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From:
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Bamba sering Manka Mass <[log in to unmask]>
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The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:07:36 +0000
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I totally agree with suntu, Gambia is bigger than any political party or individual person and if anyone thinks you can use any medium that has no value to Gambians to fool people or confuse a few, then you must be living in a fools paradise. UDP's track records are there in the open to speak for it and when one looks at the trend of voter percentage, UDP had more percentage when it stood alone than when it merged with other parties. Just take a look at the tables below
In 1996 Presidential elections,
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Registered
Voters |
446,541 |
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Total Votes (Voter
Turnout) |
394,537
(88.4%) |
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Invalid/Blank
Votes |
43 [See Note
Below] |
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Total Valid
Votes |
394,494 |
| Number of Votes | % of Votes | |
| Yahya Jammeh (APRC) | 220,011 | 55.77% |
| Ousainou Darboe (UDP) | 141,387 | 35.84% |
| Hamat Bah (NRP) | 21,759 | 5.52% |
| Sidia Jatta (PDOIS) | 11,337 | 2.87% |
Now look at the percentatge with a UDP-PPP-GPP coalition compared to when UDP has it alone?
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Registered
Voters |
509,301 |
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Total Votes (Voter
Turnout) |
Not Available (approx.
90%) |
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Invalid/Blank
Votes |
Not
Available |
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Total Valid
Votes |
458,533 |
| Candidate (Party) [Coalition] | Number of Votes | % of Votes |
| Yahya Jammeh (APRC) | 242,302 | 52.84% |
| Ousainou Darboe (UDP) [UDP-PPP-GPP] | 149,448 | 32.59% |
| Hamat Bah (NRP) | 35,671 | 7.78% |
| Sheriff Mustapha Dibba (NCP) | 17,271 | 3.77% |
| Sidia Jatta (PDOIS) | 13,841 | 3.02% |
NADD never went to the 2006 Presidentials polls united and even with UDP out of NADD, they were able to do far far better than NADD
22 September 2006 Presidential
Election [Results by Administrative
Area]
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Registered
Voters |
670,336 |
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Total Votes (Voter
Turnout) |
Not Available (approx.
59%) |
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Invalid/Blank
Votes |
Not
Available |
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Total Valid
Votes |
392,685 |
| Candidate (Party) [Coalition] | Number of Votes | % of Votes |
| Yahya Jammeh (APRC) | 264,404 | 67.33% |
| Ousainou Darboe (UDP) [ARC] | 104,808 | 26.69% |
| Halifa Sallah (PDOIS) [NADD] | 23,473 | 5.98% |
Those alledging of a fall in the UDP percentage
have failed to realise that even the APRC with everything at their
disposals vote buyings, intimidations, and cheatings they were never
able to secure more 300,000 Votes in a country of more than 670,336
registered nvoters in the last presidential elections Lets ask our
selves why more than half the voter population want Jammeh out of power?
I BELIEF THE ANSWER MIGHT BE IN A COMPLETE UNITED OPPOSITION
If
now all Gambians want oppositions to come together as one united
front to make such dream a reality, I don't understand why some just
think is either people go with their idea or nothing? It is good for our
country for a united opposition but those fools who think they can
undermine genuine Gambian efforts for the removal of this tyrant
through the ballot box just by zig zagging their turns in confusing
themselves because they cannot fool those Gambians some of us think are
illiterates. Those Gambians are more aware of what they want than we
knew of them. The results will tell . If we want Yahya in power just
because some don't want to see Ousainou Darboe lead a coalition, well
so be it Ousainou has only this elections maybe but a time will come
when someone else's turn will surely emerge and when that time comes we
shall all face it together. Gambia belong to all her citizens and all
voices count. Let that message be clear.
Thanks Bamba.x