20. On 31 October 2005, the Respondent State informed the Secretariat that the transmission of its submissions would be slightly delayed. th 21. During the 38 Ordinary Session, the Respondent State finally submitted its arguments on admissibility. 22. On 14 December 2005, the Secretariat wrote to both parties informing them that at its th 38 Ordinary Session held from 21 November to 05 December 2005, in Banjul, The Gambia, the African Commission considered the communication and declared it admissible. 23. The Secretariat also informed both parties that the African Commission would consider the communication on the merits at its forthcoming session, and requested them to forward their arguments on the same. 24. On 04 April 2006, the Secretariat sent a reminder to both parties to submit their arguments on the merits. th 25. On 26 July 2006, the Secretariat wrote to both parties informing them that, at its 39 Ordinary Session held from 11-25 May 2006, in Banjul, The Gambia, the African Commission considered the th communication and decided to defer its decision on the merits at its 40 Ordinary Session to be held from 15-29 November 2006 in Banjul – The Gambia. 26. On 3 November 2006, the Secretariat wrote a reminder to the Respondent State to request its submissions on the merits of the case, as soon as possible. 27. On 26 November 2006, the Secretariat received the Complainant’s submissions on the merits and the Secretariat was informed that the Respondent State has been duly served a copy of the submission. th 28. On 08 December 2006, the Secretariat informed both parties that at its 40 Ordinary Session held from 15-29 November 2006 in Banjul-The Gambia, the African Commission considered the st communication and decided to defer its decision on the merits to its 41 Ordinary Session scheduled from 16-30 May 2007 in Ghana, in order to allow the Respondent State to submit its arguments on the merits. 29. The Secretariat of the African Commission wrote a reminder to the Respondent State to submit its arguments on the merits before 10 of May so that the Commission could take a decision at its st 41 Ordinary Session. st 30. At its 41 Ordinary Session held in Accra-Ghana from 16 to 30 May 2007, the African Commission considered the communication and decided to defer its decision on the merits to its nd 42 Ordinary Session, in order to receive the Respondent State’s arguments. 31. The Secretariat wrote reminders on 25 June 2007 and 25 September 2007 to the Respondent State to submit the requested arguments on merits latest by 15 October 2007 for consideration during nd the 42 Ordinary Session held from 14 to 28 November 2007. nd 32. On 19 December 2007, the Secretariat wrote to inform both parties that at its 42 Ordinary Session held from 15 to 28 November 2007 in Brazzaville, Congo, the African Commission considered rd the communication and decided to defer its decision on the merits to its 43 Ordinary Session, in order to receive the Respondent State’s arguments. 33. On 19 March 2008, the Secretariat informed both parties about the decision and reminded the Respondent State to submit its arguments on the merits in order to allow the Commission to take a decision on the matter.