President
Adama Barrow has registered his own political party barely a month after his
Meet the People’s Tour, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) confirmed on
Tuesday, 31 December, 2019.
The
party is National Peoples Party (NPP).
“The
Independent Electoral Commission hereby wishes to notify the general public
that having met the requirements for registration under section 105 of the
Elections Act 2009 (as amended), a new party: National Peoples Party this 31st
day of December 2019 has been duly registered as a bona fide political party,”
a news release from the IEC said.
The
release also outlined the particulars of the registered party, with Adama
Barrow as its interim secretary and party leader.
The
party’s colour is dark grey, with a white horse as its symbol and peace,
progress and unity as its motto. The party has its secretariat at Churchill’s
Town.
