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<DIV CLASS="headlinestory"><B>Gambia's premature congratulation</B><BR></DIV>
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Gambia's President Yayah Jammeh has been criticised by opposition figures for sending a congratulatory message to United States Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush.
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Although a lot of people here are happy that the only country in Africa George W Bush has ever visited is the Gambia... they openly support the democratic candidate, Vice President Al Gore</DIV><IMG ALIGN="RIGHT" SRC="/furniture/endquote.gif" WIDTH=23 HEIGHT=18 BORDER=0 VALIGN="ABSBOTTOM" ALT=""><BR CLEAR=ALL></TD></TR>
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Civil servants are also said to be critical of the letter.
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The US Government has not yet restored aid to the Gambia, cut by President Clinton's democratic administration after Mr Jammeh seized power in a military coup.
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The letter was phrased in flowery, diplomatic language.
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"Mr President-elect, following your election and victory in the just concluded elections to the exalted position of president of your great country, it gives me much pleasure and deep honour to warmly congratulate you and convey very cordial greetings on my own behalf and on behalf of the government and people of the Gambia.
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"It is my strong conviction and resolve that together we can make the US/Gambia relationship and co-operation more fruitful and prosperous."
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In conclusion, Mr Jammeh said he looked forward to working closely with George W Bush to strengthen international peace and consolidate bilateral relationship between the Gambia and the United State.
<P><B>'Wrong signal'</B>
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However, Mr Jammeh's message to Mr Bush did not go down well with many
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They accused him of sending the wrong signal by congratulating George W Bush on his victory when the matter is still being challenged in the courts.
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An opposition politician described Mr Jammeh's message as bizarre and immature.
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He decribed Mr Jammeh and his foreign policy advisers as adventurous toddlers who have very little understanding of international politics and diplomacy.
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In private a number of top civil servants have also admitted a serious protocol error on the part of the president, saying he should have waited until the final outcome is determined.
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Many people here also interpret the president's move as an attempt to pull George W. Bush onto his side following strained diplomatic relations between the Gambia and the present Democrat-led government.
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In 1994 the US Government suspended all direct aid to the Gambia following a military coup led by Mr Jammeh.
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The ban is still effective because the US Government maintains that the elections which brought Mr Jammeh to power were neither free nor fair.
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Although a lot of people here are happy that the only country in Africa George W Bush has ever visited is the Gambia when he came for the silver jubilee celebrations in 1990, they openly support the democratic candidate, Vice President Al Gore.
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