OPPOSITIONS CALLS FOR HIGH TURN OUT IN THURSDAY’S ELECTION

Opposition local government aspirants call on their supporters to come out in large numbers and exercise their constitutional rights by casting their votes in the 24 January 2008 elections. This call was made in a mass political rally organized by the alliance of United Democratic Party (UDP) and National Reconciliation Party (NRP) over the week end at Ebou Town ward.
Modou Lamin L. Touray a senior member of opposition National Alliance for Democracy and development (NADD) who also contested in the last parliamentary elections at the kombo East constituency said it is in the interest of national development that they were at the rally, and as a sing of solidarity.
NADD who has not put up any candidate in the KMC for this local government election is fully in support of the UDP /NRP alliance candidates contesting in the KMC.
He said what our opponents think is not the case, we the NADD and UDP/NRP are together in spirit, and our common objective is removing the APRC regime. He asked how we can put all our eggs in one basket and hope to gain any political gains. The presidency is with APRC, the majority of the Nation Assembly members are APRC, why should we place the local governments into the hands of APRC? He urges the women and youths to come out in their numbers and vote against APRC.
Lang Touray a market vendor said the KMC local authorities failed in the last four years to deliver and that was enough for them to be voted out of office. Go to the serekunda central market and see for your selves, the refuge are not collected for weeks and the whole area is infested with insects. That is not only the problem but the market has no toilet facility as well.
Touray then asked why we should vote them in again. He said one hundred thousand dalasi is collected on daily basis one may asked where is this monies spend. Revenues collected are meant for the development of areas.
Baba Jadama also reiterated the fact that oppositions should stop staying away from voting. He calls on voters to come out in their numbers and vote the ruling APRC out of the local government offices. He said it’s not a question of party politics but it’s the interest of the Gambia that is at stake.
Earlier Lady Councilor contestant Fatoumatta Jawara of Tallingding call on her female supporters of the oppositions to vote massively for the oppositions, she said it is only the oppositions that can make a change in the KMC municipality.
Momodou Danso, who is contesting for the Mayoral position of the KMC, said when he is voted in the office of the Mayor the people’s taxes will be put into maximum use. He said there are no good roads nor are there any street lights. The KMC is one of largest municipality and generates the highest amount but is the least develop and the dirtiest for that matter all due to mismanagement of people’s revenue.