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 Posted - 01 Feb 2007 : 01:26:45
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ELECTION DAY IN KOMBO NORTH
By Abdoulie G. Dibba
As Gambians go to the polls on the 25th of January 2007 to elect their National Assembly Members, this reporter went round polling stations within Kombo North Constituency to monitor the process. At polling station C137, it was observed that there was no queue as voters trickled in. The presiding officer at this polling station, Bintou Sanyang, expressed disappointment regarding the low voter turn out. This view was buttressed by Malang Badjie, the APRC agent and Mustapha Sarr the UDP agent. This was the trend in all the twenty polling stations visited by this reporter in Kombo North constituency. The voting process was smooth in almost all the polling stations visited, except Station C140A. The presence of the people hanging around was noticed by this reporter the polling station. The presiding officer at the station, Lamin BF Jassey, told this reporter that he intervened for them to disperse but the crowd did not disappear. It was discovered that they were APRC stalwarts in Lamin village. At polling stations C118A and C119B within the same vicinity, the Alkalo of Banjulinding could be seen brewing “attaya” at a close proximity which the election rules do not allow.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 012/2007, 31st January – 2nd February, 2007
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