Mr Owens,
The voter registration process is from the 21st of May to 30th of June,
so what difference does it make if the UDP delegation is to come sometime in
late June when the process is still on? This does not make any sense to me,
the ALD is just a weekend program and if they are really interested in
coming that should not be an excuse. After all, what can they do to stop
Jammeh from rigging the voter registration? Absolutely nada, Jammeh
appoints the IEC and tells them exactly what to do, see some of us are out
of touch with the reality back home.
At the London meeting, the UDP sent a Rep, why can’t they do the same or
should I assume that they are just interested in coming late June and raise
money to run their campaign. Karamba gave the same kind of phony excuse for
UDP’s failure to be online (G-L) and debate the issues affecting our nation
yet you can still find them in chat rooms, Hmmm.
The road to build a better Gambia and remove Jammeh is not an easy task and
if some us think that we can use this hypocrisy game and succeed then we are
fooling none but ourselves.
Thanks
Bass Ndow
>From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: UDP delegation postpones US trip
>Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:05:49 +0100
>
>Mr Ndow
>
>Lets not jump into conclusion. UDP initially agreed to
>attend the Washington Forum. Unfortunately, we are now
>told that owing to circumstances beyond their control,
>it had to be cancelled.
>Although it is allege that UDP postponed the trip due
>to the on-going voter registration, people fail to
>realise that Ousainou Darboe is currently on bail for
>a bogus murder charge.Moreover, the case is still
>pending in the Court of Appeal and a ruling is due
>soon as to whether the High Court were right to grant
>him bail. Who knows whether the state have granted him
>clearance to travel or have refused it at the last
>minute.
>
>I find it difficult to equate UDP's last minute
>cancellation of their trip to that of PDIOS'S failure
>to attend the London Meeting. PDIOS never regarded the
>London Meeting as significant and even question the
>notion of travelling to London just to brief British
>MPS on Gambia's human rights situation. For background
>reference please go through the Archives and read what
>PDOIS's position on the London Meeting.
>
>With regards to your comments on a united opposition,
>sorry to say but you seem to get it wrong. The UDP
>Leader and some members of the National Executive
>Committee have supported the idea of having a united
>opposition.
>
>Mr Ndow
>
>If you appear to be a PDOIS sympathiser, then surely
>please ask Halifa Sallah and Co whether they support
>the idea of a united opposition. Up to last month,
>PDOIS were against the idea of a united opposition
>which in my view is quite understandable.
>
>On that note I would urge all those disappointed with
>the UDP's absence to be considerate and understand the
>situation.
>
>Have a wonderful day
>
>Sanusi
>--- Ousman Jallow Bojang <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Mr.
>Ndow,
> > I am not surprised that the UDP pulled out just in
> > less than a week to the
> > Washington forum. I certainly cannot understand what
> > could this be. I want to
> > think that a political party does not have to have
> > its leader in the country
> > to be able to monitor the registration process.
> > Anyway, it is very true that our country and
> > democracy is at stake here. Our
> > nation I understand is filled with so many
> > foreigners, and being surrounded
> > by Senegal, registration of voters is probably the
> > most important thing right
> > now. I just do not know how come the UDP did not
> > knew about this before
> > making any commitments. And if the other parties can
> > send in their leader or
> > a delegation, why not the UDP?
> > There must be more to this than just the
> > registration. That is my take of it,
> > but hey, who am I to make that 'assumption'?
> > When PDOIS failed to attend the London meetings, the
> > noise was above the
> > roof, but now that it is the UDP, it is a different
> > refereeing. I have made
> > my conclusion since that the UDP does not want a
> > United Opposition, and I can
> > assure you that they will not call for such. Knowing
> > how and when the UDP was
> > formed, I can make this conclusion very strongly.
> >
> > Ousman Jallow Bojang.
> >
> >
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