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Yahya Jamme in 1994 and went on to win multi party elections in three subsequent elections. He has also defeated coups successfully and unlike the West
African countries, the Gambia has a relative stable governance. The Local Govemment Act passed in 2002 superseded the previous local government acts like Local Government Act (Amended 1984), Local Government (City of Banjul) Act (Amended 1988), The Kanifing Municipal Council Act 1991 and the Provinces Act. There were seven local governments defined each subdivided into districts and wards. The Mayor who is the chairperson of the council and the council members of each council is elected by people of the area. The legislations indicating the roles were not clearly defined, but the council is responsible for finance, services and planning for each sector under it. Around 25 per cent of the budget is provisioned by the central government. The council also has a
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every thousand births. The poverty gap ratio is 36.45 per cent as of 2003. The literacy rate of the province is 56 compared to a national average of 62.9 per cent. The net enrollment ratio in primary education is 53 per cent, children entering first grade of primary school reaching last grade of primary education is per cent and the ratios of boys against girls in primary, secondary and tertiary education is as of 2007.
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