{"id":31706,"date":"2023-03-15T07:51:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T07:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/iec-commences-nomination-process-for-councilor-elections"},"modified":"2023-03-15T08:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T08:23:21","slug":"iec-commences-nomination-process-for-councilor-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/iec-commences-nomination-process-for-councilor-elections","title":{"rendered":"IEC Commences Nomination Process For Councilor Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, commenced the nomination process for the April 15th councilors\u2019 elections throughout the country.<\/b><\/p>\n

As part of the procedures to contest the councilors and Mayoral elections, candidates of various political parties as well as Independent Candidates have to file their nominations at the various Independent Electoral Commission (I EC) offices across the country.The IEC has dedicated each day of the nominating process to two political parties and independent candidates within a region, starting from 9 am to 4 pm every day.<\/p>\n

The candidates for the Alliance for National Re-orientation and development (ANRD) and All People\u2019s Party (APP) were expected to submit their credentials to the Independence Electoral Commission yesterday in the Kanifing Municipality (KM) as scheduled by the IEC, but the candidates for both parties failed to show up for their nominations.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the press, Joseph Colley, the vice chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said in the Kanifing Administrative area, the parties that are scheduled for their nominations did not show up.<\/p>\n

\u201cNominations is a period where people can still collect nomination forms and make it. That is why we schedule everybody, and we give everybody a chance. The said parties who were supposed to come did not come to this administrative area, but we don\u2019t know whether they have collected and submitted in other administrative areas. Because the nominations are taking place across the country. So, in this administrative area, we have not seen them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Colley said they had to sit and wait until 4:00 pm before closing because that is the time Gazetted.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people may come and collect forms, maybe as independent candidates. They can change their minds and come for any political party you wouldn\u2019t know. So, it is only fitting and fair until 4:00 pm before we leave. So, every day we will definitely do that, we have scheduled the parties on certain days. So, notwithstanding, even if they don\u2019t come or show up, we will still sit until 4 pm before we leave. Because nomination is from 8:00 am to 4:00mp, and it is a period from the 14th of March to the 27th of March 2023, so anything can happen,\u201d Mr. Colley said.<\/p>\n

When asked if this situation will obstruct the elections? Mr. Colley said the number of candidates does not matter because it only takes two people to contest in an election.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one is not a constituency, it is Wards. We are dealing with wards. So, we have 19 wards in the Kanifing Municipality (KM). So, the least for the contest to take place you need only two candidates. If we have only one candidate in a ward, then that person will be declared the winner, but it is too early for that if these parties do not show up, it does not mean that will have any bearing in the election, so we just wait because it is 14 days. So, we just hope and pray that other candidates will come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to the IEC schedule for Wednesday, March 15th, 2023, candidates for the Citizen\u2019s Alliance (CA) and Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) are expected to file their nomination papers across IEC Offices in the country.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Gambia. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has on Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, commenced the nomination process for the April 15th councilors\u2019 elections throughout the country. 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