Coalition of wolves, yes that is what the UDP,PPP AND GPP are, after decades
of retarding the Gambias development chances, those who wasted these decades
of potentials without anything to show for it are trying to hijack the
genuine disgruntlement of the people against Jammeh. I hope the people would
reflect and recollect how these wasters have pillaged our limited resources
for self agarandisement. Now they come in different clothing claiming to
champion the cause of the people. The people should not be that gullible to
fall for their charm invitations. These are the very people that steered the
ship of the nation from the British and have absolutely nothing to show for
it. They should do the honourable thing and retire from active politics, all
they are doing now is adding confusion to the already befogged scenario,
they after all  had their day but did not do anything, all they  have
bestowed upon us is ignorance and division. This truly is the legacy of the
old guard that is why the people have lost faith in them. They are already a
spent force. We the youths should aspire to new thinking instead of relying
on those that have absolutely done nothing except perhaps for a few to come
and try to baffle us once again.  The reality is that had we had a very
clear leadership, with insight The Gambia should have forged ahead what it
is. The country under the Jawara was a defacto one party state now that the
PPP have been obliterated we should conceive of something new and more
dynamic, but the endorsement and attempt to rejuvinate such a party with no
clear objective will only help to retard what could have been converted into
progress

The reality remains that as wolves in sheep clothing their guise this time
is not very disguising and people in as much as they want change they will
surely not vote those who almost emptied the nations coffers through
corruption without impunity.  The obvious reality remains that the UDP,PPP
and GPP alliance will not make an impact because the forces that operate it
are not trusted equally as Jammeh is despised and much more than that after
all the euphoria the reality would dawn upon them that the same politics of
patronage that had given the PPP  a monopoly for decades is what Jammeh is
applying and since he controls the coffers as well as the media his chances
are by far better than this congregation of deceiters. The only possible way
that Jammeh could be deposed is for the people to become aware and this is
difficult because the PPP regime spent years mytifying leadership instead of
educating the people hence the end result was an electorate that affiliates
on Tribe, Blood relationships, Job guarantees, as well as other parochial
issues.  The current rustiness of the electorate is an indictment upon the
PPP, they had the opprtunity to elrvate peoples awarenes but if you had
listened to people like OJ in that era addressing the people you would be
forgiven for thinking that Jawara was a prophet. I can fully recall how
Jawara use to be elevated to the point of a demi God.  So this nonsense
about preaching us about democracy is all but a farce. After all a lot could
have been done by these PPP stalwarts but they were too busy snuffing the
trough.  I hope they all rot in hell. adieus


>From: Beran jeng <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: FWD:Coalition Leader Chides Electoral Commission, Ruling Party
>Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 21:51:21 -0400
>
>Coalition Leader Chides Electoral Commission, Ruling Party
>
>
>
>
>The Independent (Banjul)
>
>September 3, 2001
>Posted to the web September 3, 2001
>
>Lamin Dibba
>Banjul, the Gambia
>
>The leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and head of the coalition
>of
>the opposition parties, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe has described IEC's seeking
>advice from Joseph Joof, the secretary of state for justice, for his
>possible candidature in the forthcoming October 18 presidential elections
>as
>a big blow to the commission.
>
>Addressing thousands of party militants and sympathizers at Dippakunda
>Saturday, Darboe said Joseph Joof was an ignorant man who could not see
>beyond his nose and that the APRC has few days to dissolve and disappear
>from Gambian politics come October 18.
>
>
>
>
>"The APRC knows they are fighting a lost battle. I am also aware that they
>are going all out to ensure the election is re-scheduled because they want
>to file a court injunction against me for my murder trial. We have very
>highly talented lawyers who did not major in history and claim to be
>lawyers. The injunction, if they don' t take care will end up injuring
>them", he said.
>
>He said all the commissioners and the APRC chairmen and women would be
>deposed and that alone would finish the party if the coalition wins the
>election which, according to him is a must.
>
>The organizing secretary of the UDP, Lamin Waa Juwara said Dr. Saho was a
>lost man, that his statement on why he joined the APRC government was
>ironical to the party's mission statement because he said when he was a
>minister in the PPP regime he carried out many development projects in
>Central Badibu, which is an indication that the APRC was lying when it said
>30 years of Jawara's regime did nothing for Gambians.
>
>"What of the health center at Njaba Kunda and the gardens all over Central
>Badibu?" He asked.
>
>On Yankuba Tourey, Juwara said he was a professional liar. " He said we
>were
>behind the April 10 and 11 students disturbances. A commission of inquiry
>was set up by the APRC and it was never mentioned in the report that we
>masterminded the riots. We will sue him for the allegation and he will
>learn
>a bitter lesson. We expect Yankuba Tourey to tell us how or who killed Koro
>Ceesay to clear the government from that noise if they are not the
>culprits."
>
>On Buba Baldeh, Juwara said he was the most corrupt Gambian in living
>memory. "He was the head of the FFHC project and mismanaged the funds. When
>he knew about plans to investigate him he ran away to Mali until he was
>unseated as MP. I was assigned to investigate the matter when I was a
>commissioner and I still have the reports. He alleged that when the PPP
>government was overthrown in July 1994 I went to the party's bigwigs
>including Buba himself to console them and he ran to the then vice chairman
>of the then military junta, Sana Sabally and told him that I was going
>round
>to mobilize PPP leaders to rebel against the coup. It led to my first
>arrest
>in 1994.
>
>In a brief statement, Omar Jallow, alias OJ called on youths to vote for
>the
>coalition and reject President Jammeh and his money. He said youths, since
>July 1994 find it very difficult to travel abroad in search of greener
>pastures as countries without visa requirements for Gambians have introduce
>the requirements due to the bad regime of the day.
>
>In a short statement, the chairman of the coalition, Assan Musa Camara said
>he was very disappointed by statement from certain opposition parties that
>they were sidelined and not informed about the coalition. He categorically
>condemned Sheriff Dibba and Halifa Sillah that they were not invited. "I
>even discussed the issue with Hamat Bah before his trip abroad," he said
>and
>called on Gambians to vote for the coalition to restore democracy in the
>country.
>
>
>
>
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