IEC claimed that such a group is “illegally conducting voter sensitisation in the Upper River and West Coast Regions.
In a release sent to this medium, IEC said: “It has come to the notice of the IEC that a group of individuals referring to itself as “Operation No Illegal Voting” is illegally conducting voter sensitisation” in the Upper River Region and West Coast Region.”
“This group is impersonating as operating under the authority of the IEC. They wear T-Shirts bearing the IEC logo and are purportedly engaging with chiefs and alkalolu warning them on electoral matters.”
“This group is urged to desist from such actions immediately failure of which legal action would be taken against them. Impersonating is illegal and the commission would not tolerate such.”
“While the commission recognizes the role of civil society organisations, their activities must be within the confines of the laws of The Gambia.”
“The IEC is mandated to conduct voter education pursuant to section 134 (A) of the Elections Amendment Act 2015. However, it sometimes collaborates with stakeholders in the fulfilment of this mandate.”
The recent surge in maternal death in The Gambia is a cause for concern. The scenario has forced a group of concerned Gambians including Gambian ‘Women's Lives Matter’ to intensify their campaign in a bid to curtail the menace.
Following the Gam-Petroleum alleged corruption scandal and malpractices, Justice Haddy Roche of the High Court of The Gambia has acquitted and discharged Saihou Drammeh, 1st accused and Lamin Gassama, the 2nd accused on all charges against them by the State.
Seedy Sheriff Ceesay, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Coastal Security and Coastal Enterprise has called on the ministry of Interior together with The Gambia Police Force to take action against the scourge of violent crime in the country.
The community of Diabugu Batapa in the Sandu District of the Upper River Region (URR) is rejoicing as The Gambia-Angola Holding Group (GACH) under the leadership of Abubakary Jawara, is sponsoring the construction of a new mosque valued at 2.2 million dalasis.
