Sidi, Thank you for forwarding information on the new developments in Ivory Coast. I hope that the guy will stick to his words and step down when defeated. On the other hand i am praying that he won't be another Jammeh. Africa don't need the likes of Jammeh as Presidents. The Struggle Continues!!! Ndey Jobarteh sidi sanneh wrote: > ABIDJAN, Oct 19 (AFP) - Ivory Coast's military ruler General Robert Guei > said in a radio address he would step aside if defeated in Sunday's > presidential election. > "Rest assured of one thing, dear compatriots, if I am beaten in the > election, it is as the rightful heir to (former) president Felix Houphouet > Boigny and as a convinced and sincere democrat that I will transfer power, > in > accordance with the law, to the new president freely chosen by the Ivorian > people," Guei said. > "All measures have been taken, and others will follow, so that the people > of Ivory Coast can freely express themselves on October 22 and choose > without > constraint and in total transparence who will lead them towards their new > destiny," he added. > The general, in power since a December 24 military coup, called on voters > not to respect the boycott called by the former ruling Ivory Coast > Democratic > Party (PDCI) and the Rally of Republicans (RDR) led by former prime minister > Alassane Ouattara. > Both parties had their candidates disqualified from the presidential race > by a Supreme Court ruling rendered October 6. > "Do not listen to those voices who call you to boycott these elections, > for > they are the ones who want trouble for our country," Guei said. > "Those voices are for the most part the voices of our compatriots who do > not hesitate to sell their conscience in placing themselves above the > overall > interest of Ivorians and of Ivory Coast." > Guei again defended the decision "taken entirely independently of any > other > authority" by the constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court, whose members > he appointed and which is headed by his former legal adviser. > The general also announced that Ivory Coast's borders and airports will > be > closed from 10:00 pm (2200 GMT) until 8:00 am (0800 GMT) every evening from > Friday until Monday, the measure being lifted at 8:00 am Tuesday. > "This security precaution is to guarantee the peace and stability of our > country and should not be seen as an electoral strategy," Guei said. > so/crl/sst > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.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 > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------