UDP Says Alarmed Over Issuance Of Gambian ID Cards In Mauritania – The Standard Newspaper

UDP Raises Alarm Over Suspicious ID Card Operation in Mauritania, Suspects Voter Manipulation Ahead of 2026 Elections

By: Fatou Krubally The United Democratic Party (UDP) has issued a scathing statement questioning the government’s decision to send a mobile national ID card registration team to Mauritania, warning that the move could be part of a wider scheme to tamper with the voter register ahead of the 2026 presidential elections. While the Gambia Immigration Department claims the deployment is to “protect Gambians abroad,” the UDP argues the operation is su…

UDP Says Alarmed Over Issuance Of Gambian ID Cards In Mauritania – The Standard Newspaper

Opposition United Democratic Party yesterday released a statement expressing its “deep concern” at the Gambia Immigration Department’s recent announcement regarding the deployment of a mobile national ID card registration team to Mauritania. It stated that while the government claimed the initiative was meant to protect Gambians abroad, it found the explanation “dubious given the Barrow administration’s longstanding refusal to implement diaspora…