Bravo! Keep up the great work!
Abdoulaye
saihou Mballow wrote:
>
> New York -June 4th the secretary general of the United
> Democratic party {UDP}Lawyer Ousainou Darboe,the party
> Administrative secretary-Ebou Manneh and the party
> Campaign manager-Femmi peters were given a warm
> welcome by gambians living in New York city last
> sunday at the gambian society headquarters.
>
> The gambian society is headed by Mamudou Jaiteh and is
> a mutual aid organization whose mission is to promote
> a common understanding and unity among gambians in the
> New York metropolitan area.The society assist new
> arrivals with the transition to life in the United
> States,serves as a means of communication between the
> community and other communities and organizations in
> New York City.The organization provides funeral
> assistance to bereaved families in the community.
> The society is governed by an executive board and is
> supported by monthly dues.
>
> Before the beginning of the meeting Mr Darboe and his
> delegation were given full memberships to the
> Organization for his stand for democracy and human
> rights in the gambia.
>
> The meeting started at 4.30pm and ended at 10.18pm.
> Mr Sheriff Ceesay a member of the organization chaired
> the meeting and he began by welcoming delegation and
> read Darboe's profile as a human rights lawyer who
> represented an ex-opposition leader of the National
> Convention Party [NCP] sheriff Mustapha Dibba after
> the abortive coup of July 1981.
>
> Ceesay went on Mr Darboe represented the dismissed
> ex-secretary of state for justice-cheick yassin Secka
> during his alleged involvement in 1981 coup trial.
>
> Mr Darboe defended some ex-ministers and senior civil
> servants of the Jawara PPP Government after the
> military take over in July 1994.
>
> Mr Darboe has been defending poor people who cannot
> afford the services of a legal practitioner.
>
> Mr Darboe thank the president of the society Mamudou
> Jaiteh and all the members for a job well done to buy
> a place in New York without renting it in an hourly
> basic.He said that Gambians are hard working people
> and this hall is a clear manifestation of that.
> Mr Darboe went on "i am a wear that this society has
> transported up to 9 Gambians dead bodies from the US
> to The Gambia, therefore,i have nothing to say but to
> thank you and tell you to keep up the good work."
>
> Gambians abroad are equally important as Gambians at
> home.There are many development projects happening
> back home is because of you people, he said.
>
> "i am appealing you to support the UDP financially and
> morally to bring about a better Gambia in October 2001
> elections where every Gambian will live without fear
> of being arrested,tortured and rob of his/her
> rights,where Gambian farmers will sell their ground
> nuts produce and receive their money without delay and
> where Gambian farmers would have a better farming
> inputs", he said.
>
> "I will promise you when a UDP Government is voted
> in,religion will be free from politics,Gambian
> children will never be kill for peacefully
> demonstrating for their rights and the killers be
> indemnify,a UDP Government would make sure that every
> Gambian is given the rights to vote and be voted in
> for a periodical elections regardless of which country
> you live," he said.
>
> Each Gambian abroad has a family or two in the country
> and by calling them to vote for the UDP will make a
> different,he said.
>
> Mr Darboe told the gathering that UDP is a party for
> every patriotic Gambian and we are not opposing Jammeh
> because he is a Jola nor, we are opposing Jammeh
> because he is out to loot and rob the gambians,we
> oppose Jammeh because he is out to harass and
> intimidate the Gambian people.
>
> Looking at the composition of the UDP leadship,you can
> see that we hate tribalism.You can find all the
> Gambian tribes in the party'leadership.And when we
> remove Jammeh,he is not the only person to be remove
> but Yankuba Touray who is a mandingka and Edward
> Singhateh who is also a mandinka would all be
> remove,he said.
>
> The meeting was attended by over 400
> Gambians,including prominent individuals respected by
> the UN,Human rights organizations,Alh.Abdou
> Touray,Alh.Bangally Dukureh,Alh.Bunja Sillah,Haja Mama
> Marong,Alh.Buyageh Camara,Momodou Ceesay,Wassa
> Janneh,Pa Saikou Kujabi and the UDP branch secretary
> Manding.
>
> The video cassettee is available with Alhagie Dukureh
> on this number:718 716 5075.
>
> Thank you.
> saihou
>
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