Gambian court upholds Modou Dalla’s voter registration
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Foroyaa
The Kanifing Revising Court rejected a challenge to Modou Dalla’s registration on the electoral roll, citing insufficient evidence that he was not a Gambian citizen. Magistrate Isatou Jallow ordered his name to remain on the Serrekunda West constituency register, according to Foroyaa.
The Kanifing Revising Court rejected a challenge to Modou Dalla’s voter registration and ordered that his name remain on the register for the Serrekunda West constituency. Magistrate Isatou Jallow found that the complainant, Amie Sankanu, had not provided sufficient evidence to establish that Dalla was not a Gambian citizen, reports Foroyaa.
Sankanu had challenged the registration since 20 July 2026. She said she had never seen Dalla in her Kololi neighbourhood before he registered and alleged that he had presented a forged birth certificate. Another witness, Kaddy Demba, also questioned the document but admitted under cross-examination that she could not prove it was forged. She also said that the Independent Electoral Commission had examined it before accepting Dalla’s application.
The magistrate considered the case under section 13(1) of the 2025 Elections Act, which sets out the conditions for registration on the electoral roll. Dalla’s lawyer had asked for the challenge to be dismissed, arguing that it was based on suspicion rather than evidence.
The decision follows a separate challenge over 13,000 voter attestations, rejected by a local chief on 14 October.
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