Joe Sambou
I was in the Gambia during the october 18th. presidential elections and had
the oppurtunity of travelling all around the country with UDP led coalition's
campaign team. The fact is, the mood of the Gambian electorate at the time
does not reflect the result of the election in any way. We all advocated for
a coalition of all opposition parties, but even if that was the case,
AFPRC/APRC is still the winner. From what I saw, I strongly believe in the
oppotision claim that something seriously abnomal  have taken place. The
result of the election was the opposite of what The Gambian people  expected.
Though it would be difficult to come up with proves but the fact that some
crooked games were instituted by the incumbent was public knowledge.
Why was the total number of voters in Niani constituency more than the total
number of regigtered voters? Why were Senegalese nationals found with Gambian
voters' cards? Why were opposition supporters short and killed by soldiers
just a day before the elections with impunity? Why did the APRC turgs
frequently assault opposition supporters in the presence of security forces
and prevent them from holding their meetings with inpunity? With all the
artrocities been committed by APRC supporters how many of them were arrested?
NONE! All those arrested during and after the elections were members of the
UDP led coalition and nobody else.
Dsepite conceding defeat, The UDP led coalition had a genuin cause to
complain.

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