Comrades: May I begin by thanking Sister Jabou Joh and Mr. Edrissa Njie for their courage in endorsing the opposition to boycott the forthcoming presidential election in The Gambia? I also want to thank PDOIS for its courageous foresight in intimating its desire in boycotting future elections in The Gambia. I emphatically want to repeat my call that no single opposition party in The Gambia can claim to have the soul right to our struggle. In a more simplistic term, Gambians must understand the underlying decisions or conditions that are conducive for a free and fair elections. No opposition political party can ignore the plights of the disbanded politicians under Sir Dawda's legal government whose rights are repeatedly been violated by moron dictator yahya jemus. No genuine free thinking Gambia who claims to induce himself or herself with political rhetoric can unilaterally avenge the political plight of the majority Gambian with a self-imposed political agenda in freeing The Gambian people. Our journey in this far-reaching struggle is a testament that ignorance and selfishness will result in the opposition wondering after the unfaithful day in October of what really happened to our struggle. Does this mean that a new generation of Gambians will seek to salvage The Gambia in a traditional Gambian style? I am of I the opinion that my conscience and willingness to speak the truth will enforce me to join others after the dictator rigs the elections. I cannot consciously advocate for a participation in the elections when those innocent Gambians who so vehemently fought for the rights of all are been constantly violated. Politics should not be based on an ideology of vocation where individuals are only interested in their own achievements at the detriment of society. It is indeed refreshing that our attitudes and convictions must be yielded in a phenomenon of political indifference for the good of society. We have engaged in substantive dialogue for the good of The Gambia. We believe in one kind that the dictator of kaninlai is the worst thing that ever happened to The Gambia, and therefore our attitudes in summation must be sanctioned to a capacity of good will. The Gambian country under the dictator of kaninlai is doomed to fail and as such our collaborative efforts must be guiding principles for a better and free Gambia. For those of us who have voiced our sentiments in this struggle, we must clearly define our intended purpose and draw parallel to historical precedents in understanding our engagement with the enemy. Why rock or ride a broken car that will stall at any moment? Why subject yourself to intimidation by the enemy who continues to deny you the right to political process? Why engage in disunity and refuse to admit that our own individual political satire against each other will backfire on our face? Why will the opposition guaranty the dictator the right to deny us another five or six years of freedom? The opposition should know better. Please follow the lead of PDOIS and plan to boycott future elections if Mr. Johnson and Mr. Fatty are not reinstated. These are the following reasons why I call for a boycott: 1. Continued disbanding of Sir Dawda and his former ministers. 2. The unlawful firing of Bishop Johnson and Mr. Fatty. 3. The murder of innocent Gambian students. 4. Dictator yahya jammeh's continued donation of public funds to social organizations without appropriation. 5. Continued one man rule by the dictator of kaninlai. 6. The buying of votes in the last bi-elections in Central Badibou and Kiang East constituencies. 7. The control of the media by the illegal government. 8. The unlawful imprisonment of Mr. Dumo Saho et al. 9. The unlawful firing of The Gambian civil servants. 10.The use of local chieves as propaganda tools against our comrades. 11.The establishment of the NIA aka KGB and continued harassment of our comrades. 12.The innocent rape and killing of a Gambian school girl. 13.The torture and butcher of Mr. Ebrima Barry. 14.The recent law passed by the house that is retroactive in protecting the security forces. Comrades, I am certain that numerous violations and illegal activities by the illegal government of the day will serve as reasons that dictator yahya jemus will use all costs to continue his terror against innocent Gambians. I want to reiterate that if the opposition participates in the presidential election, I will continue to pay my contribution to help in unseating the dictator despite the fact that I strongly advocate a boycott. Naphiyo, Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------