The Executive Director of Gambia Participates, Marr Nyang, has urged the (EC) to ensure thorough verification of election results before announcing them.
Speaking at a roundtable discussion ahead of the presidential election on Friday, October 10, 2024, he emphasised that many Election Management Bodies (EMBs) in Africa face pressure from the electorates to release results prematurely. "One of the recommendations we have made to the is to verify the results before announcing.
This is an issue for many Election Management Bodies across the region.
They are under pressure. "The more they sit on the results, the citizens will put pressure on them that the EC is manipulating the results.