Gambia-L: The unedited e-mail below came from one of my sources in the heart of the Gambian Government. Regards, Ebrima Ceesay ____________________________________________________________________ >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Things are beginning to happen >Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 > >Ebrima, >I think that Pap Cheyassin is doing a lot of disservice to The Gambian >people and to the APRC. His legal advise is unprofessional and >self-serving; and I am willing to bet that should he continue with his >agenda, Yahya Jammeh's government will be further thrown into disarray. > >Cheyassin continues to push for Constitutional Amendments which are >unrealistic, untenable and down right illegal. His laundry list of >amendments is being viewed by most, as a recipe to complete disaster which >will only plunge the country further into chaos. > >The Supreme Court of The Gambia today ruled in favour of the IEC by >confirming that the local government elections could and should take place >with the existing laws. The Commission need not wait for the pending Bill >to be submitted to the National Assembly before >elections are held. This ruling has resulted in the firing of Bishop Telewa >Johnson, the IEC's Chairman. > >Also fired was Tamsir Jasseh, Deputy Inspector General of Police, for >trying to professionalise the police. Things are beginning to happen. I >will keep you posted. Soffie Ceesay's ears are very good. > _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------