Sanusi, rest assured that I will neither try to cover up any wrong doings by this regime or try to deny or justify them. On the contrary, I will even borrow from Ebrima Ceesay's postings on that to buttress the fact that the governance and human rights record of this regime leaves a lot to be desired. The objective of showing the good and the bad nature of this government is to, at the end of the day, show that my choice of supportung the APRC Government is neither due to ignorance nor intimidation. After that who knows. May be those of you who are determined to get rid of Jammeh and his government can convince the likes of me or those who are less determined than me in the support of the regime to change allegiance. I might convince some of you also. The debate is about our country and we must listen to each other's opinions. After all is said and one each will be guided by his/her conscience. As to whether the 1997 constitution is the best for the country, I would say, over all, yes. However there are several sections of it that are outright dangerous and not to best interest of our people. Amongst those are decree 45, the indemnity clause and the absence of any term limitation for the presidency. I hope to dwell on this more as I continue justify why I can still support the APRC Government despite... Have a good day and bye 4Now, KB Jobe. >----Original Message Follows---- >From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Why I can still support the APRC Government despite...Pt4 >Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:55:52 +0100 > >Mr Jobe > Your contribution on GOVERNANCE seem to be narrative. >Having read your previous emails, one would have >expected you to give an honest analysis on APRC's >doctrine on GOVERNANCE,compare it with the PPP regime >and then tell us why we should support APRC. > >Am I therefore right to suggest that you are stocked >with defending the APRC and fear for the worst if you >join us in the opposition? > >A major point you have omitted is whether the 1997 >Constitution was the right option for The Gambia after >30 years of self perpetuated rule. >I await your response,as I am prepared to challenge >you on this issue. > >On that note we look forward to your honest response. > >Have a wonderful day > >Sansusi _________________________________________________________________________ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------