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Online Poll Puts Hamat Bah Ahead In Gambian Elections
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 00:12
(JollofNews) - As political parties in the Gambian winds up their campaign ahead of Thursday’s presidential election,
online opinion polls on Wednesday showed the opposition well ahead of incumbent President Yahya Jammeh and are on course for election victory.Jollofnews readers opinion survey put support for Independent candidate, Hamat NK Bah, at 46.9% among those who had decided how to vote, while United Democratic Party (UDP) on 45. 6% and the Alliance for Patriotic Re- orientation and Construction (APRC) party were on 7.5%.
While the poll will put a smile on the face of many opposition supporters, it is worth stating that many of the people who took part in the poll are based abroad and cannot vote in the elections.
About 800,000 Gambians aged 18 and above have registered to vote in Thursday's elections, the largest since the country gained independence from Britain in 1965.
President Jammeh, 46, who took over the reigns of power in a bloodless coup in July 1994, is being challenged in the polls by Hamat Bah, 51, - representing a four-party alliance - and Ousainou Darboe, 63.
Both Bah and Darboe had contested and lost the previous three elections against President Jammeh.
The full results below shows the time the first vote was casted and when the last one was made
Number of Voters
816
First Vote
Friday, 11 November 2011 22:20
Last Vote
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 00:06
Who do you think should be the next President of The Gambia?
Hits Percent Graph
Hamat NK Bah
383 46.9%
Ousainou Darboe
372 45.6%
Yahya AJJ Jammeh
61 7.5%
Jollofnews Poll
Who do you think should be the next President of The Gambia?
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Comments
Was I right?
Or was I right ?
I rest my case...my dears.
Kebba...your just Nuts
Regarding the online media...
I shall say it again....
Don't make accusations without proof.
Congratulations to the APRC...and more especially PRESIDENT Jammeh.
We the international community look forward to further progress on Gambian human rights.
Peace and Progress.
That is your own Opinion Mr. Muzungu/Ama Bhulu, But we the SeneGamBissau people are not seeing and never thinking it in that way, Wait and see then end of the show, you cannot analyse our issues for us unless if you are another undercover spy for the "Wazungu-Land !
In the service of Mother Africa I remain
No passports for those refusing to vote
"I will tell IEC to print pictures of all those who registered and fail to vote, we will deal with them. If you register and fail to vote even a passport will not be issued to you in the coming five years.”
Yes folks this is the penis that you want running the country for another 5 years. Not a chance folks!!! Enough is enough!!!
Your quotation thus shows your complete misunderstandin g of my point ...But since you are determine to give that statement your own misunderstood meaning as the real meaning,despite the explanation I made,I wii allow you that privilege....What else can I say to anyone who understands the figure of 812 (voters in the online poll) as being the total number of Diaspora Gambians..? Even a grade 6 child should be expected to do better than that....
On a final note though.,,,Countries all over the world are leaving no stones unturned ,to allow their nationals living outside their borders to regularly take part in their countries' elections....Wonder why Gambia is an exception....We know the reasons....We just aren't convinced...In a country where millions are spent on- Festivals,birth day parties,given to musicians and even donated to super-rich Taiwan.....the excuse of lack of resources to give us the vote is laughable...
I am not living in the country but my philosophy is I will always go by what the majority chose and the last thing I will do even if things goes against my will is to make irresponsible statements calling for violence. Tomorrow pools my vote will not count and I need to respect the outcomes if truly I love my country. There is not bad about Jammeh that I who live far away knows and is ignorant to people who will make decisions tomorrow. When you listen to the diaspora comments or news, it raises more questions than answers. It may be true that some fear expressing their political views when it oppose Jammeh but tomorrow there will be no gun point for people to vote for him. Are we the diaspora more politically conscious than people at home, I will not even mention bravery when most people sneaked out of the country without the notice of a fly and became heroes in the cyber arena? Are we more intelligent to know what is good for our people?
I don’t disagree to your statement that Darboe and Bah may be politically destroyed, but for Mai Fatty and Halifa to survive for the future it may be so but a big challenge. From my own assessments of the Gambia political landscape, Gambia needs a new breed of an opposition that is not linked to any association or guided by the angry despora. Is like people back home are saying let them talk while we make our choices. We need an opposition that lives and receive support in the country. An opposition that is not out for revenge but for Unity and Development. I don’t underrate the Gambian diaspora media or people but if any party will be guided and supported by the angry despora, then I see Jammeh not only win this election but even next. I don’t know Mike if you can speak the local languages and got the opportunity to listen to the voices over Freedom Radio? There is no way people home listen to these people and think they are people interested in the well being of Gambians.
Jammeh will win by a landslide.
Darboe and Bah....will be politically destroyed.
From this point....Mai Fatty and Halifa Sallah will survive for the future.
A new political party will emerge based roundly on the tennents of Dr Janneh and CCG.
Another 5 years of hard work ahead.
We pray for continued peace and reconciliation.
The international community remain impotent...largely because of US intransigence...and "interests".
Congratulations to the APRC.
opinion.
INDEED, ML!
This is what the REALITY is, and is what is significant in SHOWING anything, not the cyber votes.
Quote from comment 6 “How many diaspora Gambians dedicate their time on online blogs, let alone take time to respond to the polls? Indicative of this is, total people who voted are 816. Is this a representative number for diapora Gambians? The number doesn't even represent 1 city...
Those who base their hopes on these polls can just continue living in Planet Cyber, if that is what they choose to be reality”.
Comment: An excellent response just to add that even me who is some how a regular visitor and commentator to this News site never boarder myself to vote because it represent nothing. The pool that count is tomorrow in the Gambia and we can continue our intellectual political analysis while our voice count less since people on the ground will choose what is best for them be it Jammeh, Darboe or Bah.
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