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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Hundreds of opposition supporters and officials of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), staged a protest Saturday to show their opposition to the ongoing issuance of ID cards to \u2018Gambians\u2019 in Mauritania, Gabon and Togo.<\/b><\/p>\n

The protesters marched to the head office of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) holding placards and chanting: \u201cNo to electoral fraud\u201d, \u201cprotect the integrity of our national documents,\u201d \u201cforeigners hands off our elections\u201d and enough is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

The protesters submitted a petition to the electoral body, the Ministry of Interior and the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

They described the controversial policy of issuing ID cards abroad as an attempt by the incumbent to \u2018steal\u201d the upcoming 2026 presidential elections using state institutions such as the Gambia Immigration Department.<\/p>\n

They further demanded an immediate halt to the policy, the publication of the list of those already issued with ID cards and an explanation about the legal and administrative criteria used to process them, since ID Card is one of the requirements to obtain a voter\u2019s card.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can the government go to foreign lands using our little resources to issue our ID cards when Gambians living in the country are struggling to acquire it?\u201dasked former parliamentarian Lawyer Ya Kumba Jaiteh who was among the protesters.<\/p>\n

She argued that government could help Gambians who may be undocumented or have their documents expired and are in desperate need, by giving them emergency passports or consular cards.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what is the point of issuing national ID cards overseas? We think there is an ongoing fraud and we are here to stop it,\u201d Jaiteh charged.<\/p>\n

In their petition read by the secretary general of the UDP youth wing Abubacarr M Kanteh, the protesters warned that the ongoing issuance of ID cards overseas has put the integrity of national documents under \u201cserious attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese documents represent our collective identity, our collective aspiration and the guiding principle that underpin our nation. When these are undermined, it affects our unity and the legitimacy of our governance. We call on the relevant authorities to take urgent and concrete actions to safeguard the integrity of our national documents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

They also tasked the National Assembly to take action to ensure fair election procedures, including reducing election nomination fees to a reasonable amount, introduce interview requirements for all voter card claimants during registration and remove the Alkalo and Seyfolu attestation requirement.<\/p>\n

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