Jabou, You are SPOT ON. I hope all Gambians at home and abroad will be guided by your perception of what I consider Political maturity. You have raised very pertinent issues that could be very useful when it comes to electing our leaders. Keep it up. Best wishes, K.B Jobe. >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: Response to PDOIS's Reaction. >Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 14:01:07 EST > >In a message dated 3/20/2001 10:36:34 AM Central Standard Time, >[log in to unmask] writes: > > > > Fortunately Citizen FM and Radio 1 FM are informing the Gambian what > > political parties > > are saying in the Gambia. Gambians abroad should contact their relatives >or > > friends to find out what is being said by the different parties on all > > fundamental issues. > > >Greetings >Halifa > >Mr Sallah & all Political parties in The Gambia, > >For us as Gambian citizens abroad, but who are nevertheless interested in >the >welfare of our country, as well as having the right to be part of the >decision process in the selection of our leadership, we hope that the >different political parties do consider our imput and opinion important >enough, and our recruitment as voters a necessary part of the election >process, such that they will take the time to try to get their messages >regarding the fundamental issues to us, rather than us having to ask our >relatives to relay these messages. > >Are we really that dispensable, and is our plight to cast absentee votes >that unimportant that we have to forage for the political parties' stand on >the issues? Are our political parties that incapable of utilizing the >medium >of modern technology to let us know what their stand on the issues are, or >is >it that our opinion does not matter enough to them? We certainly hope this >is >not the case especially because we as a nation are still hoping and praying >for an atmosphere where one man one vote to culminate in a majority of >votes >is the process whereby our leadership is selected, and a party's stand on >the >issues is what motivates the people to vote for them. > >As such, we think it is in the best interest of all political parties to >educate us on what they stand for, and what they plan to do if given the >mandate to govern us. Again, that is unless these parties are quite certain >that we are a group that they do not have to worry about ever, and that >when >they tell us they care about Gambians, and that our constitution is >supposed >to protect all of us, this does not include those Gambians abroad. > > We have a right to know what the different political parties agenda is >first >hand,so that we and the rest of Gambians can decide who to vote for ( if we >outsiders ever get to the point of finally convincing whoever is >responsible >to enable us to exercise our constitutional right to cast our votes that >is) > >I for one do not have enough information to affiliate myself with any >political party, and after careful observation and for the sake of >simplicity in my life, I don't think that i will ever join any even after I >gain enough information, but I do know what my concerns regarding the >issues >of the day are as a Gambian, and having first hand knowledge of where the >different parties stand will enable all Gambians who care to vote to make >the >right choice. > >Jabou Joh > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------