As at now, PDOIS has won two seats in the National Assembly elections. Sedia
Jatta has won with 3405 votes whilst Halifa has won in Serrekunda Central. His
result has not yet been officially announced, so I cannot give the number of
votes he has.
Peace.
--- Beran jeng <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Yero,
>
> Give me a contact at the Belgium mission and I will try to get their
> recommendation to the Gambia Government.
>
> Beran
>
> >From: YERO MAMA <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Gambian 'Foreign Policy' in a state of Flux
> >Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 06:36:01 +0000
> >
> >Gassa,
> > The source of the decision that sent Marc out stems from
> >recommendations received from our own mission in Belgium(according to the
> >stories we saw on the media and elsewhere within the cirlces of Banjul's
> >administration).
> >
> >Why not for the sake of objective judgement,that anyone who wishes to go
> >deeper on what led to the current statusquo reach our brothers and sisters
> >at Belgium and hear more,instead of BLINDLY defending or offending the
> >parties concerned.I would suggest that an independent party on line finds
> >out and then reports for us here the otherside of the coin.People like me
> >maybe branded as bias ones if we were to say a word in defense of the
> >regime! So let those enquiring be independent from any political or
> >adminitrative strings whatsoever.
> >
> >The second part of my argument is that;as far as the reaction of the EU is
> >concerned,it all depends on the outcome of the forthcoming meeting that
> >will
> >comprise of the Africa group and other parties that are affected.The
> >decision to send Marc out would be weighed and balanced at that meeting
> >thus
> >give us the EU'S standpoint.Contrary to any other decision at least this
> >one
> >has got all professional components together and an explanation has been
> >forwarded to the public.
> >Lets also remember that;its a case affecting Marc(as a profesional who's
> >accused of being biased and not harbouring any respect for the authorities
> >of his host country)that is being treated via the codes of conduct as
> >stipulated in the regulations governing the (EU officials-host countries
> >relations).Therefore branding the host gvt's move as childish etc would not
> >help the situation either.
> >Ofcourse no gvt whether African or not will say:"i do not need the EU!" No!
> >because its a body and a force to reckon with.However,aid shouldn't be laid
> >on one's shoulders with lashes from throngs.
> >For those who accuse the Gambia of prostituting countries like Taiwan etc
> >for political reasons my question is;WHERE IN POLITICS CAN WE FIND A
> >PORTION
> >THATS COMPLETELY FREE FROM INTEREST-RIDDEN APPROACHES?
> >Did you read or hear about the latest on THE USA Gvt's readiness to present
> >Diesel sub concepts to Taiwan?!
> >Where will that be classified...? Under prostituting them or political
> >interest? Is it easy to defend the two?
> >Politically The Mainland China may feel offended isn't that a Geo-political
> >problem?
> >In this case i wouldn't blame the Americans neither would i blame
> >Beijing.What matters here is interest and not pounding chests!
> >The relativity in all political problems or challenges is always there, so
> >intelligent moves may sometimes appear sour to others.If the aftermath of
> >Marc's departure will be useful for the Gambia so be it,likewise if his
> >stay
> >was for our interest then i am confident that the parties concerned will
> >resort to professional methods and technics!
> >Remember that Marc had only four months to go,so the Gambia Gvt may not be
> >that in a hurry to wait for only FOUR MONTHS!.The move i am sure was well
> >calculated and lets see if Marc's slate as far as his career is concerned
> >won't be affected at the end.Remember that there are rules set for all EU
> >officials abroad especially those in countries like ours.The EU bureacracy
> >shuns any EU official whose found to be discharging his or her duties with
> >disrespect to the authorities of any host country! The body is very much
> >sensitive to such behaviour.
> >Until the outcome of the committee thats charged with the responsibility of
> >looking into the above expulsion comes out with a statement on behalf of
> >the
> >EU, my position on the above is nothing else other than that of the
> >Mandingo
> >proverb "n'ganna baal dundi leh".Direct translation "my goats are kept at
> >home"-meaning i reserve my opinion for a while.
> >
> >Yeropulloh!
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> >>From: Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> >><[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: Re: Gambian 'Foreign Policy' in a state of Flux
> >>Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:22:03 +0000
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> >>Momodou Mboge,
> >>
> >>Let me first of all start with your last sentence in which you wrote: "God
> >>safe us from your 'madness'." No Mr. Mboge God will not safe anybody from
> >>what you consider my "madness". The Gambia belongs to all of us and we all
> >>have a stake in it.
> >>
> >>You also wrote:
> >>
> >>"You commended MR GOMEZ on his rather ambiguous piece on the need of
> >>political tolerance in the Gambia yet all and sundry know that it is your
> >>lot who cannot deal with criticism. Those of us who oppose the APRC and
> >>the
> >>Jammeh government are more than accommodating but we will not tolerate or
> >>negotiate our basic human rights and freedoms."
> >>
> >>No Mboge, you've got it wrong. If this government does not want to be
> >>criticised, it would not have opened a website for all and sundry to air
> >>their views. This is a listening government.
> >>
> >>You again wrote:
> >>
> >>"Your bragging about that some of us in the opposition believe that we
> >>depend on the largesse of the West for survival is absolute nonsensical
> >>piffle. Jammeh and his lot are not inpendent, his government is ready to
> >>sleep with any monster who offer him some dough. We know about his
> >>prostitution of Gambian sovereignty to the Libyans, Taiwanese and all
> >>those
> >>sick Arab states hallucinating about muslim brotherhood."
> >>
> >>Again you are off the mark. This government wants to co-exist with all
> >>other
> >>governments regardless of ideology. What we will not accept is for any
> >>nation to believe that because they offer us aid, they can dictate to us
> >>how
> >>we should run our lives. This has been denied us for more than three
> >>hundred
> >>years and we are saying enough is enough. Do not forget also that some of
> >>these nations need us as much as we need them.
> >>
> >>You also wrote:
> >>
> >>"Our tourism industry was distroyed the insan and stupid policies of this
> >>criminal regime."
> >>
> >>My friend we know what role tourism plays in our economy. Therefore we
> >>will
> >>not jeopardise all the efforts that we've put into it by way of promoting
> >>it
> >>and developing infrastructures to meet the requirements of the tourists.
> >>In
> >>fact was it not only a few weeks back that I posted, on the L, an article
> >>indicating that The Gambia won the best stand at the recently held tourism
> >>fair?
>
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