sanusi, lifting the political ban on former politicians and their parties was long overdue.If jammeh follows the laws of democracy,defer to the will of the people,then there will appear a stable elections. History has proved that leaders who try to repress or opress the people are destined to come to a disgraceful end. long live the people! long live the free and democratic gambia! saihou --- Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Folks > > This is a good step from Yahya Jammeh, but lets be > cautious by its timing and implications; > > Since Decree 89 was deemed to be part of our laws, > then surely it is the National Assembly that should > repeal it. Although, this may sound accademic, it is > best that the President orders the National Assembly > to conduct an emergency session repealing decree 89 > from the statute books. According to the 1997 > Constitution, the President has no right to amend or > make law, so we have a problem here with yesterday's > statement. > > The First Republican Parties affected previously by > Decree 89 will face an uphill task of trying to > operate as political parties. Despite Yahya Jammeh's > proclamation, they are still not required to operate > until they fulfill the conditions set down in > Section > 60 of the Second Republican Constitution. > > The onus therefore lies on the Government to > authorise > the National Assembly to make the necessary > modifications. > > On that note I hope the Government clarifies its > position. > > Have a wonderful day > > Sanusi Owens. > > > > --- Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In a > message > dated 7/22/2001 10:51:30 AM Central > > Daylight Time, > > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > > > > > Tombong > > > That is good news indeed and it is well overdue. > I > > hope President Jammeh > > > would consider doing something on the other > issues > > discussed by concerned > > > Gambians. > > > As a goodwill gesture he should release > detainned > > Gambians who have been > > > held incommunicado for a while now and give them > > their democratic rights to > > > defend themselves. he has to prove to the > Gambian > > masses both at home and > > > abroad that he is going to make the coming > > elections as democratic and free > > > for all. > > > > > > > Malang, > > > > I echoe the same sentiments. I hope Jammeh will go > > further than just lifting > > the ban on political parties and politicians which > > should never have happened > > in a supposedly democratic country he said he came > > to power to put back in > > order, and do more to show that he is truely > > pursuing the path to democracy > > by releasing all political prisoners or charging > > them and allowing them to > > have open trials, and doing away with terrorizing > > the Gambian people in > > various forms, from roughing up journalists to > > threatening anyone who dares > > to criticize this regime in any form. > > > > Let him show the World that this is not just > > another window dressing for the > > sake of the upcoming elections, designed to > > mesmerize the simple minded > > amongst us. who are easily impressed by a shiny > new > > building or empty > > gestures. There is a lot more this president has > to > > do to, and some of it > > involves investigating mysterious dissappearances > of > > Gambians to unsolved and > > uninvestigated murders involving people in his > > government with possible > > suspects right in their midst. > > There are a lot of pending issues that a truely > > democratic and sincere > > government does not leave hanging or attempt to > > cover up by instituting > > decrees to indemnify themselves. > > Jammeh has lifted the ban on political parties as > an > > election time maneuvre > > to fool the international community, but he has > also > > come up with yet new > > ones to indemnify himself and his associates from > > any wrong doing , and > > innocent, well meaning and competent leaders who > > are only in the business of > > serving the people and safeguarding their rights > do > > not have a need to > > manipulate the laws of the land to safeguard > > themselves from prosecution. > > They must know that there is cause for such > thoughts > > based on their actions, > > otherwise there would not be a need for this > > manipulation. Lifting the ban on > > politicians and political parties was long > overdue, > > but we are not fooled by > > the cosmetics. There is a lot more that needs to > be > > addressed here, and let > > jammeh know that the Gambian people are waiting > for > > all of that. > > > > 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. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at > http://mail.yahoo.co.uk > or your free @yahoo.ie address at > http://mail.yahoo.ie > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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