Maila:
I added the point you brought up. It is point # 3. Please take a look and
see if it conveys your point.
I would like to know individuals who would like to have their names appended
to this petition before I send it to the newspapers. In the event only few
individuals summit their names, I will send the petition under "Concerned
Gambians in the Diaspora"
I would also like to appeal to opposition sympathisers in Europe to step up
and coordinate with us in our efforts to assist a united opposition. We have
many organisations around the world but we are not coordinating our efforts
were overlaps exist.
MJohnson
To: GPP, NCP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP, AND UDP
From: Concerned Gambians in the Diaspora
Contact Person: John Doe
Phone(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
Fax(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
Our beloved country missed a genuine opportunity to take back our country
from the current corrupt, violent, visionless, and untalented
administration. Numerous factors contributed to this lost opportunity. One
of which we had control over yet we squandered. Yes, a united opposition in
our opinion would have made significant difference in the outcome of the
presidential elections. Moving forward, we are once again calling all the
parties mentioned above to unite as one in the upcoming parliamentary
elections. We hope lessons learned in the recent elections will add to your
collective wisdom. On our end, we pledge to throw our full financial support
and ideas behind you in your collective quest to take over the legislative
branch of our government. We urge you to take the following initiative:
1. Schedule a formal meeting without delay to create a comprehensive
document of understanding to set the ground rules for an opposition
alliance.
2. Create a contact group to foster communications between our different
organizations abroad and the alliance. It is our sincere belief that we were
ignored by the opposition in the presidential elections hence our dismal
financial support. We are a formidable constituent with tremendous financial
potential and fine minds amongst us. These are tools the opposition can
greatly utilize.
3. Create a task force that will explore and recommend (apply pressure) to
the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to let our voices be heard in the
parliamentary and future elections. Our (Gambians abroad) rights to vote is
enshrined in our constitution the guiding framework of our country. As one
would expect, it is not in the best interest of this administration to allow
us to exercise our rights to suffrage so it will do anything in its power to
deny us that right. You on the other hand should fight to ensure that our
rights to participate in elections are protected.
We had once put our collective faith in you to unite before, we continue
putting our faith in you to come through this time around. Partisan politics
should be put aside and adopt national interest instead. Sometimes national
interest and party interest conflict and we plead with you to let national
interest take precedence. We thank you.
>From: Maila Touray <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Petition draft for an alliance
>Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 15:50:29 -0500
>
>Please include addressing the issue of absentee ballots while they're at
>it.
>Although the 2001 presidential election is water under the bridge, I have
>little
>doubt that absentee ballots are formidable in tipping the scale of future
>elections and now is the time to start talking about it.
>
>Maila
>
>Malamin Johnson wrote:
>
> > Here is a rough petition I want to send to the print media(save
>observer).
> > Suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated.
> >
> > MJohnson
> >
> > To: GPP, NCP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP, AND UDP
> > From: Concerned Gambians in the Diaspora
> > Contact Person: John Doe
> > Phone(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
> > Fax(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
> >
> > Our beloved country missed a genuine opportunity to take back our
>country
> > from the current corrupt, violent, visionless, and untalented
> > administration. Numerous factors contributed to this lost opportunity.
>One
> > of which we had control over yet we squandered. Yes, a united opposition
>in
> > our opinion would have made significant difference in the outcome of the
> > presidential elections. Moving forward, we are once again calling all
>the
> > parties mentioned above to unite as one in the upcoming parliamentary
> > elections. We hope lessons learned in the recent elections will add to
>your
> > collective wisdom. On our end, we pledge to throw our full financial
>support
> > and ideas behind you in your collective quest to take over the
>legislative
> > branch of our government. We urge you to take the following initiative:
> >
> > 1. Schedule a formal meeting without delay to create a comprehensive
> > document of understanding to set the ground rules for an opposition
> > alliance.
> >
> > 2. Create a contact group to foster communications between our different
> > organizations abroad and the alliance. It is our sincere belief that we
>were
> > ignored by the opposition in the presidential elections hence our dismal
> > financial support. We are a formidable constituent with tremendous
>financial
> > potential and fine minds amongst us. These are tools the opposition can
> > greatly utilize.
> >
> > We had once put our collective faith in you to unite before, we continue
> > putting our faith in you to come through this time around. Partisan
>politics
> > should be put aside and adopt national interest instead. Sometimes
>national
> > interest and party interest conflict and we plead with you to let
>national
> > interest take precedence. We thank you.
> >
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