Folks
If we intend to make a breakthrough in the forthcoming
parliamentary elections, then now is the time for us
to sit down and study the parliamentary election
results of 1997 and the Presidential Elections of 1996
together with the recently concluded Presidential
Elections.
I for one have a differed opinion on the whole idea,
given the fact the President Jammeh has been
re-elected with a "comfortable" majority. I have the
sneaking feeling that if the Opposition do not do
their homework very well, we are back to the old days
when the Ruling Party will capture 80% of the seats. I
will there urge you all to revisit the By-Elections
of Kiang East and Central Baddibu. The UDP lost a seat
to APRC due to so many factors; some Lers argued that
it was due to vote buying, vote apathy but is that all
? NO, there are other factors which I dwell on later
once this debate takes shape.
This is my take for now, I am happy to hear other
views
Until then thank you.
Sanusi Owens
--- malik kah <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Well said
Beran, I think we should all move on to
> phase two of the struggle,
> because the legitimacy of Jammeh is no longer an
> issue, the Gambian
> electorate have voted for him and we must respect
> this verdict. What we can
> do now is to try and salvage sanity come up with a
> strategy to dilute the
> composition of the house so that the parliament will
> not be a rubber stamp.
> We can only achieve this if all the opposition
> parties are willing to have a
> common strategy that would be a gentlemans
> agreement. This concept will
> allow the opposition to support all those candidates
> who have potential to
> win, to stand unopposed by another oppositin party
> this way perhaps they can
> maximise their chances.
>
> Another issue I may want to see, is the
> encouragement of Jammeh to form a
> presidential commission of good governance, which
> would be composed of
> experinced politicians, civic society NGOS,
> religious clerics, women
> representatives as well as youths, this way his
> second term may see us
> through with less violations of human rights. It
> sounds a bit naive but we
> must explore everything that will ease a five year
> ride with Jammeh.
>
> >From: Beran jeng <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S REMOVAL /M.B
> >Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:10:42 -0500
> >
> >Lameen:
> >
> >Its healthy for you to differ with me i compliment
> you for that. My
> >criteria
> >can't be sub standard because you happen to see it
> that way.
> >In any situation there most be a way of monitoring
> that situation.During
> >the campaign,whatever that might have transpired,be
> it impartial access to
> >the public media,threats and intimidations of
> voters,the opposition should
> >not have compromised or be negligent about it.They
> should have protested to
> >have it stopped or boycott the process.Many on this
> list have encourage the
> >opposition to boycott if they deem the process
> flawed.
> >I am not in the business of judging after the fact.
> If the circumstances
> >that you alluded to prevailed,why didn't the
> opposition protest vehemently
> >even to the extent of boycotting the elections.Why
> did they continue to
> >participate in this farce process as you describe
> it? The opposition ,that
> >is all of them,said in their concession that it was
> free and fair why
> >should
> >i see it otherwise.I forwarded lots of articles and
> reports to the list but
> >despite the contents,the opposition on the ground
> declared the election to
> >be generally free and fair.My interpretation of
> this declaration of the
> >election as free and fair is that despite some
> hitches here and there,it is
> >generally accepted and same view was conveyed by
> international observers
> >and
> >people that i spoke to back home.That is not to say
> that it was perfect but
> >generally accepted.With this cross section of
> opinions all pointing to more
> >or less the same conclusion that the elections was
> free and fair,i do not
> >see how i can contradict that.Help me if you can
> Lamin.
> >
> >Beran
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: Lameen Sisawo Barrow <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list
> >><[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: Re: PRESIDENT JAMMEH'S REMOVAL /M.B
> >>Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:14:25 -0500
> >>
> >>Beran
> >>
> >>I beg to differ with some of the points
> you raised in your
> >>post. Having forwarded so many news articles
> on issues in The
> >>Gambia, I am wondering if you have taken
> the time to read all
> >>those articles. You call this farce of an
> election free and
> >>fair? I am at a lost for words. If this
> election meets your
> >>criteria, then you have very low standards
> where "free and fair"
> >>is the criteria. One does not have to live
> in The Gambia to
> >>know that People have been intimidated,
> bribed and harrashed by
> >>APRC thugs. Even the resident Jaliba of
> APRC, Tombong, will not
> >>say that equal time was accorded to all
> political parties. This
> >>election was just another front to
> legitimize the APRC.
> >>
> >>Alagie Barrow
> >>
> >>Nashville TN
> >>
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