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Momodou
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 Posted - 25 Jan 2007 : 13:02:45
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NADD AND UDP CENTRAL BADDIBOU CANDIDATES ALLEGE INTIMIDATION
By Modou Jonga
The candidate of the National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD) Mr. Fabakary B. Ceesay and Mr. Alasan F.K Ceesay of the United Democratic Party who are vying for the Central Baddibou constituency seat have alleged that their supporters are threatened with arrest.
The duo made this claim in an interview with this reporter over the weekend at Salikene in Central Baddibou. According to the NADD candidate, he heard the Chairman of the APRC in Central Baddibou, Modou Bintou Dibba, at a rally held in Salikene on Thursday 18th January, threatening his supporter with arrest on polling day.
Speaking further the NADD candidate explained that the said Chairman has said that he has contacted the NIA Director to arrest youths in Salikene on polling day. "Many of my supporters are youths and the intimidation is having a negative impact on my campaign," said the NADD candidate. He said the intimidation has cowered his supporters.
The NADD candidate, who does not take the said threat lightly, has expressed his resolve to report the said intimidation to the Independent Electoral Commission's regional office in Kerewan North Bank region for redress.
The UDP candidate for Central Baddibou, Mr. Alasan F.K Ceesay, has also alleged that three hundred of his supporters are threatened with arrests on polling day. According to the UDP candidate he heard one of the Chiefs of the area intimidating his supporters with arrest at a rally held in Salikene.
"This act is unconstitutional" charged the UDP candidate. The UDP candidate has told this reporter that he has informed the I.E.C regional office in Kerewan on the alleged intimidation of his supporters.
Speaking to this reporter, the APRC Central Baddibou Chairman admitted threatening the supporters of the aforesaid parties with arrest, but was quick to add that it is an empty threat and that he did not mean it. He further said the threat was triggered by the throwing of a stone by the supporters of the two parties while they were holding a meeting.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 010/2007, 24-25 January, 2007
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