Beran, I am Afraid! Karl >From: "Jeng, Beran" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Election Petition Draft >Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 10:29:16 -0400 > >Karl, > >Any suggestions ! > >Beran > > -----Original Message----- > From: kalilu camara [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:27 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Election Petition Draft > > Dearest Gambians, > > The draft we should be making is the one concerned with >what we >do if the > elections are nulled and Jammeh highjack the nation again! >Dont >you all see > that any election here in is like giving a dog a bone! >Jammeh >aint giving > up his strong hold with respect to the the majority vote! > While we have the right to dream it will be a snare of >natural >intelegence > to assume that the trends are suddenly going to turn >towards >justice in a > land so apparently stolen! > > Karl > > >From: MOMODOU BUHARRY GASSAMA <[log in to unmask]> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > ><[log in to unmask]> > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Election Petition Draft > >Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:56:01 +0200 > > > >Hi! > > I have decided to volunteer and draft a petition to >enable Gambians > >abroad to vote as requested by Abdoulie Saine. Maybe >others can >volunteer > >and draft the other petitions requested by Abdoulie. Feel >free >to make any > >changes you wish. Thanks. > > > > >Buharry. > > >_______________________________________________________________________________ >______ > > > > > >Dear Sir, > > > > We the undersigned, as Gambians living >abroad >seeking to > >exercise our right to participate in choosing our >representatives to public > >office as guaranteed under the Constitution of The >Gambia, >respectfully > >request your Commission to make arrangements and put in >place >mechanisms to > >make this a reality. We derive our wish to participate in >electing our > >representatives not only as concerned citizens living >abroad >who make > >substantial financial, social, moral and other >contributions to >the > >development of our country, but also as citizens wishing >to >exercise rights > >guaranteed under the Constitution of The Gambia which is >the >fundamental > >law of the land. Section 26 of the Constitution states: > > > >"Every citizen of The Gambia of full age and capacity >shall >have the right, > >without unreasonable restriction - > > > > > >(a) to take part in the conduct of public affairs, >directly or >through > >freely chosen representatives; > > > >(b) to vote and stand for elections at genuine periodic >elections for > >public office, which elections shall be by universal and >equal >suffrage and > >be held by secret ballot; > > > >(c) to have access, on general terms of equality, to >public >service in The > >Gambia." > > > >We believe that it is within your mandate to make the >exercise >of our > >rights a reality as section 141 of the Elections Decree >states: > > > >"The Independent Electoral commission may make rules for >Gambians in any > >foreign country to vote in a Presidential election." > > > >We therefore respectfully request and urge you and your >Commission to look > >into ways and means of making our wish to participate in >the >election of > >our public officers a reality. Whilst awaiting your >co-operation and > >consideration in this issue, we would like to thank you >in >advance and > >extend the best of wishes in the execution of the noble >task >you have been > >entrusted with. > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > > > > >Concerned > >Gambians. > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go >to >the Gambia-L > >Web interface at: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------