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Momodou
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 Posted - 28 Sep 2006 : 00:46:40
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KIANG WEST NAM CRIES FOUL
By Bubacarr K. Sowe
Kalifa Kambi, The National Assembly Member for Kiang West Constituency has asserted that he has been deceived by the electorate in his constituency, the only area where his party conceded defeat to the opposition.
Speaking to Foroyaa shortly after the counting of the ballot tokens on Saturday morning in Njoro Jattaba, the APRC Parliamentarian said even though they have made significant improvement in an opposition strong hole, the impression he had from his people was that they would vote for APRC.
On whether he will stand in the forthcoming parliamentary elections, Mr. Kambi said: “Time will be the judge.” He described the polling as peaceful, and said the credit goes to every body.
However, out of 9,153 voters in Kiang West only 5,352 cast their votes representing 58.47% of which 2,057 votes (38.43%) went to the incumbent, Yaya Jammeh, 3,133(58.54%) for Ousainou Darboe and 162 votes (3.03%) went to Halifa Sallah, and there were three invalid votes.
Momodou Sanneh, a polling agent for the UDP expressed that there was high voter apathy, noting that most of the registered voters in Kiang West reside in the Kombos and could not go to Kiang to vote.
An agent for NADD, Yaya Darboe, described the counting process as satisfactory, noting that the transportation of the electorate have been a major factor for their defeat.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 82/2006, 27-28 September, 2006
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