Sister Ndey,
"Drinking their Ataya and accepting a ride to the polling station" is no
quarantee that anyone will vote for a particular party. That is the reason
when they buy your vote, you hand over your voter's card to them until after
election day. Another point is that those youths who concluded from the
collapse of The Grand Coalition that Jammeh would win, are more likely to
sell their votes and have perhaps two thousand Dalasis in their pockets.
This becomes all the more possible when the youth in question is unemployed.
I agree with you entirely that the way forward is for the opposition to
immediately form a strategic Alliance in connection with The National
Assembly Elections. I hope some of the mud sling we have had in cyberspace
did not take place between the two coalitions on the ground. That would make
rapprochement easier. We should all be clear about the significant role the
collapse of The Grand Coalition played in our failure at the polls. That way
we make all those who contributed towards that realize their error, then
perhaps feel some guilt and remorse, and thus be put in the right frame of
mind for reconciliation.
THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES!
Omar Joof.
>From: Ndey Jobarteh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Time to Reflect and forward with the struggle
>Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:17:21 +0000
>
>Well, the issues is both ways when I spoke to people at home and i was told
>that some decided not to go and vote due to the disappointed they had with
>the failure of the coalition. Some people complained of intimidations.
>Another side of it is that people were paid and transported to the polling
>stations to vote by the AFPRC Yai kompins. Like every one else the results
>are contestable but the only way forward to the victorious parliamentary
>elections is a strategic alliance. Couple with a massive campaign.
>
>I also believe the opposition will come out with a solid and concrete
>analysis of the results. This should not be the end of the struggle for a
>regime change in Gambia and we should not take a defeatist stand or
>position.
>
>These should energies us and take us back to the drawing board; we should
>rethink our strategy now that we know the people we are dealing with.
>
>
>The Struggle Continues!!!
>Ndey Jobarteh
>
>
>
>The Struggle Continues!!!
>Ndey Jobarteh
>
>
>
>>From: omar joof <[log in to unmask]>
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>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Time to Reflect
>>Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:00:05 +0000
>>
>>Sidibeh,
>>There would be a good number of inconsistemcies that we in the diaspora
>>cannot answere in cyberspace. That is why I believe Coalition leaders need
>>to wait for reports from polling Agents. They play a vital role in giving
>>pictures of what actually take place at individual polling stations. You
>>have mentioned the case of vote buying, for example. If an agent actually
>>knows his or her zone he or she would be abled to tell who actually
>>voted, not only by ticking their names on the register, but by physically
>>identifying them. You also mentioned Serrekunda west, I have spoken to a
>>number of youths from that constituency and from what they told me, they
>>were really frustrated by the collapse of The Grand Coalition. With a high
>>level of youth unemployment and urban poverty, you can imagine how people
>>in this constituency can fall in the hands of those buying opposition
>>votes. However, there is no doubt that those on the ground need to be
>>cautious and go through the reports available to them meticulously.
>>THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES!
>>Omar Joof.
>>
>>
>>>From: Momodou S Sidibeh <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>>Subject: Re: Time to Reflect
>>>Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:14:30 +0200
>>>
>>> Mr. Joof,
>>>
>>> I agree that the psychological effects of that failure could translate
>>>into voter migration into the "winning camp" and even apathy reinforced
>>>by the election day downpour. (It rained heavily I understand). But as I
>>>just answered to Sanusi, the sheer increase in registered voters for this
>>>election indicates a more substantial drop in votes cast. If the IEC
>>>published the number of registered voters, I would still strongly doubt
>>>that the drop can be explained by migration and apathy alone.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sidibeh
>>>
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