Yerro mama,

You must have had a wonderful time in Banjul. So much  about the development
of democracy,good news, if this is the case would you not also credit the
opposition party for putting up resistant from being bullied by the NIA, the
journalist who have been tortured,unlawfully arrested and detained for
articles they wrote and yet still insist in doing their job, for students who
have seen their comrades murdered and yet still insist on carrying on with
their student activities, the women who have been told by the president that
he is not responsible for their protections and yet still insist in carrying
out their programmes, personally I believed that we owe every thing to these
great people than the APRC.
Secondly as you are informing us that the election campaigned are on, there is
also this disturbing message of the arrest of Independent candidates, who even
claimed to be APRC members and strong supporters of the Party. Whiles in the
Gambia, have you not been worried with such activities of the NIA ? if they
can involve themselves in the nomination process of a political party, what
else do you think these people are not capable of doing ? If you are worried,
will you join the call to disband the National Intelligent Agency and be
replaced by a more intelligent agency that is able to see the difference
between national security and the political rights of people.
Happy New Year Yerromama pulo etc

For Freedom
Saiks



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>Hello...
>       I am currnetly in the Gambia and the parliamemtary elections campaign
>is on.Two days ago i saw a live debate between Hamat Bah,Tamsir Jallow,IEC
>it was encouraging to see a debate of that nature on the GAMTV.Hamat's
>believe is that the UDP/PPP/GPP will be responsible of any hitches that the
>rest of the opposition may encounter during the forthcoming
>elections.Because for Bah the so-calleed coalition shouldn't have withdrawn
>from the race! Hamat's worry is that if the APRC is TO concentrate only on
>fifteen contituencies(where they have slight challenges)then the chances for
>parties like his to capture seats AREn't there.
>Tamsir's stand is that the UDP/PPP/GPP have other agendas under there
>sleeves different from a democratic process.Indeed these were his words
>therefore,as the english saying goes:HE WHO FEELS IT KNOWS IT BETTER.
>THE innauguration ceremony of the president was an outstanding one not only
>did other heads of state come but they were more than two!That was a big
>political achievement as far as our regional and international links are
>concerned.
>Hurrah!!!Democracy is very decent in the gambia today!
>I met different peopleand the feelings of many is completely different from
>what some of us want to force and paint as a picture on Gambial and
>elsewhere!
>PLEASE NOTE that UDP supporters openly manifested and warned that they feel
>betrayed and disrespected by the party leader for boycotting the elections
>without consulting them so some are even ready to embrace the aprc as a
>retaliatory measure.This was on the papers here three days ago.Wow!How about
>the syndrome of Dembo by force's myth?
>Does this mean even if Dembo boycotts the "jinns" will vote for him or...?
>You see i used to say this before any organisation thats based on emotions
>and not principles is bound to fail!The political erosion we are witnessing
>on the otherside is too fast!
>My question is;what will befall the UDP/PPP/GPP?
>I have already met one person on the ground who told me that the party's
>leadership is in disarray due to personal issues...hmmm...
>TIME WILL TALK FOR ITSELF.
>
>yeromama.
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>"YEROMAMA PULORI GALO HAAWA BAROGEL N'DIMOU"
>"Speak the speeches and let the speeches not spit you."
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