PDOIS & G-L Community:
Why did PDOIS or its representative(s) attend the historic London
Meeting, or did they? Just wondering!

Abdoulaye

Amadou Drammeh wrote:
>
> Folks, those of you who expressed concern on Joseph Joof's appointment could
> not be wrong. The man has started kicking hard. Read on...Culled from the
> web.
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> "A lot of shouting has been going on by a very few people about Decree 89
> but I want to say that government is not in a rush to repeal Decree 89 but
> is considering the decree and other laws and will inform the public about
> the outcome once a decision is taken."
>
> So said the Attorney General and Secretary for Justice Joseph Joof at a
> press conference yesterday at the Department of State for Works and
> Communications.
>
> Mr. Joof said the government would not be pushed to a corner, as there is
> absolutely no rush. He argued that the decision to ban stemmed from a
> recommendation by the public as part of the rectification programme through
> the former NCC, and the results of both the referendum and the National
> Assembly elections sanctioned it.
>
> Asked whether the statement was not running counter to the promise made by
> the President to the Commonwealth Secretary General, Joof replied in the
> negative adding that the commitment is there to repeal the decree but not
> today or tomorrow but in due course. "Government will not be cornered. A ban
> is a ban and those banned had 30 years to avoid being banned but failed." He
> advised the banned politicians to engage in something else. "They can engage
> in NGO's activities, they can go into business or be telling their children
> stories so that they know what happened in The Gambia", Joof admonished.
>
> He warned that government intends to enforce the decree against anybody
> particularly against those who had been shouting loudly in the recent past.
> "Let them abide by the law and be patient otherwise the ban will be enforced
> with a big Bang."
>
> When quizzed why Buba Baldeh and Lamin Kebba Saho were allowed to partake in
> political activities, he said there was no need to personalise the issue and
> repeated that government would repeal the decree in due course.
>
> When further quizzed on the issue, he said note had been taken about the
> issue and the relevant authorities would be informed.
>
> The Justice Secretary vehemently criticised the opposition for travelling to
> London to call for sanctions against the country. He decried what he termed
> "the call by opposition in London for their sponsors to impose sanctions on
> The Gambia and its people." He claimed that they went there to enjoy the per
> diem but their call on their sponsors to impose sanctions on the country was
> rejected. He described the move as subversive and treasonable in other
> countries. He commended the PDOIS for not being party to the meeting and for
> abiding by principles. This sentiment was re-echoed by The Youth and Sports
> Secretary (GSC Chairman) Secretary Jallow.
>
> Mr. Jallow called on Gambians to give their full support to the National
> Youth Conference and Festival scheduled to take place in Basse. -
> Information Director Ebrima Cole chaired the conference
>
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