The
14-day official campaign period approved by the Independent Electoral
Commission (IEC) starts today, Wednesday.
From
today up to 29 November, presidential candidates for the 1st December 2016
presidential election will be descending on different parts of The Gambia to
canvass for votes.
During
the two-weeks campaign, the candidate for the ruling Alliance for Patriotic
Reorientation and Construction (APRC) party, Yahya Jammeh, is to hold rallies
in 22 towns and villages.
Mamma
Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) is to hold meetings in 58 towns
and villages, while the Adama Barrow, leader of the coalition, will visit 130
towns and villages.
The
candidates would be traversing the country based on their approved campaign
itineraries issued by the IEC.
During
the two weeks, the Gambia Radio and Television Services, as a public
broadcaster, will do a ten-minute political broadcast for each of the
candidates, and 30-minute airing of their rallies.
The
last day of November is resting day for all the candidates; then the following
day, 1 December, will be D-day, the election.
