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As nominations of Presidential Candidates kicks off today- Waa Juwara accuses the APRC of rigging the elections!!!
As nominations of Presidential Candidates kicks off today- Waa Juwara accuses the APRC of rigging the elections!!!
Waa
exposes the random ID Cards issuance, registration of non Gambians and
government's attempts to deny the opposition access to GRTS!!!
Lamin
Waa Juwara an official of NADD says the country's September 22
Presidential elections had been partly rigged by the Ruling APRC as he
cites the random Identity Cards issuance, the registration of non
Gambians and the lack of level political field. Juwara widely known as
the Niamina Dankunku lion said the opposition had been denied access to
the state controlled media GRTS, which in his own words "is being used
by the government for propaganda activities. Mr.Juwara says the
opposition NADD will challenge the electoral fraud at any given time,
while insisting that President Jammeh got to go this year. He said the coming
elections will determine the future of the Gambia and therefore warns
that any attempt made by the Gambian voters to re-elect Jammeh means
the country will continue to face climate of fear,political
uncertainty,rights abuses and gross mismanagement of state resources.
Waa Juwara a firebrand politician says Gambians had the option to vote
for democracy by electing the opposition or risked being bullied and
misrule by dictator Jammeh. He urged Gambians not to vote for President
Jammeh who he accused of not having the country's interest at heart. Mr.Juwara
says the country had been exposed to totalitarian and despotism over
the years under the leadership of President Jammeh. He says Gambians
were in dare need of regime change and will demonstrate such a desire
come election day. "We have had 12 years of dictatorship and what we
need now is democratic change. Gambians want change." he posited.
Speaking
in an interview with the Freedom Newspaper, Waa Juwara said despite the
electoral malpractices already exposed by the opposition, they will go
ahead to contest the elections. He says they will never boycott the
elections,as this will give Jammeh the chance to further misrule the
country. Juwara says NADD is completely ready to contest the said
elections. Commenting on today's nomination of Presidential candidates,
Waa said NADD party supporters and officials will converged at their
party secretariat on Monday morning to march to the IEC to sign their
nomination papers. He says they were expected to be at the IEC 10
oclock Gambian time to witness the nomination of their flag bearer
Halifa Sallah. NADD he went on," is a credible political party. We
cannot see any party defeating us in a free and fair elections."
So
far he said he had no complain against the security forces in relation
to elections issues. Waa said the Gambia is at cross roads and its
people should team up to salvage the country from the inept Jammeh
government. He said every vote counts and therefore urge the populace
to vote for NADD come election day. Waa Juwara says NADD will be
convening a big political rally today after the nomination of their
leader at Bundung, adjacent to the police station.
Editors
note: The Freedom Newspaper tried to solicit Ousainou Darboe's reaction
on Today's nomination without success. We called several times but he
never pick up his phone. We shall continue to try him. This paper will
give fair coverage to all the political parties in the coming polls.
Stay tuned. |
Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 (Archive on Tuesday, August 29, 2006)
Posted by PNMBAI Contributed by PNMBAI
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