Sanusi,

Thanks for this informative piece.

Jabou Joh

In a message dated 7/26/2001 9:13:47 AM Central Daylight Time,
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>
> Sister Jabou
>
> You are right, however I need to make some further
> points.
>
> (1) The Old man was banned 20 years by the AFPRC. One
> point to note whereas the Commission recommended that
> Jawara be banned for 5 years, the AFPRC in presenting
> its White Paper increased the ban to 20 years. Even OJ
> Jallow was also banned from public office but I think
> this was just for 5 years which should definitely
> expire by now.
>
> If the Likes of Dibba, Camara or Jawara intend to
> resurrect their political parties and contest the
> presidential elections, then there is a big hurdle to
> face, which is the age limit for the Presidency.
> According to Section 62(1)(b) of the Constitution, a
> person shall not be qualified for election as
> President if   he or she has attained the minimum age
> of thirty years but note more than sixty-five years;
>
> Based on information received from Gambian History
> books;
>
> Assan Musa Camara was born in 1923- (Age- 78)
> 7Sir Dawada Kairaba Jawara was born in 1924-(Age 77)
> Sherrif Mustapha Dibba was born in 1937.(Age - 64)
>
>
> From the information mentioned above, only Sherriff
> Dibba has a slim chance of contesting the next
> elections. Jawara and Assan Musa Camara may be
> disqualified due to their age.
>
> (3) According to section 62(1)(d)of the constitution
> states that a person shall be qualified for election
> as president if he or she has been ordianrily resident
> in the Gambia for at least 5 years preceeding the
> election. This proviso appears to be a poison chalice
> for DK Jawara since July 1994 was the last time he
> resided in the Gambia. Having said, I will expect that
> he defends his case by saying that 70 years of his
> life have been spent in the Gambia.
>
> (4) Repealing Decree 89 does not give any of the
> banned politicians the ammunition to resurrect their
> political parties. In the eyes of the law, a mere
> repeal of decree 89 does not guarantee PPP, NCP, GPP
> the status of a political party. All these political
> parties will have to register according to section 60
> of the constitution.
>
> I think for the reasons mentioned above, the repeal of
> Decree 89 must be looked at properly before jumping
> into conclusion. In my view, there is long way to go.
>
> Have a wonderful day
>
>

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