KB, This is a welcome development. Let the campaign begin. Beran >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: THERE WILL BE AN OPPOSITION ALLIANCE (Soon) >Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:04:54 +0100 > >KB > >This is good news for the opposition. If an Opposition >Alliance could win elections in Zambia, Senegal, Ghana >and Yugoslavia, then the Gambia is no exception. > >All these people need to do now is to start >formulating their campaign strategy. The likes of >Dibba, OJ Jallow, Assan Musa Camara, Lamin Kiti Jabang >and many others should be assigned with campaigning at >specific areas. To cut it short, a proper campaign >strategy should be in place to undermine APRC's >propaganda machine. If this strategy is designed, then >for APRC will definitely rest in peace. > > >On that note, all of us should continue praying that >an Opposition Alliance becomes a reality for October >2001. > >Come October 2001, Gambia must be free as Yahya must >go. > >Have a wonderful day > >Sanusi. > > >-- Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >The final nail has just been registered on Yaya’s > > coffin. The work our > > leaders on the ground have been putting in during > > the past few weeks have > > finally bore fruit. THERE WILL BE AN OPPOSITION > > ALLIANCE to fight the > > October Presidential Elections. According to > > irrefutable information coming > > from Banjul, ALL the Opposition Parties (UDP, PDOIS, > > NRP, PPP, NCP, GPP) > > have agreed in principle to form a coalition to > > fight Yaya in October. > > > > There are one or two sticking points, but these > > issues are negotiable and > > will NOT prevent the formation of the Alliance. I > > will NOT dwell on those > > issues out of respect for our leaders on the ground. > > We continue to pray for > > them to reach a consensus as soon as possible and > > announce the structures of > > the Coalition before the end of the week. We need to > > move quickly and > > present a United Front that is going to register a > > resounding defeat on > > Yaya. > > > > I am confident that when the leaders announce the > > modalities of the > > Coalition, all well-meaning Gambians will be happy > > with the outcome. > > Opposition supporters would have realized that their > > leaders put the > > interest of The Gambia at the forefront > > (overshadowing narrow Party/personal > > interests). I cannot express in words how proud I am > > to hear that our > > leaders WILL come together to fight the menace in > > our society. The maturity > > shown by these leaders in recent days, is highly > > commendable. They managed > > to take themselves above the pettiness coming from > > APRC stalwarts aimed at > > bringing discord in the Opposition. Attempts from > > APRC to pit one party > > against the other have woefully failed. Our leaders > > are smart enough to > > recognize that removing a child murderer from a > > position of power in the > > country, is more urgent than fighting over old > > battles that cannot be > > redressed now. > > > > I wish the leaders all the best. I hope they > > communicate effectively to > > their respective constituents and explain to them > > the benefits of joining an > > Alliance aimed at removing the Dictatorship back > > home. Above all, I look > > forward to the day when all these leaders will stand > > on one platform and > > endorse one leader to defeat Yaya. The endorsement > > should be followed with > > vigorous campaigning in every party’s stronghold, > > for the leader selected by > > the Coalition. This is a very important turning > > point in Gambian History. By > > the end of this week, Yaya’s dead warrant would have > > been signed. > > KB > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 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. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------