Please,
at this point of time,i believe your point of
understanding each an other is very important.No one
in this forum is looking for one of you to score a
mark in your this debate but instead,we are looking
forward to see you demonstrate a high level of
political awearness expected of you.
we all know there were electoral irreguralities during
the past 1996/97 general elections and Kiang/Badibu
by-elections.I mentioned here that UDp have tangible
evidences that some electors in kiang were offered
money and their voters cards taken away from them but
now they have regreted it.Even the UDP-candidate
himself came to the press and disclosed that he was
approached by Baba Jobe and some APRC top men to
accept money and withdrow his candidature but he
declined.Other men told our legal team that untill now
they cannot get their voters cards back taken from
them just before the by-elections.So now that is not
the issue hence,the legal team would take care of that
if time allow them.Accordind to the electoral
decree,one can challenge the results within 30 days of
declaration of the results but not more than that.
Now help gambians with ideas how to eradicate this mal
practices but we do not expect to hear you calling
each other silly /stupid .To us non of you is neither
stupid nor silly because your positions for the
country.Thank you
Saihou
--- saihou Mballow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Mr Jaw,
> before we proceed on the alledged voting
> fraud
> in the Kiang by-elections,let's have a look at the
> Elections decree 1996 Decree No.78.This decree is
> the
> law governing the registration of voters and the
> conduct of elections in The gambia which have been
> contained in the Elections Act.
>
> SECTION Arrangement of sections
> --------------------------------
> part I- Preliminary
> Part II- Administration
> part III- Registration of voters
> PartIV- Nomination of candidates
> Part V- conduct of elections
> Part VI- Election Campaign
> Part VII- Election and conduct of political parties
> Part IX- Offences and penalties
> Part X- General
>
> Now let's examine what is prohibited on
> polling/elections day.
> Section 70 of this decree states that on any day
> which
> polling is to take place in an election division the
> following shall be prohibited in that area:
>
> [a] the holding of public meeting,procession or
> demonstration;
>
> [b]the makink of any speech or announcement in a
> public place;
>
> [c]the use of any loudspeaker,loud hailer or other
> intrument of public address;
>
> [d]drumming or singing in a public place;
>
> [d]the display in any public place of a flag,banner
> or
> slogan;
>
> [f]canvassing;
>
> [g]the ringing of a bell or the making of any sound
> resembling that of a bell within the radius of five
> hundred metres of a polling
>
> [h]the riding or parking of a bicycle within the
> radius of five hundred metres of a polling station;
>
> [i]the selling or distribution of alcoholic drings;
>
> [j]arriving at a polling station in a state of
> insbbriation;
>
> [k]forming groups aroud polling stations,except
> joing
> a queue to cast a ballot;
>
> [l]entering a polling station armed;and
>
> [m]carring out any other activity tending to block
> or
> disturb the normal voting process.
>
> Bro Yus,before you rejoined the list,i did mentioned
> it on one of my postings that the party's legal team
> has already identified enough evidence to put up an
> election petition against the King's result.But as
> the
> matter is still under legal consideration,i do not
> want to prejudice the case or reveal any of the
> evidences in hand.I can tell you that people came
> from
> Kiang to give tangible evidence that they were
> offered
> money but now regreted.The names of the offerers,the
> amounts, and the places are well decomented.More
> over
> there were displayment of APRC flags,banners,
> slogans
> and canvassing in some of the polling stations.
> saihou
>
>
>
>
> --- Yusupha C Jow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Brother Saihou:
> >
> > Please do and while at it please let us know the
> > UDP's general campaign
> > agenda and how they plan to get higher voter
> > turnouts in crucial areas like
> > Serrekunda and the Kombos. Having 50000 absentee
> > votes in this area is
> > ridiculous.
> >
> > I am frankly very tired of the lame and
> > unsubstantiated theories postulated
> > by the 'voter-buyout' conspiracy theorists. I am
> > not saying it did not
> > happen just that too much emphasis is being laid
> on
> > it.
> >
> > Finaly, I understand that you are being limited by
> > financial constraints and
> > if I do seem insensitive by my comment of late, I
> do
> > apologize.
> >
> > Have a nice day!
> >
> >
>
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