Mori ----- Original Message ----- From: Mori K. Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 12:07 PM Subject: Re: COFFET-GAMBIA LETTER and LIST > Dear Mr. Saine, > I am very delighted for the great efforts you and the team are putting in > place in preparation for the coming elections in the Gambia.Since I read > about your plea for information about some of the contact persons in various > international bodies I have been research mode for the last few hours, only > to find out that Ebrima Ceesay has done it all.I am indeed grateful to him > for the hardwork. We are all working towards a common goal (defeating a > dictator from power through a constitutional means). > > I hope every concerned citizen of the Gambia will leave no stone unturned to > help in whatever way to unseat Yaya Jammeh through elections. There is every > opportunity for this to happen because a lot of Gambians are dissolutioned > with his leadership over the years. It was during his era that the > government could not buy farmer's produce(groundnuts) the backbone of the > Gambia's economy also it is under his government that teachers recently > qualified from the Gambia college could not be paid for nearly one year just > to name a few. > Long live The Gambia. > Mori Kebba Jammeh > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Abdoulaye Saine <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 1:55 PM > Subject: COFFET-GAMBIA LETTER and LIST > > > > G-L Community, Greetings To You All: > > > > As we prepare for the 2001 Presidential elections, I have been heartened > > by many of the initiatives on the Bantaba, including the participation > > of Gambians abroad in the voting process, supporting political parties > > and candidates, etc. I believe that these initiatives( including > > COFFET-GAMBIA's), by Karamba Touray, Matarr Sejaw and others, must be > > supported and pursued simultaneously. > > > > Since the founding of COFFET-GAMBIA, I have received numerous calls and > > email messages of support and offers of assistance. For all those who > > offered, I am grateful for your input. CONSEQUENTLY, > > > > COFFET's current agenda is: A LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN to President > > Jammeh, international Governmental/non-Governmental Organizations, and > > all individuals who may be interested IN FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN THE > > GAMBIA. It is recommended that those of us interested in the latter, > > write letters to those on the list below. The list is only a beginning > > and can be added to. In some cases the information provided is > > incomplete. Again, feel free to update the information. In the end, a > > comprehensive list can be generated and letters sent to all. A sample > > letter is also provided, feel free to modify it, but be sure to send it. > > I thank Ebrima Ceesay, my T.A. and many others on the list for providing > > me with some of this information. > > > > Our first target(s) in The Gambia are: President Jammeh, the American > > Ambassador, British High Commissioner, The Charge d'Affaires of the > > European Union, the UNDP Resident Representative and others. Except for > > President Jammeh, we should send email messages if available) to the > > above, out of fear that regular mail could be intercepted by the NIA. > > > > President Yahya Jammeh, The Quadrangle, Banjul(no email or phone number. > > Please provide more details). > > > > Malika Akrouf, UNDP REP., [log in to unmask] > > > > Ambassador Hailey, U.S. Embassy, The Gambia(Provide details). > > > > Goerge-Marc Andre Charge d'Affaires, EU REP. Gambia, Tel.(220)49 51 46; > > Fax: 49 78 48 ( No email address available). > > > > British High Commissioner?(Please provide relevant information). > > Banjul > > > > INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS > > > > Dr. Moses Anafu, Assistant Director, > > Political Affairs Division > > Commonwealth Secretariat > > Marlborough House Pall Mall > > London, SW1Y 5HX, UK > > > > The British Government(African Affairs) > > No contact name(please provide) > > Foreign & Commonwealth Office London > > King Charles Street, London SW1 2AH > > > > The World Bank > > 1818 H Street, N.W. > > Washington D.C. 20433 > > Richard Uku- [log in to unmask] > > Eric Chinje- [log in to unmask] > > > > (Need contact person). > > International Monetary Fund > > 700 19th Street, NW > > Washington, D.C. 20431 > > External Relations Department, > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > > Dr. Susan Rice, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs > > U.S. State Department. > > Washington D.C. 20520 > > > > House International Relations Committee > > Africa Subcommittee(Please provide information) > > > > The Black Caucus of the U.S. Congress > > (Provide names and addresses). > > > > Mr. Randolph Robinson > > TransAfrica Forum > > 1744 R. Street NW > > Washington D.C.20009 > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > > > Africa Policy Institute > > (Please provide information) > > > > The Carter Center(Please Provide information). > > > > The Reverend Jesse Jackson, President Rainbow Coalition > > (Please provide Information). > > > > The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs > > 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Fifth Floor > > Washington, D.C. 20036 > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > (No contact person, please provide information). > > > > Mr. Pierre Sanne, President > > Amnesty International > > 99-119 Rosebery Avenue > > London EC1R 4RE > > [log in to unmask] > > > > Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary General, > > The Organization of African Unity > > P.O.Box 3243 > > Adis Ababa, Ethiopia > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > > Mr. Omar Kabbaj, President > > Africa Development Bank > > Rue Joseph Anoma > > 01 BP 1387, Abidjan 01 > > Cote d'Ivoire > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > > Economic Community of West African States > > 60 Yakibu Gowan Crescent > > Asokoro District > > Abuja, Nigeria > > (Please provide contact person). > > > > LETTER(Draft) > > > > > > Date: > > > > Ms./Mr./Mrs./Sir,/Dr. > > 1234 Tatiperreh Road > > City, Country, Zip > > > > Dear.... > > > > The Coalition for Free and Fair Elections in The Gambia(COFFET), a > > non-partisan,and non-profit Organization of Gambians and People > > Interested in The Gambia, is committed to the principle of free and fair > > Presidential elections in The Gambia in October, 2001. We believe that > > Gambians must maintain the right to choose their rulers under conditions > > that are free of intimidation, violence, and election engineering as was > > the case in the 1996 Presidential election. We solicit your support to > > prevent a repeat of this in 2001. > > > > COFFET-GAMBIA also believes that The Gambia's current political > > arrangement is not one that is conducive for free and fair elections. > > Accordingly, we again solicit your support in: > > > > * lifting the ban on all political parties and politicians; > > > > * Equal access to media outlets such that all political parties > > have their platform(s) known to the public; > > > > * That all parties obey the electoral laws and regulations set by > > the Electoral Commission so as to ensure a level playing field for > > all parties and their candidates; > > > > * Create an atmosphere in which fear of retribution is not a > > constraint to the free expression of one's beliefs, in print and /or > > verbally; and > > > > * Support International Observers to help determine the fairness of > > the 2001 Presidential elections. > > > > We call upon the international community, you, The Gambia's development > > partners and all those interested in the restoration of democracy in The > > Gambia to support our efforts for 2001. Thank you. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > .............. > > (signed) > > > > > > Please take the time to write all those listed, at least three times > > before the elections are held. A letter writing mbahal/party, a letter > > writing drive at the ADL celebrations in D.C., and July 4th in Atlanta > > could be a major boost to this effort. > > > > A letter writing campaign by Gambians at home would be great as well. > > Also, please update the list and send in others to the forum or to my > > private address. Thanks. > > > > Abdoulaye > > No justice, no peace! > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------