Darboe bemoan low voter registration turnout, slams 'self-appointed' verifiers

UDP Leader Ousainou Darboe

Opposition leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Ousainou Darboe has revealed to The Voice that he visited a number of voter registration centers, and there is no problem generally, the only thing is that there is low turnout in some areas.

“The issue of attestation is really a problem throughout the country, you find self-appointed citizenship verifiers, verifying the citizenship of people they have never set eyes on,” he told our reporter in an interview at his home (Kotu) on Friday.

“These people are abusing the process and it is known that they are people, who identified with a specific political party, but the issue of registration is not a party issue, it is a national issue.”

In UDP Campaign Manager's Trial

• Posted by Modou S. Joof on January 24, 2010 at 1:14pm

·         Defence Counsel Says Exhibit D3 is Made Up, Superintendent Mendy Disagrees

Banjul, The Gambia (TNBES) In the ongoing trial of the UDP Campaigm manager, the 4th prosecution witness on Tuesday tendered the letter that showed that APRC were onec denied permit to hold a rally.
However, the Defense counsel, Ousainou Darboe told the 4th witness that the letter is made up but Superintendent Mendy denied it under cross examination.
Darboe challenged him to produce an application made by APRC and to show where APRC has been rejected, the witness produce only one dated 23rd August 2001 but the rally took place on the 17th August, 2001.