Abdoulie Jallow, a senior member of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has dismissed the findings of a recent opinion poll by Gambia Participates which placed support for party leader Mama Kandeh at just 2 percent.
Jallow described the figure as “an inaccurate reflection” of the GDC’s political strength, insisting that the survey failed to capture the party’s nationwide support base. He pointed to the GDC’s recent rally at the buffer zone as evidence of what he called the party’s “strong grassroots following and mobilization capacity,” arguing that the large turnout was inconsistent with a party commanding only 2 percent of national support.
Officials of Gambia Participates have clarified that the survey was conducted before the GDC entered into an alliance with the ruling National People’s Party (NPP). Jallow, however, maintained that even prior to the alliance, the poll underestimated the GDC’s reach.
He also rejected the poll’s ranking of the GDC below UNITE, stressing that the GDC enjoys a broader political base than the survey suggests.
The dispute underscores the ongoing debate over the reliability of opinion polls in Gambian politics, particularly in a landscape where alliances and rallies play a central role in shaping perceptions of party strength.
