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 Posted - 01 Feb 2007 : 01:30:49
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ELECTION DAY IN CENTRAL BADIBOU CONSTITUENCY
Polling At Salikenni Village
By Annia Gaye
As the much awaited day arrived, voters in Salikenni Village in Central Badibou, went out at polling stations and ready to cast their votes for the candidates of their choice. Foroyaa went round to the polling stations to interview the presiding officers on the election process. The first polling station visited was D76 in Salikenni where the presiding officer, Fabakary Makalo, in an interview said that by 1:40 am they had registered about 265 voters from a total voter list of 789. He indicated that the process of voting was going on very smoothly but that it was a bit busy in the morning. He said that the only problem which they encountered was voter card transfers. He said three people transferred their voter’s cards but their names were not in the voter register. He explained that he had to call the Assistant Returning (ARO), who referred him to the Regional Office at Kerewan. He said that it was after the names were confirmed there that he finally allowed them to cast their votes.
He further indicated that this was taken note of by the party’s polling agents. The presiding officer expressed his appreciation of the process which he described as smooth and orderly. The presiding officer for polling station, D65B, Buhadry Juwara, said that voting started at 7:00am and that the voter turn out was very low. He stated that the voters were coming out one by one to cast their votes. He said the process was going on smoothly as expected.
The presiding officer for D75B, Ebrima A.M Bah, said that voting started at the scheduled time with all polling staff and agents who witnessed every stage of the process; that the voting proceeded smoothly. Also interviewed was the presiding officer for D74A, Sheriff John Fofana, who complained about a low voter turnout but noted that the process was without incident; that the problem of transfers also surfaced but was finally settled.
Polling At Mandory Village
The polling station at Mandory Village, D80, was also visited. The presiding officer, Kebba Colley, told this reporter that the voting started at 7:00 am but that the turnout was very low. He, however, expressed his satisfaction with the process and attributed the low turn-out to voters who are residing in Banjul and the Kombos and were not coming home to vote.
At Kinteh Kunda Marong Kunda
At D81 polling station for Kinteh Kunda and Marong Kunda, the presiding officer, Momodou S. K. Balajo, also lamented the low turnout and projected that they would get between 25% to 30% out of the total number of registered voters. He said that everything was fine and that the security officers were present.
Polling At Njaba Kunda
This Foroyaa reporter proceeded to Njaba Kunda village where three polling stations were put in place at the Njaba Kunda Upper Basic and Lower Basic Schools.
There too, the presiding officers expressed their observation of a low voter turn-out. Overall, the voting process was said to be peaceful in the area.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 012/2007, 31st January – 2nd February, 2007
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