By Own Correpondent – Alhaji Mustapha L. Carayol, Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, has described as a non-starter, the “no-elections” demand, stressing that this should be discouraged in all its forms for the betterment of the much-needed development. “Election is a conflict resolution mechanism to settle unresolved issues and holding free and fair election is a pre-condition for most, if not all, international development agencies’ interventions in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa,” Mr. Carayol said. The IEC boss made this declaration in a paper delivered on his behalf by Samboujang Njie, Director of Operations at the IEC, during... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has postponed parliamentary elections in seven constituencies and 23 wards.Election has been postponed in four Zanzibar constituencies to November 14, following the discovery of faulty ballot papers. NEC also announced the postponement of elections in the three Mainland constituencies of Mpanda Urban, Mpanda Rural and Nkenge for shortage of ballot papers. According to a statement released by NEC’s election director, Mr Rajabu Kiravu, the constituencies involved in Zanzibar include Mwanakwerekwe, Mtoni, Magogoni, all located in Unguja, and Wete in Pemba. Mr Kiravu said that in some constituencies like Wete, the names... Continue Reading
By Farhan Jama Somalia- Members of Parliament on Sunday approved named Prime Minister Farmajo. Members voted by hand up ballot which 391 members attended and 297 accepted while 92 rejected and 2 were silent. “I hereby declare Mr Mohamed Abdillahi as the prime minister of Somalia” Sharif Hassan parliament speaker told the members of parliament. The approval of the Prime Minister was held after a dispute between members of the parliament and their counterpart, President Shekh Sharif Sheekh Ahmed and the Speaker of Parliament Sharif Hassan Sheekh Aadan. The speaker told the members to conduct approval on vote of secret... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – Dawda Jallow, programme officer at the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), has opined that an election cannot be said to be free or fair if there are no campaigns, or when they are conducted under intimidation, threats, violence or fear. Mr. Jallow made the statement while presenting a paper on the topic “Post and Pre-Election Activities”, at a two-day outreach forum for National Assembly members held at the Paradise Suites Hotel yesterday. “For an election to be deemed free and fair, the following minimum conditions must hold: all competing parties and all competing candidates must... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – The ruling APRC party yesterday retained the Sare Ngai ward seat after it emerged victorious in the much-talked about by-election in the ward in Wuli West constituency in Upper River Region. Alkali Kebbeh of the APRC polled 1817 (One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventeen) votes while his rival, Menkeh Ebrima Barrow of the opposition NADD, only scored 827 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Seven) votes. The election, readers would recall, follow the resignation of APRC’s Momodou Barrow of Jah Kunda. The counting of the election results, according to our reporter in Basse, was held in the village... Continue Reading
