Comrades:

Is it possible if those of us who have not endorsed
an opposition party in The Gambia to wait until the
July 4th festivities in Atlanta, Georgia?  Due to
circumstances beyond our control, we were unable to
dialogue with the leaders of the three main opposition
parties at last week's ALD Symposium.

In that regard, I am appealing to Brother Babacarr Sillah
to map out strategy for us to collectively endorse a
single opposition party, or call for a unilateral
union in the hope of flushing out the dirimo of kaninlai.
I have been impressed by some positions or platforms of
the three main opposition parties, but I am concerned
with the following policies:

1.  Each opposition party's position on tribalism.
2.  Decentralization of ministerial headquarters in
    various administrative divisions, including
    Bakau, Serra Kunda and Banjul.
3.  Policy statement in suggesting that employees in
    different government sectors that are departmentalized
    in rural areas be given the option to be
    posted at their local areas or near
    their individual villages and towns.
4.  The Department of Education set a policy of option
    for local educators  to be posted to their local
    villages or towns.
5.  The problem with urban drift in the Greater Banjul
    area.
6.  Each opposition party's platform of fiscal and social
    policies.
7.  Policies on the viability of The Gambian Army and
    whether it is paramount to retrain the Armed Forces
    in business and technical aspects of productivity,
    example training them as engineers, mechanics,
    scientists and other vocational endeavors to enable
    The Gambia to gain lost economic prowess.
8.  Type of bilateral relations each opposition party
    envisions between The Gambia and Senegal.
9.  The type of role The Gambia should play in the
    conflict of wars between the Senegalese government
    and the independent forces in Cassamance.
10. Position that should be taken in repealing the much
    criticized indemnity law.
11. Influx of foreigners who are illegally obtaining
    Gambian ID cards to enable them to register as
    voters.
12. Position on how the dictator should be dealt with
    after his defeat in the October Presidential Election.
13. Illegal financial misdeeds of The Gambian dictator
    and those enabling him in looting our country's
    treasury.
14. Position that each opposition party may take against
    innocent Jolas who have nothing to gain and had
    actually being intimidated by the moron to support
    his lynching of innocent Gambians.  I believe that
    Jolas should not be retaliated against simply
    because they happened to share the same tribal
    linkage with the dictator.
15. Will there be a free and fair election?  If in the
    affirmative state reasons, if in the negative,
    should the opposition boycott the elections.

I know some of my comrades have a lot to pinpoint.  I
sincerely believe that issues of importance should be
answered by the opposition party leaders who we entrust
to be the servants of a democratic Gambia.

May the Almighty Allah free our hands from this devil.
I am crying to say in totality, dictator yahya jemus
please let my people go.

Naphiyo,

Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh

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