Mr Sallah, First, let me reiterate with certitude my deepest appreciation in your intuitive response to my questions and I sincerely would like to thank you for that.Your generosity humbles me and such gesture must not go unrewarded and I think it speak well of your character despite what many of your die- hard critics cowered. That said ,I'll see you at the ballot boxes!(o-:)Chuckles! What I see is a man of noble deeds, a man with unquestionable patriotism, a man dedicated to see to it that his people are enlightened and organised so their future would not be determined by a head of state but by their own inalienable will; a man who I came to find out sacrificed a lot,even did some time in prison, just because of his compassionate beliefs, remarkable principles and relentless pursuit of an enlightened and organised Gambia. No wonder your critics mistakened you for a Saint/Messiah and all the adjectives associated with the paranormal. And I wouldn't be surprise if there is such a thing as PDOIS fanatics/sycophants playing footsie with Halifa. There will be some who will be infatuated. I for one am neither infatuated nor dismissive to your hardwork. Infact, I think you and many Gambians who are dedicated to the betterment of our people ought to highly commended. Honor should be given to whom honor is due and that's the bottomline. We have to be rational at times. For how long do we have to belittle the efforts of the Halifas. That's not to say that we should be idolizing nor worshipping the personalities of the Halifas but to constantly subject them to ruthless and vicious scrutiny only gives way the likes of Yahya, a by-product of the system that is cursed perhaps. What am saying exactly is that we should be tabbing each other on the back rather than discretely enjoying each others downfall, because guess what, now you have a Yahya instead of a Halifa, a Hamat Bah or Ousainou Darboe. Regarding Mr Sallah's response to my 10 questions, I believe he'd answered them the best he possible could in good faith and his sincerity is not in question from my end. It will ultimately be my prerogative to decipher what wasn't answered to my satisfaction and besides I never expected anyone to know all the answers to these uncertain times we live in, but the effort he took to answer those questions and risk been a subject of massive scrutiny did humbled me. I also realised the complexity of the situation on the ground(in the Gambia) and I really can't ask for anything other than that you keep up the good work as we say here in the 'L'. I am supremely confident that with time, we Gambians will repossess our country from the hijackers back in our own hands and even though our national resources are been looted in broad daylight by this despotic , disfranchised APRC, our human resources (our WILL) shall be the determining factor in the end, and that my comrades is no political imagination. IT IS THE CRUX OF OUR FREEDOM! In closing, I would like to high-light PDOIS' needs so we can all take note ,viz: 1.What PDOIS needs most is determined by our strategic objectives. We aim to empower the people mentally 2.What we need are material resources 3.We have to send information to all our branches on a regular basis through cassettes and press releases so that they can be kept informed on all developments in the country for onward transmission to the people. 4.we need at least one party bicycle for every district or constituency. 5.We need to build up centres in all administrative areas to coordinate work in all the constituencies. 6.We need one motor bicycle for each of the seven administrative areas to coordinate the work of the various committees in each of the administrative areas on a more consistent basis 7.We need any contribution that any Gambian wishes to make to enable us to do countrywide tours on a more intense basis. In short, the more material resources we have, the more effective we become since the human resources are growing on a very rapid basis. THANKS FOR THE CORRESPONDENCE, An Enlightened Mr Makaveli. PS: Boy! Hope I don't sound like a 'Gewel' but it's important that we uplift and embrace each other especially those who are sincere , mean well and are doing a wonderful job. That's the reason this man, Halifa, should be commended. Believe it or not I have sent the same questions to other opposition parties and so far no response yet.Fact of the matter is leaders should be subjected to criticisms but let it be constructive criticism and finally ask yourself what exactly you can do to help. WASALAM! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface ----------------------------------------------------------------------------