ARTICLE 8: PARTY AFFILIATION, ARTICLE 9: STRUCTURE OF THE PARTY, ARTICLE 10: ORGANS OF THE PARTY

8.1 An organisation may be affiliated to the Party and thereby be entitled to send a delegation to the National Congress based on the fulfilment of the following conditions:

i. It publicly endorses the aims, objectives, policies and programmes of the Party.

ii. It is an organisation whose membership is not based on any discriminatory criteria.

iii. It accepts to pay the requisite subscription fees as determined by the National Executive Committee.

8.2 An application for affiliation shall be made in writing to the National Executive Committee.

8.3 Upon acceptance, the National Executive Committee shall determine the number of delegates such affiliated organisation shall be entitled to send to the National Congress.

8.4 An affiliated organisation may terminate its affiliation by notifying the National Executive Committee in writing.

ARTICLE 9: STRUCTURE OF THE PARTY

9.1 The Party shall be organised into six levels as follows:

i. Village/Polling Unit ii. Ward

iii. Constituency

iv. Regional/Administrative Area

v. National

vi. Gambians in the Diaspora/International Branches

9.2 The Party shall be represented at the village/polling unit level by focal persons or polling agents while the rest of the levels shall each have an Executive Committee, Secretariat or Office as deemed appropriate.

ARTICLE 10: ORGANS OF THE PARTY

The Party shall be composed of the following organs:

i. The National Congress

ii. The National Executive Board

iii. The National Executive Committee

iv. The Regional Executive Committee

v. The Constituency Executive Committee

vi. The Ward Executive Committee

vii. Village/Polling Unit Focal Persons/Polling Agents

viii. National Youth Wing

ix. National Women Wing

x. National Council of Elders

xi. Gambians in the Diaspora/International Branches

xii. Special, Standing and Ad-hoc Committees

xiii. Any other organ as may be decided by the National Executive Committee

ARTICLE 11: COMPOSITION OF PARTY ORGANS

The Party Organs highlighted in Article 10 shall be composed of members as follows: