Folks

This is a good step from Yahya Jammeh, but lets be
cautious by its timing and implications;

Since Decree 89 was deemed to be part of our laws,
then surely it is the National Assembly that should
repeal it. Although, this may sound accademic, it is
best that the President orders the National Assembly
to conduct an emergency session repealing decree 89
from the statute books. According to the 1997
Constitution, the President has no right to amend or
make law, so we have a problem here with yesterday's
statement.

The First Republican Parties affected previously  by
Decree 89 will face an uphill task of trying to
operate as political parties. Despite Yahya Jammeh's
proclamation, they are still not required to operate
until they fulfill the conditions set down in Section
60 of the Second Republican Constitution.

The onus therefore lies on the Government to authorise
the National Assembly to make the necessary
modifications.

On that note I hope the Government clarifies its
position.

Have a wonderful day

Sanusi Owens.



 --- Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In a message
dated 7/22/2001 10:51:30 AM Central
> Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> > Tombong
> > That is good news indeed and it is well overdue. I
> hope President Jammeh
> > would consider doing something on the other issues
> discussed by concerned
> > Gambians.
> > As a goodwill gesture he should release detainned
> Gambians who have been
> > held incommunicado for a while now and give them
> their democratic rights to
> > defend themselves. he has to prove to the Gambian
> masses both at home and
> > abroad that he is going to make the coming
> elections as democratic and free
> > for all.
> >
>
> Malang,
>
> I echoe the same sentiments. I hope Jammeh will go
> further than just lifting
> the ban on political parties and politicians which
> should never have happened
> in a supposedly democratic country he said he came
> to power to put back in
> order, and do more to show that he is truely
> pursuing the path to democracy
> by releasing all political prisoners or charging
> them and allowing them to
> have open trials, and doing away with terrorizing
> the Gambian people in
> various forms, from roughing up journalists to
> threatening anyone who dares
> to criticize this regime in any form.
>
>  Let him show the World that this is not just
> another window dressing for the
> sake of the upcoming elections, designed to
> mesmerize the simple minded
> amongst us.  who are easily impressed by a shiny new
> building or empty
> gestures. There is a lot more this president has to
> do to, and some of it
> involves investigating mysterious dissappearances of
> Gambians to unsolved and
> uninvestigated murders involving people in his
> government with possible
> suspects right in their midst.
> There are a lot of pending issues that a truely
> democratic and sincere
> government does not leave hanging or attempt to
> cover up by instituting
> decrees to indemnify themselves.
> Jammeh has lifted the ban on political parties as an
> election time maneuvre
> to fool the international community, but he has also
> come up with yet new
> ones to indemnify himself and his associates from
> any wrong doing , and
> innocent, well meaning and competent  leaders who
> are only in the business of
> serving the people and safeguarding their rights do
> not have a need to
> manipulate the laws of the land to safeguard
> themselves from prosecution.
> They must know that there is cause for such thoughts
> based on their actions,
> otherwise there would not be a need for this
> manipulation. Lifting the ban on
> politicians and political parties was long overdue,
> but we are not fooled by
> the cosmetics. There is a lot more that needs to be
> addressed here, and let
> jammeh know that the Gambian people are waiting for
> all of that.
>
> Jabou Joh
>
>
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