Mr. Ceesay, Let us not start jumping to conclusions or read in between the lines. Your writings in this forum leans toward the APRC. I did not see any reason why you should focus on whether UDP will accept a non-UDP presidential candidate to represent the new alliance. If you want to talk issues and facts, no problem here. I welcome such discourse. Regards, Mjohnson >From: Lamin Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: GPP To Be Registered After October Election >Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:18:29 +0000 > >Thanks a lot Mr. Johnson. I see where you are coimng from. As long as we >have different views, we cannot discourse.May God help us all. >You have a good day too. > >Lamin Ceesay. > > >>From: Malamin Johnson <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: GPP To Be Registered After October Election >>Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:10:20 +0000 >> >>Mr. Ceesay, >> >>If i was you, I wouldn't worry whether UDP will go along with another >>opposition leader or not. The united opposition and its supporters will >>take care of that. What's at stake for Gambia and it citizens in this >>coming >>elections will force the opposition leaders to think of Gambia first then >>themselves. United opposition is a forgone conclusion. APRC supporters >>should worry about APRC and we will worry about the new alliance. >> >>Good day Mr. Ceesay >> >>MJohnson >> >> >>>From: Lamin Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> >>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >>><[log in to unmask]> >>>To: [log in to unmask] >>>Subject: Re: GPP To Be Registered After October Election >>>Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 17:55:01 +0000 >>> >>>Thanks for that fwd. Mr Johnson. It is very interesting. The Speaker >>>mentioned something that most of us never put into account or i would say >>>never brought up. >>>It is very true that all those against Presidnet jammeh have always been >>>and >>>will continue to be. What need to be understood here is that despite the >>>banned on the political leaders, the voters remained the same. They did >>>not >>>vote APRC in because the leaders wre banned. They did because of what the >>>issue are. There is a lot here at stake, but certainly not more than what >>>was there five years ago. >>>I have no doubt that having very good politicians like Sheriff Dibba on a >>>campaing trail will energise some peole, but they are mostly the same >>>people >>>following Darboe. And I can tell you taht the UDP will not allow any one >>>to >>>lead the so-to-be-call alliance opposition expect Darboe and that is >>>where >>>the problem is going to be. And again, I know there are some here who >>>will >>>say that is not true and that is just to cause a disarray in the >>>opposition >>>wing, but time is the best prophet. >>> >>>Lamin Ceesay. >>> >>> >>>>From: Malamin Johnson <[log in to unmask]> >>>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >>>><[log in to unmask]> >>>>To: [log in to unmask] >>>>Subject: GPP To Be Registered After October Election >>>>Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 13:12:32 +0000 >>>> >>>>Please play close attention to the capitalized paragraph. >>>> >>>>GPP To Be Registered After October Election >>>> >>>>Information reaching the Point Newspaper has revealed that the unbanned >>>>Gambian people's party (GPP) under the leadership of Hassan Musa Camara, >>>>will not be registered until after the parliamentary and presidential >>>>elections. This was confirmed to the Point by an official of the party >>>>after >>>>he was contacted to shed light on the party's present status yesterday >>>>morning. "GPP is not going to be registered until after the currently >>>>busy >>>>coalition process." Other sources reaching the point say the GPP >>>>leadership >>>>and its party supporters would join the opposition alliance which is >>>>about >>>>to be introduced to fight the Jammeh administration in the coming >>>>elections. >>>>However, no reason has been advanced for GPP's move in not registering >>>>their >>>>party. BUT INFORMED SOURCES INTIMATED THAT ALL THE UNBANNED POLITICAL >>>>PARTIES THE PPP, NCP, AND GPP ARE WITH THE VIEW THAT THERE IS URGENT >>>>NEED >>>>TO >>>>FORM AN OPPOSITION FRONT TO "FLUSH-OUT" THE RULING APRC PARTY(emphasis >>>>mine) >>>> >>>>In a separate development, The Point yesterday, contacted Tamsir Jallow, >>>>the >>>>majority leader in the National Assembly for his comment and he said >>>>that >>>>the APRC is not afraid of any opposition alliance " No, I don't think Pa >>>>Nderry that should be a threat. That is not a threat. The results of the >>>>last elections have given us a very comfortable majority both at the >>>>national assembly and the presidency," said the majority leader. Mr. >>>>Jallow >>>>who told The Point that the ruling APRC dominated the last elections >>>>with >>>>56 >>>>percent of the votes for the President and 75 percent for the national >>>>assembly added:" Uptill now, we have not lost our members to the >>>>opposition. >>>>Infact, the opposition is losing members on daily bases. It is their >>>>members >>>>that are registering with the APRC. The APRC cannot be threatened by the >>>>opposition alliance." >>>> >>>>Tamsir Jallow, who branded the unbanned political parties as spent >>>>forces, >>>>intimated that they would disintegrate themselves before the elections. >>>>"I >>>>am optimistic that the UDP will loose their members to other parties. I >>>>don't have any fear," said the majority leader, while calling for peace >>>>and >>>>stability in the coming elections. Reacting to reports of GPP's plans of >>>>joining the opposition coalition Tamsir Jallow said, "They are already >>>>in >>>>alliance when the UDP came into being, all those who do not come to >>>>support >>>>the APRC went to the UDP.The UDP is made of NCP, GPP and PPP supporters. >>>>" >>>>Pa Nderry, tell me what the PPP had done for this country? I don't think >>>>the >>>>PDOIS would be part of any opposition alliance.They were strong critics >>>>of >>>>the PPP. The PPP see the PDOIS as revolutionary. They will be strange >>>>odd >>>>fellows. PDOIS have different ideology," Mr. Jallow told The Point. The >>>>latest political development came in the wake of a move taken by >>>>President >>>>Jammeh to lift decree 89, which banned all former politicians from >>>>participating into politics. Those who defied the ban were liable to a >>>>fine >>>>of D1million dalasis or life imprisonment. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>>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. >>>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>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. >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>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. >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >_________________________________________________________________ >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. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------