Sister Jabou, I agree with you. I have no base knowledge as to how
registration goes but based on Ebrima's sources' comment, i definately think
all these promises are ploys.
I believe if they (IEC) actually wanted to include our (Gambians
Abroad)votes in the forth-coming elections, they should have started the
process by now considering the cost involve.Come-on guys this is May and the
general elections are slated for October. Even if they are to start now, i
believe we are absolutely running out of time. If Mr. Manneh's report that
the IEC needed at least 3 months to re-register all Gambians in the
Gambia,then how much time do they need to find out which parts of the world
are Gambians populated and again when are they starting the process of
registering these Gambians living abroad? Because i know US alone could take
more than three months if all eligible voters wanted to register.
Anyway i hope(like Ebrima's sources' said)the oppositions take heed to this.
Peace.


>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Of Leeches and Rogues
>Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 10:31:49 EDT
>
>In a message dated 5/4/2001 9:05:33 AM Central Daylight Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
><< Being true to their reputation as being a government of rogues, they
>have
>  >commenced issuing IDs privately in the residences of APRC big wigs. IDs
>are
>  >being issued to foreigners and Cassamance rebels so that they can be
>issued
>  >with new voter's card. >>
>
>***********************
>You know I did suspect from the day this national ID card issue was raised
>by
>these people that it is a tool they intend to use to bolster their chances
>at
>the polls.This rogue government has no intention of conducting a free and
>fair election, and the ywill never follow through with all this stuff they
>are promising, even Gabriel Roberts' promise of trying to register Gambians
>aborad to vote in the upcoming election is a bogus promise, mark my word.
>People, wake up, these guys are rogues whose only agenda is to paly tricks
>that will keep them where they are. People with such an agenda will never
>do
>the right things to ensure a free and fair election and to register a group
>(overseas  voters) among whom the yknow they do not have a strong support
>base. All the grandstanding is just trickery.
>
>Jabou Joh
>
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