Gambian voters embark on bruising general election
Some 856, 719 Gambians are registered to vote, using marbles which are dropped in drums bearing the images of the candidates and their party colours. FILE PHOTO | COURTESY
Gambians are voting in what promises to be a nail-biting election. Incumbent President Adama Barrow is being challenged by five other candidates, in what increasingly appears like an unpredictable contest.
Among his challengers are Barrow’s former political godfather, veteran opposition leader Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and veteran politician Halifa Sallah of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS).
