Mr  Saine

Sometimes  I  get  the  feeling  that  the  opposition  back  home  is
not  interested  in  our  efforts  or  do  not  take  us  seriously.  Its
been  a  while  since  Mr  Conteh  and  others  proposed  an  election
fund  drive  and  a  platform  for  a  united  opposition.  I  have  the
feeling  that  since  we  do  have  opposition  stalwarts  amongst  us,
they  should  relay  our  stance  to  their  respective  parties  who
inturn  will  let  us  know  what  their  stance  is  on  this  proposal
of  a  coalition.

I  for  one  do  not  think  any  one  political  party  stands  to  win
come  october.  I  also  believe  that  if  the  opposition  back  home
does  not  harbour  any  power  hungry  motives,  they  should  be  able
to  put  their  differences  behind  them  and  take  the  right  path;
which  in  this  case  is  uniting  with  other  oppositions.  The  way
things  are  right  now,  I  am  pretty  much  sure  Hamad  Bah  will
join  any  coalition  but  I  think  the  UDP  thinks  it  will  have
enough  votes  to  win  while  PDOIS  is  all  about  what  the
modalities  of  a  coalition  will  be.

If  these  opposition  parties  fail  to  tell  us  what  their  stance
is  regarding  a  coalition,  I  am  not  willing  to  spend  my  hard
earned  dollars  to  any  one  cause.  October  is  real  close  and  we
need  to  know  if  these  people  want  to  come  together  or  not.

Lameen  Barrow

Nashville

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