The tabulation of the 2016 Presidential election results from the fifty three constituencies was done correctly.
Furthermore, regional election results were also tabulated correctly from Banjul to Basse Administrative Areas. However, when the total votes per region were being tallied, certain figures were inadvertently transposed. Instead of adding the total number of votes polled by Mr. Adama Barrow in the Basse Administrative Area, the IEC added the total number of ballots cast for Basse Administrative Area to Adama Barrow’s total number of votes thus swelling the number of votes Mr. Barrow polled nationally.
This error was repeated across for the other contesting candidates.
Having noticed this, the error is now corrected and this is the actual result:
Barrow Adama 227, 708 votes
Jammeh, Yahya A.J.J. Sheikh Prof. Alh. Dr. 208, 487 votes
Kandeh, Mamma 89,768 votes
This result which has not changed the status quo was unanimously endorsed by the representatives of the contesting candidates at Election House this morning, 5th December 2016.
Alieu Momarr Njai
CHAIRMAN