{"id":84812,"date":"2025-08-26T17:24:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/interior-minister-accuses-protesters-of-political-motives"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:58:55","slug":"interior-minister-accuses-protesters-of-political-motives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/interior-minister-accuses-protesters-of-political-motives","title":{"rendered":"Interior Minister Accuses Protesters of Political Motives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang has said people protesting against the issuance of national ID cards in Mauritania and other countries cannot quote any law to back their claims of illegality in the process and are just doing politics.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the government press conference MansaKunda on Friday, Sanyang, a former police chief defended the controversial policy that has sent opposition supporters to the streets calling it a trick to rig elections since an ID card can qualify one to get a voter\u2019s card.<\/p>\n<p>But in his deliberations, Minister Sanyang surprised everybody when he said one does not need an ID card to get a voter\u2019s card.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need a birth certificate to have a voter\u2019s card. You need an attestation of an Alkalo to get a voters card,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He went on: \u201cI don\u2019t know the reason they are complaining because we had a discussion with the planned protesters over the matter and showed them the law which is silent on the issue. One needs to understand that the state has a duty to serve its citizens wherever they are. Are we not issuing passports outside this country? Passport is a national document. An ID card is also a national document. If we think Gambians are somewhere and they need documentation and they cannot reach Gambia, it is our obligation to make sure we go there and issue them those documents\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He further argued that all ID cards issued abroad have gone through the right procedures of enrollment. \u201cIt is only when we are satisfied that they are Gambians that the documents will be sent to the Gambia to verify, vet, approve and then printed and sent back,\u201d he said. \u201cAmericans replace lost passports of their citizens at their embassies likewise other countries. So what is the problem? Can you bring a plane full of people to come and get ID cards to be able to get voter\u2019s cards?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang has said people protesting against the issuance of national ID cards in Mauritania and other countries cannot quote any law to back their claims of illegality in the process and are just doing politics. 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