I think it was an outrageous self-serving venture for the socalled elders of
Western Division to declare their support for a Child killer. If the victory
of Yaya, was the will of God, his impending defeat in 2001 will also be the
will of God "insallah". We can't hide behind the Almighty God and commit
murderous acts. That delegation consists of people who were making similar
behaviors in the previous administration. So, where are their credibilities?
The chief was right that Gambians and the international community know Yaya
but only for the opposite of what he said. He is a CHILD KILLER.

Mori Kebba Jammeh



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From: Mori Kebba Jammeh <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 8:26 PM
Subject: "WESTERN DIVISION NOMINATES JAMMEH"


> DAILY OBSERVER
> Monday, June 4, 2001
> WESTERN DIVISION NOMINATES JAMMEH
>
> A fifty-member delegation led by the chairman of the Western Division
Elders
> Council, Alhaji Kalifa Sano of Brufut, last Friday called on President
Yahya
> Jammeh at State House to formally propose him as their desired candidate
for
> the next presidential election slated for October 18 this year. During the
> audience, the general secretary of the elders council of Western Division,
> and Kombo Central, Chief Bakary Santang Bojang, recalled how elders from
> across the country appealed to, compelled and convinced President Jammeh
to
> resign from the military at the end of the transition in 1996 to run for
> presidency as well as his landslide victory in the said polls.
>
> Chief Santang Bojang attributed President Jammeh's 1996 victory to the
will
> of God and the support of The Gambian people. He said, "Over the past five
> years, President Jammeh's achievements have become well known to all
> Gambians and the international community at large. Gambians now have
> confidence in President Jammeh more than any time before. This is why the
> Western Division has again taken the lead to recommend Jammeh's
candidature
> in the coming election." The APRC Western Division women's mobiliser, Aja
> Ndeye Jatta, and lady councillors, Ya Amie Badjie and Sifaya Hydara,
> commended President Jammeh for uplifting the status of Gambian women.
Hydara
> noted that "Every day, something new and positive happens for the progress
> and welfare of women under President Jammeh's leadership."
>
> She said most of the projects implemented by the APRC government had
> benefited women directly more than any group in the country and called on
> the women folk to vote Jammeh in with a greater majority. Other speakers
> were Essa Sanneh, MI Bojang, Imams Ismaila Baye, Sukuta, Yusupha Darboe,
> Basori, Abdoulie Bah, Nemakunku, Cherno Alhaji Sella Bah, Brufut and
Alhaji
> Saikou Janko, who reaffirmed the growing commitment of the youths of
Western
> Division to the ideals of President Jammeh as a hardworking, patriotic and
> honest leader with a good vision for the progress of all Gambians.
>
> Fisheries and national resources secretary, Susan Waffa-Ogoo, and the APRC
> national mobiliser, tourism secretary, Yankuba Touray, thanked the people
of
> Western Divison for the trust and confidence they had in President Jammeh.
> SoS Touray said the record performance of the APRC government under
Jammeh's
> rule was recognised by all patriotic Gambians and that come October 2001,
> the president would sweep the polls in a landslide. In response, President
> Jammeh thanked the delegation and the whole of Western Division for their
> renewed support and loyalty and for the solidarity they have shown for him
> and the APRC over the past five years. He urged them to close ranks,
> mobilise and coordinate campaign programmes with peace and tolerance.
>
> He cautioned them to avoid being provoked by the main opposition UDP,
whose
> supporters, according to President Jammeh, are confused and looking for
> excuses in advance of their imminent defeat in the October polls.
President
> Jammeh said the UDP lacks a genuine manifesto and an agenda relevant to
The
> Gambia's progress as a Third World country, saying that was why a number
of
> the party's stalwarts have now turned to the APRC. He further stated that
> the UDP was involved in a conspiracy with former President Dawda Jawara
and
> other disgruntled elements overseas, working against the interest of
> Gambians and The Gambia as a sovereign nation. Jammeh said the recent
> meeting held in London, England where representatives of the opposition
> called for sanctions against The Gambia, was a clear example of the
> unpatriotic and opportunistic nature of the opposition.
>
> He said the UDP had been flushed out of the Upper, Central and Lower River
> divisions, "not to speak of Banjul and the Kombo St Mary's Division" and
> must not be allowed to root anywhere within the Western Division. The
> president also implored all Gambians to exercise their electoral rights by
> getting registered, and condemned the UDP for "faning the fires of
tribalism
> with the ultimate intent of fragmenting the Gambian society. He then
> accepted the nomination, which, he said, would enable his government
execute
> programmes already mapped out for The Gambia's development. President
Jammeh
> said the provision of adequate water and electricity throughout the
country
> as well as the improvement of road networks would constitute the
priorities
> of his government under a second mandate. Also present at the meeting were
> the local government secretary, Momodou Nai Ceesay, the APRC deputy
national
> mobiliser, Alhaji Buba Baldeh, and other senior APRC officials. The
> gathering was led in prayer by the imam of Brikama, Alhaji Karamo Touray.
>
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