New York -June 4th the secretary general of the United
Democratic party {UDP}Lawyer Ousainou Darboe,the party
Administrative secretary-Ebou Manneh and the party
Campaign manager-Femmi peters were given a warm
welcome by gambians living in New York city last
sunday at the gambian society headquarters.

The gambian society is headed by Mamudou Jaiteh and is
a mutual aid organization whose mission is to promote
a common understanding and unity among gambians in the
New York metropolitan area.The society assist new
arrivals with the transition to life in the United
States,serves as a means of communication between the
community and other communities and organizations in
New York City.The organization provides funeral
assistance to bereaved families in the community.
The society is governed by an executive board and is
supported by monthly dues.

Before the beginning of the meeting Mr Darboe and his
delegation were given full memberships to the
Organization for his stand for democracy and human
rights in the gambia.

The meeting started at 4.30pm and ended at 10.18pm.
Mr Sheriff Ceesay a member of the organization chaired
the meeting and he began by welcoming delegation and
read Darboe's profile as a human rights lawyer who
represented an ex-opposition leader of the National
Convention Party [NCP] sheriff Mustapha Dibba after
the abortive coup of July 1981.

Ceesay went on Mr Darboe represented the dismissed
ex-secretary of state for justice-cheick yassin Secka
during his alleged involvement in 1981 coup trial.

Mr Darboe defended some ex-ministers and senior civil
servants of the Jawara PPP Government after the
military take over in July 1994.

Mr Darboe has been defending poor people who cannot
afford the services of a legal practitioner.

Mr Darboe thank the president of the society Mamudou
Jaiteh and all the members for a job well done to buy
a place in New York without renting it in an hourly
basic.He said that Gambians are hard working people
and this hall is a clear manifestation of that.
Mr Darboe went on "i am a wear that this society has
transported up to 9 Gambians dead bodies from the US
to The Gambia, therefore,i have nothing to say but to
thank you and tell you to keep up the good work."

 Gambians abroad are equally important as Gambians at
home.There are many development projects happening
back home is because of you people, he said.

"i am appealing you to support the UDP financially and
morally to bring about a better Gambia in October 2001
elections where every Gambian will live without fear
of being arrested,tortured and rob of his/her
rights,where Gambian farmers will sell their ground
nuts produce and receive their money without delay and
where Gambian farmers would have a better farming
inputs", he said.

"I will promise you when a UDP Government is voted
in,religion will be free from politics,Gambian
children will never be kill for peacefully
demonstrating for their rights and the killers be
indemnify,a UDP Government would make sure that every
Gambian is given the rights to vote and be voted in
for a periodical elections regardless of which country
you live," he said.

Each Gambian abroad has a family or two in the country
and by calling them to vote for the UDP will make a
different,he said.

Mr Darboe told the gathering that UDP is a party for
every patriotic Gambian and we are not opposing Jammeh
because he is a Jola nor, we are opposing Jammeh
because he is out to loot and rob the gambians,we
oppose Jammeh because he is out to harass and
intimidate the Gambian people.

Looking at the composition of the UDP leadship,you can
see that we hate tribalism.You can find all the
Gambian tribes in the party'leadership.And when we
remove Jammeh,he is not the only person to be remove
but Yankuba Touray who is a mandingka and Edward
Singhateh who is also a mandinka would all be
remove,he said.

The meeting was attended by over 400
Gambians,including prominent individuals respected by
the UN,Human rights organizations,Alh.Abdou
Touray,Alh.Bangally Dukureh,Alh.Bunja Sillah,Haja Mama
Marong,Alh.Buyageh Camara,Momodou Ceesay,Wassa
Janneh,Pa Saikou Kujabi and the UDP branch secretary
Manding.

The video cassettee is available with Alhagie Dukureh
on this number:718 716 5075.

Thank you.
saihou








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