The Gambia Court of Appeal has upheld a judgment by the high court that it is illegal for the Mayor of Banjul Rohey Lowe to issue attestation for voter’s card to the people of Banjul.
Justice Basirou Mahoney in July ruled that the actions of the Mayor of Banjul Rohey Lowe in issuing attestation to the people of Banjul ran counter to the law. The appellate court justice also ruled that the action of the IEC in conferring the power on the mayor of Banjul to issue attestation contravened the Elections Act.
Unhappy with the judgment, the mayor appealed the judgment at the appellate court but on Tuesday, the court of appeal upheld the judgment.
Two civil society groups and a councilor in Banjul had in June sued the mayor of Banjul, the IEC and the attorney general arguing that the mayor was acting unlawfully in issuing attestation in Banjul.
It came amid a huge controversy during which the mayor herself insisted she had the power to issue attestation and asked her critics to go to court.
