assist the Seyfo in an advisory capacity. In the House of Representatives , the Gambian parliament until the constitutional amendment in 1994, the Seyfolu had five seats. They were elected in a meeting of all heads of state.
A constitutional amendment in 2001 overturned the original Seyfolu election and made them appointed leaders of the president rather than elected incumbents.
Individual evidence
- ^ New Foni Bintang chief installed - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved May 29, 2018 .
- ^ Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, 1997 reprinted 2002 ( Memento from February 19, 2009 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
- ↑ Jammeh, Ousman AS, 1963-: The constitutional law of the Gambia: 1965-2010 . Bloomington, IN, ISBN 978-1-4670-0740-5 , pp. 338 .