The
tabulation of the 2016 Presidential election results from fifty three
constituencies was done correctly, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
disclosed yesterday.
In
a press release sent to this paper, it also stated: “Furthermore, regional
election results were also tabulated correctly from Banjul to Basse
Administrative Areas. However, when the total votes per region were being
tallied, certain figures were inadvertently transposed.
“Instead
of adding the total number of votes polled by Adama Barrow in Basse
administrative area, the IEC added the total number of ballots cast for Basse
administrative area to Adama Barrow’s total number of votes thus swelling the
number of votes Mr Barrow polled nationally.
This
error was repeated across for other contesting candidates.
Having
noticed this, the error is now corrected and this is the actual result:
Barrow
Adama 227, 708 votes
Jammeh,
Yahya AJJ Sheikh Prof. Alh. Dr 208,
487 votes
Kandeh
Mamma 89, 768 votes
“This
result which has not changed the status quo was unanimously endorsed by the
representatives of the contesting candidates at the Election House” yesterday
morning 5th December 2016.
Barrow
43%, Jammeh 40% and Kandeh 17%