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Momodou
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 Posted - 26 Feb 2016 : 12:31:20
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PDOIS elects Halifa as presidential candidate
The Point: Friday, February 26, 2016
 Members of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) have nominated Halifa Sallah as the Presidential Candidate of the Party for the 2016 Presidential election, in the first phase of the party’s Primaries held recently.
The exercise covered all parts of the country including Banjul, KMC, WCR, LRR, NBR, CRR South and URR.
The Presiding Officers 1 and 2 of the Primaries, Sidia Jatta and Amie Sillah, who signed a February 24 statement declaring the results of the democratic exercise, said:
“Having presided over the counting of all the nomination forms submitted so far before the deadline established for submission, we the two appointed presiding personnel responsible for the declaration of results, hereby confirm that Halifa Sallah has been duly nominated as the Presidential Candidate of the Party for the 2016 Presidential election in the first phase of the Primaries.”
PDOIS is required by Article 91 of the Party Constitution to hold a Primary to select its candidates for any election, a press release from the Central Committee of the Party stated.
“In this regard, the Central Committee issued nomination forms for every member of the Party to enable each member to participate in the first phase of the selection of the Presidential Candidate of the Party for the December 1st, 2016, Presidential election,” the release went on.
“The rules indicate that should there be 2 or more nominees with 20 percent or more support from the members, election should take place between the two persons with the largest number of Party supporters.
“In the absence of such support, any person with more than 50 per cent support from members automatically becomes the Presidential candidate for the Party in that given presidential election.”
At the end of the process, the release stated, Halifa Sallah was duly nominated as the Presidential Candidate of the Party for the 2016 Presidential election.
Hallifa Sallah, 63, contested in the presidential election of September 2006, taking third place with 6% of the total vote cast in that election.
It would be recalled that the IEC electoral laws presently stipulate that age limit for contesting for presidency in The Gambia is 65 years, hence all presidential aspirants above this age are ineligible to contest for the position of president of The Gambia, come 1 December 2016.
Mr Sallah once served as the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and was a member of the Pan-African Parliament.
He represented the constituency of Serrekunda Central until the 25 January 2007 National Assembly election, in which he lost to Sainey Jaiteh of the ruling APRC.
Mr Sallah, secretary general of the PDOIS, was one of the main figures in the opposition coalition National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD).
In June 2005 Mr Sallah was, along with the other three opposition MPs, expelled from the National Assembly on the grounds of dual party membership.
NADD had been registered as a political party and the Supreme Court of the Gambia judged that it went against the Gambian Constitution to belong to two parties at the same time.
On 29 September a by-election was held, in which Sallah was reelected with a huge margin.
Meanwhile, the PDOIS has set 19 March 2016 as the date for the inauguration of Mr Sallah’s candidature, and “all Party supporters and well-wishers are invited to the ceremony and all subsequent rallies which will be held to mark the official launching of the PDOIS Presidential Campaign”.
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Momodou
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Posted - 26 Feb 2016 : 12:43:09
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Halifa Sallah is PDOIS’ 2016 Presidential Candidate
Foroyaa: February 25, 2016
Below is a press release from the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) on the outcome ofHalifa Sallah, PDOIS its recently concluded primaries in all the 7 administrative regions of the Gambia for a front runner and in which Halifa Sallah was selected as its Candidate for the 1st December 2016 Presidential Election:
PRESS RELEASE
THE OUTCOME OF THE PRIMARIES HELD BY PDOIS ON THE SELECTION OF THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Issued by the Central Committee
24th February 2016
Mr. Halifa Sallah, PDOIS Presidential Candidate for 2016 Presidential Election
The People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) is required by Article 91 of the Party Constitution to hold a Primary to select it’s Candidates for any presidential election.
In this regard, the Central Committee issued nomination forms for every member of the Party to enable each member to participate in the first phase of the selection of the Presidential Candidate of the Party for the December 1st, 2016, Presidential election.
The rules indicate that should there be 2 or more nominees with 20 percent or more support from the members, election should take place between the two persons with the largest number of Party supporters.
In the absence of such support, any person with more than 50 percent support from members automatically becomes the Presidential candidate for the Party in that given presidential election.
Having presided over the counting of all the nomination forms submitted so far before the deadline established for submission, we the two appointed presiding personnel responsible for the declaration of results, hereby confirm that Halifa Sallah has been duly nominated as the Presidential Candidate of the Party for the 2016 Presidential election in the first phase of the Primaries.
March 19 2016 is scheduled as the date for the inauguration of his candidature, and all Party supporters and well-wishers are invited to the ceremony and all subsequent rallies which will be held to mark the official launching of the PDOIS Presidential Campaign.
The authorised returning agents for the nomination process for the respective regions are as follows:
BANJUL
Ousman Sillah
Bai Mass Kah
Samba Jaye
Melvin Atta Jones
Ndey Secka
KMC
Amie Sillah
Omar Manneh
Mama Ceesay
Isatou Jallow
Lamin Mass
WCR
Saikou Nyassi
Abass Manneh
Fatou Touray
Pa Louis Jobe
Abass Bangura
Maimuna Jallow
Momodou Jallow
Sheriffo Touray
LRR
Suwaibou Touray
Edi Jallow
Jali Mass
Yaya Darboe
Sheriffo Daa Ceesay
NBR
Momodou Sambou
Abdoulie Dibba
Yaya Fofana
Ebrima Darboe
Tapha Bojang
CRR SOUTH
Omar Dem
Kumba Faal
Omar Jah
Abdoulie Boye
Mam Sait Boye
Fatoumata Jallow
Jonkunda Ceesay
Ansumana Touray
Adama Ceesay
Foday Sisawo
Dawda Jallow
Mali Ceesay
URR
AnsuSonko
KebbaTouray
Saikou Barrow
Safi Jawneh
Lasana Jawneh
Saikou Jawneh
Alhagi Lamin Touray
Dusuba Touray
Foday Sawo
Fa Sainey Barrow
Saibeh Juwara
The late Menkeh Ebrima Barrow (RIP)
We thank all those who took time and resources to participate in this democratic exercise.
Signed: Sidia Jatta: Presiding Officer No.1
Signed: Amie Sillah: Presiding Officer No. 2
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