We applaud Dr. Saine's suggestion for a fund-drive as echoed by sister Jabou. We have taken it under advisement and have in the last few minutes scheduled a meeting to discuss modalities for setting up a fund. we will provide update ASAP.

If anyone has any further suggessions please submit it and be assured it will be given prompt consideration. We are working under very tight schedule considering the time factor (elections in September/October). So please keep the ideas coming thick and fast.

Please continue the support. So far so good. 

                                                         MRDGUK.

>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Petition
>Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 09:08:41 EST
>
>I want to echoe Dr Saine's and others support of this petition,. and to say
>to MRDGUK, that this idea behind this petition has been long overdue, and
>well done
>
>. I sincerely hope that the opposition parties will rally to what would be
>the best thing they can ever do for our country, and that is to form a
>united front. Choosing otherwise, as I have always reiterated, would leave
>the Gambian people no doubt betrayed in our hour of need. Let the opposition
>parties prove to Gambians that they are not just another bunch driven by the
>quest for power alone, but that what is best for the country and the people
>is their ultimate agenda. As suggested by Ablie Saine, the need to coordinate
>and lend financial support to such a coalition is crucial.
>
>Jabou Joh
>
>In a message dated 1/26/01 7:48:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> MRDGUK and G-L Community:
> This is an excellent idea and one whose time has come. I support it
> without reservation.
>
> Let the opposition parties and their leaders in The Gambia remember the
> fatal mistake(s) of their counterparts in the Ghanaian presidential
> elections of 1992 in which Rawlings split the opposition and "won."
>
> In addition to the petition, we also need a fund-drive to raise funds to
> give a potential United Opposition Party a fighting chance. The odds are
> overwhelmingly against them if they remain splintered.
>
> Cheers!
> Abdoulaye >>
>
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