The fight for Bishop Johnson'd reinstatement is a fight for
constitutional adherence not a personal one. I believe what the
opposition is allegeing is that what Yahya Jammeh has done is illegal
and so he should not just be left to do whatever he pleases without
regard to the law of the land.
It does not matter whether one personally thinks that Bishop Johnson
is fair or not. What is paramount here is for us make sure that
Yahya Jammeh, just like any one else follows the laws of the land.
Can you guys forsee the ensuing choas if there is to be a placement
of illegally fired IEC members. Who will be appointed in their
place? Are these people going to be INDEPENDENT people? From what
we can discern so far it looks like these people were fired simply
for being impartial. If this is the case then you can be rest
assured that whoever Yahya Jammeh appoints as their replcement will
be expected to be simpathetic to him. This will only bring about
more crisis upon what we already have.
What I suggest is for us to be pragmatic here for radicalism will not
deliver us our ultimate goal; bringing about a peaceful transition to
DEMOCRACY to our beloved nation!
YND
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From: Bamba Laye Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 18:56:33 -0800
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Hamjatta>>Re: IEC Firings
Hamjatta,
Thanks for the astute observations.
The opposition cannot fight for Johnsons' independence and expect him
to be
"independent" of their support. There is an obvious irony. There is a
risk
of his decisions as chairman of IEC being prejudiced. Sounds to me as
passing the bat from APRC to the opposition.
I hope they clarify their position in this matter.
Have a good night.
Abdoulie A. Jallow
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