THE OUTCOME OF THE PRIMARIES HELD BY PDOIS ON THE SELECTION OF THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

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Issued by the Central CommitteeHalifa Sallah, PDOIS

24th February 2016

Mr. Halifa Sallah, PDOIS Presidential Candidate for 2016 Presidential Election

The People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) is required by Article 91 of the Party Constitution to hold a Primary to select it’s Candidates for any election.

In this regard, the Central Committee issued nomination forms for every member of the Party to enable each member to participate in the first phase of the selection of the Presidential Candidate of the Party for the December 1st, 2016, Presidential election.

The rules indicate that should there be 2 or more nominees with 20 percent or more support from the members, election should take place between the two persons with the largest number of Party supporters.

In the absence of such support, any person with more than 50 percent support from members automatically becomes the Presidential candidate for the Party in that given presidential election.

Having presided over the counting of all the nomination forms submitted so far before the deadline established for submission, we the two appointed presiding personnel responsible for the declaration of results, hereby confirm that HalifaSallah has been duly nominated as the Presidential Candidate of the Party for the 2016 Presidential election in the first phase of the Primaries.

March 19th 2016 is scheduled as the date for the inauguration of his candidature, and all Party supporters and well-wishers are invited to the ceremony and all subsequent rallies which will be held to mark the official launching of the PDOIS Presidential Campaign.

The authorised returning agents for the nomination process for the respective regions are as follows:

 

 

 

 

BANJUL

Ousman Sillah

Bai Mass Kah

Samba Jaye

Melvin (Atta) Jones

Ndey Secka

 

KMC

Amie Sillah

Omar Manneh

Mama Ceesay

IsatouJallow

Lamin Mass

 

WCR

SaikouNyassi

AbassManneh

FatouTouray

Pa Louis Jobe

AbassBangura

MaimunaJallow

MomodouJallow

SheriffoTouray

 

 

LRR

SuwaibouTouray

Edi Jallow

Jali Mass

YayaDarboe

SheriffoDaaCeesay

 

NBR

Momodou  Sambou

AbdoulieDibba

YayaFofana

Ebrima Darboe

Tapha Bojang

 

 

CRR SOUTH

Omar Dem

Kumba Faal

Omar Jah

Abdoulie Boye

Mam SaitBoye

FatoumataJallow

JonkundaCeesay

AnsumanaTouray

AdamaCeesay

FodaySisawo

DawdaJallow

Mali Ceesay

 

URR

AnsuSonko

KebbaTouray

Saikou Barrow

Safi Jawneh

Lasana Jawneh

Saikou Jawneh

Alhagi Lamin Touray

DusubaTouray

FodaySawo

FaSainey Barrow

SaibeJuwara
MenkehEbrima Barrow

 

We thank all those who took time and resources to participate in this democratic exercise.

Signed: SidiaJatta:  Presiding Officer No.1

Signed: Amie Sillah: Presiding Agent No.2