Gambia's Supreme Court dismisses election result challenge | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

Supreme Court dismissed a legal challenge to President Adama Barrow’s recent election victory on Tuesday, ruling that the petition had not followed proper procedure, court documents showed.

“I am calling on the opposition… to unconditionally accept the verdict of the Supreme Court,” Barrow said following Tuesday’s ruling. “My opponents have exhausted all avenues and should now join forces to develop the country.” The court dismissed the petition on the grounds that Darboe’s party had failed to serve Barrow within five days of filing it, which violated the Gambia’s fair trial procedures, judicial sources said.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Darboe said that he did not consider the court’s decision a loss since the petition was dismissed on a procedural technicality rather than on the merit of its claims.

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