Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party, has predicted to pull more people on his nomination day as thousands of his supporters attended a mega rally in Sukuta on Saturday. 

Darboe told the rally: “I don’t think whether I would pull such a crowd, but I am sure on nomination day, the crowd I will pull will be more than the crowd here.”

He expressed hopes of emerging victorious in the December 4 presidential election, as he advised Gambians to massively vote for him to see the betterment of the nation.

He thanked his party supporters for attending the rally in Sukuta which he described as the biggest rally he had ever addressed in his 27 years in politics.

“I don’t think I have ever had this type of welcome in my political career, and I believe and I know as a fact, no politician in this country had such a crowd,” he said.

“What I see here today, 80% are youths, and us and the youth have merged together…a Gambia you will be put in a position to actualise you, a Gambia that will make you contribute meaningfully to the development of this country.

“It’s your responsibility to elect a responsible government and I want to appeal to you, no one should stay home on 4th December.” 

He added: “those people who refuse to vote, they are the one who end up electing a bad government, and you don’t want to be part of those.”

Darboe called on his supporters to ensure President Adama Barrow is unseated in the December 4 presidential election.

Meanwhile, he responded to critics who accused him of changing his identity to Abubacarr.

“But if people are worried and think that is the name that will disqualify me from getting nominated, let them go and look into the constitution, let them go to the Elections Act and see what disqualifies one from getting nominated,” he said.

Reporting by Adama Makasuba