The Gambia holds a crucial parliamentary elections today (9 April) amid low voter turnout in many constituencies. 

Few people could be seen queuing to cast their votes despite the high stakes involved as the country faced lots of challenges including a cost of living crisis.

Many of the voters this reporter saw at the polling stations are old men and women with few youths in their midst.

However, dozesn of Gambians who are yet to cast their votes complained of high cost of living in the country. 

They said it is not worth voting if their predicaments will not be solved by people who they will entrust with their votes.

“I am fed up with voting for people who will only care for themselves,” a man who decided not to cast his vote told Gambiana, adding: “food price is rising without proper solution from the government.”

President Adama Barrow’s ruling National People’s Party is seeking a parliamentary majority while the splintered opposition parties are determined to thwart their ambitions. 

Reporting by Adama Makasuba