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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 12:43:23
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Darboe Describes Ongoing Voter Registration As Worst Ever
By Saikou Ceesay
Sunday, June 12, 2011
 The leader of the main-opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has taken a snipe at the ongoing general voter registration exercise, describing it as the worst ever.
Gambia’s electoral body had assured a lesser fraudulent process of registration of voters with the digitalised system, but UDP’s Lawyer Ousainou Darboe believes that the integrity of process has been already compromised with a week away to wrap up.
“Efforts of the regime to register a few hundred people at Tallinding in Serrekunda East had been aborted,” he told The Daily News in an exclusive interview.
Darboe lamented over the transportation of over 250 so-called Mauritania based Gambians, who came in five large buses to obtain voter’s card. Some are lodge at National Service Scheme (NYSS) in Bakau where they are being registered.
One registers where one is born or resides
“NYSS being a government institution, and an institution that does not belong to any political party should not be used as a resident for APRC party supporters,” Darboe observed.
He added: “I believe when the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said it lacks fund to register Gambians in the Diaspora, it meant that they do not have the funds and the capacity to go abroad and register Gambians.
“I would not interpret their statement to mean that they do not have the capacity or funds to register Gambians who are living in any particular country and come en mass to register in The Gambia.”
The lawyer cum politician pointed out that it is wrong for the Gambian ambassador in Mauritania to make such arrangements. This, he added, shows the ruling APRC’s disregard for the separation between a State and Party.
“One cannot be registered in any constituency just as the APRC agents in Mauritania are trying to get people from Mauritania and register them in KMC when they are not residents of KMC,” he said.
“And it is obvious that you cannot register any person in any constituency where he or she does not reside or born in that constituency.”
Military men without citizenship papers
What the UDP leader considers most disturbing was the registering of military personnel who failed to produce any of the required citizenship papers, but were certified.
“I do not think the CDS will accept the enlistment of any person into the Gambian National Army without that person producing a national document to show that he or she is a Gambian,” Darboe said.
“How can someone in an army uniform not be in possession of any of the national documents?”
He stated: “It is unfortunate that people have assigned themselves the role of professional attesters, ignoring the consequences of false attestation because it has serious legal implications when one signs something false.”
The law amended
The outspoken lawyer pointed out that the ruling APRC government has been amending the electoral law to satisfy its needs.
“Election decree had a provision, which empowered registration officers to investigate claimants and satisfy himself that the person is eligible or not, even if the claimant has citizenship papers.
“But the government amended the Election Decree and leaves the IEC completely helpless.”
Challenges persists
Come November 24, Gambians will head to polls to elect into office a new president that would steer the affairs of the country for the next five years.
Although Darboe’s support has taken a declining trend in the previous three presidential contests, he sounds as hopeful as before of victory.
However, he decried over the persistent challenges that have been negatively impacting on his one-and-a-half decade long struggle to replace the incumbent president Yahya Jammeh, who is seeking a fourth term in office.
“Obviously we do not have access to the national media and the private media particularly electronic media are discouraged by the State to disseminate divergent views even if it is going to be on fee bases, opposition parties are ready to pay,” he said.
Source: Dailynews
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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 22:25:36
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| you have spoken well Darboe. |
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Karamba
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Jun 2011 : 23:33:11
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| From this it is clear Janyanfara, that the whole election is stolen. Darbo has reason to think again. |
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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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Posted - 14 Jun 2011 : 12:16:10
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| I agree brother karamba,No wonder Jammehrites are saying they would not even campaign. The IEC would do everything for them. There is no need for any election and I wish Darboe realises this. It is eveident that its a forgone conclussion. |
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 11:01:46
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HAMAT BAH SAYS THIS YEAR’S VOTER REGISTRATION IS THE BEST SO FAR!
"The IEC and Jammeh are not entirely at fault. The Opposition political party aficionados are just as complicit. Their parties remain disorganized, splintered and bututless; and for the most part are themselves paralyzed by fear- never attempting to challenge the constitutionality of this illegal state of affairs. Rather than compromise, which is the art of politics, they are consumed by distrust, as they wallow in trite recrimination against one another- all hoping against all odds that they too shall become president someday. This is at best delusional grandstanding even though all it takes to win is to form a united front against Jammeh. This is not rocket science but a simple strategy. Get the rascals out and then duke it out amongst yourselves." Dr. Abodoulie Saine
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toubab1020
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 12:36:54
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"This is not rocket science but a simple strategy." Ah... then it must work   |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Edited by - toubab1020 on 16 Jun 2011 12:37:36 |
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 13:16:33
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Toubab. Its not working yet and no "SIMPLE STRATEGY" on table yet; better than NADD & PDOIS AGENDA 2011
OPPOSITION GONE ALREADY FROM BAD TO WORST SINCE 2006 |
Edited by - kobo on 16 Jun 2011 13:19:24 |
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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 13:18:46
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| Hamat might have been drunk or suffering from malaria when he said what he said because that is not Hamat! |
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 13:23:48
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SURELY THAT IS HAMAT BAH AMONGST OTHER SACRED SAINTS' |
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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 13:50:32
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KOBO,
Hendry Gomez said Darboe, Halifa and Hamat all should step down and give chance to young ones.
Are they all saints then? |
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 17:35:40
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HENDRY GOMEZ HAS EVERY RIGHT TO EXERCISE "EVERY ORDINARY CITIZEN'S RIGHTS IN AFFAIRS OF THE NATION" AND FREELY EXPRESSED HIS OPINIONS FOR FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS SAME AS HAMAT BAH AS LEADER OF NRP THAT EXPRESSED HIS OWN JUDGEMENT ON-GOING VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE; AND SURPRISINGLY MADE SOME POSITIVE REMARKS FOR I.E.C
IT IS INTERESTING TO FOLLOW THE CONTRADICTIONS BETWEEN UDP, NRP AND GMC; HAVING CLAIMED TO BE IN ALLIANCE TOWARDS NOVEMBER 2011
DR. SAINE DID THE SAME AS WHAT HENDR GOMEZ DID. IT IS NOT ONLY DR. ABDOULIE SAINE TO DECLARE WHO SHOULD GOVERN AND WHICH PARTY SHOULD GOVERN A COUNTRY ALONE? DR. ABDOULIE SAINE NEEDS TO CLARIFY WHO ARE "RASCALS" AND "SWEETHEARTS" WITH DUE RESPECT TO OUR PROFESSOR HIS PROPOSALS DOES NOT WORK IN A MULTI-PARTY DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS
WE WILL DEAL WITH THAT TOPIC LATER
IF DR. ABDOULIE SAINE CAN SAY WHATEVER HE WANT'S HENDRY GOMEZ ALSO CAN EXERCISE SAME DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS TO EXPRESSED HIS OWN OPINIONS
Henry Gomez calls on Darboe, Halifa and Hamat to ‘give chance’ ahead of November presidential polls
What Democracy denies people right of vote?
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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 20:10:27
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| You have not answered my question for I have never questioined Mr. Gomez's right to say what he feels as the way forward we all do don't we? I ask you what do nyou think about his asking yor leader Halifa and my leader Ousainou to step down give young ones chance. Stop beating about the bush. |
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Jun 2011 : 20:21:36
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WHAT IS YOUR EVIDENCE THAT HALIFA IS MY LEADER
I AM NOT A MEMBER OF PDOIS AND NEVER VOTED FOR HALIFA BUT VOTED UDP AND DARBOE; SO HOW CAN HALIFA BE MY LEADER
IF WE WERE TO SEEK A CONSENSUS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND PDOIS AGENDA 2011 WAS ADOPTED; MY VOTE GOES TO LAWYER MAI FATTY AS NEW BREED! WATCH OUT FOR HIM AFTER 2011 AS HE IS UN-STOPPABLE NOW AS A FUTURE LEADER
ALSO IF WE WERE TO CONDUCT A "PRIMARY" AS PROPOSED IN PDOIS AGENDA 2011 AND LAWYER MAI OR ANY OUTSIDER LEAD TO REPRESENT AS "CONSENSUS CANDIDATE FOR OPPOSITION ALLIANCE"; THAT IS ACCEPTABLE BY HENDRY GOMEZ GPDP LEADER AND PDOIS/NADD (IN LINE WITH PARTY POLICIES; BUT IS UN-ACCEPTABLE TO UDP (IN LINE WITH ITS POLICIES, BY ONLY ACCEPTING LEADERSHIP INTERNALLY CONTESTED WITHIN UDP). LAWYER DARBOE'S LEADERSHIP CAN ONLY BE CHALLENGED AT A UDP CONGRESS; IF ANY NEW BREED HAS A CHANCE
HOPE YOU ARE SATISFIED WITH MY RESPONSE NOW |
Edited by - kobo on 16 Jun 2011 21:48:27 |
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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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Posted - 17 Jun 2011 : 00:05:09
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Kobo stop fooling yourself
Halifa is leader of NADD and if you support Nadd then who is your Leader?
Thats why I called you under cover Yahya supporter. Proof me if I am wrong. |
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Jun 2011 : 00:34:28
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AM NOT A MEMBER OF NADD EITHER BUT PASSIONATELY BELIEF THAT NADD WAS THE RIGHT STRATEGY AND TACTICAL ALLIANCE FOR OPPOSITION PARTIES TO UNITE UNDER ONE UMBRELLA AGAINST JAMMEH/APRC
WE ARE WITNESSING EVERYTHING WITH NADD IS INTACT BUT WEAKENED UDP AND NRP; WHO FAILED TO CONTINUE A FAKED FAILED ALLIANCE
FINALLY I WAS VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT LAWYER DARBOE HAD A GREATER CHANCE AS FLAG BEARER AND MAY BE PRESIDENT THAN ANY OTHER UNDER NADD |
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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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Posted - 17 Jun 2011 : 00:37:54
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| Tell that to the NADD Leader and see! |
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