Matarrr Sallah With due respect lets get our facts right. First and foremost, please note that Sherriff Mustapha Dibba was elected as MP for Central Baddibu in 1992. by defeating Dr Lamin Saho by a margin of 400 to 500 votes. Secondly, your suggestion that Dibba wanted Dembo to relinquish the Bakau seat for him to take over is a mere fallacy for the simple reason that he (Dibba) will have to establish that he is a resident of Bakau. Moreover, it is interesting to note that Dibba has some strong community ties in Baddibu, as I was once told that his late Father was a District Chief in Baddibu. As a result,it is very unlikely that Dibba would have opted for Bakau as an easy route for him to be elected MP. If Dibba had relinquished Baddibu(his strong political base) then that would have been the end of his political career, Furthermore, don`t forget that our electoral laws stipulates that prospective candidates for all elkections must satisfy the residence requirement. Since SM Dibba never resided at Bakau, how could he eligible to contest for the Bakau Constituency? It is on these basis that I beg to defer with your postings. Just a thought, no hard feelings Have a pleasant morning Sanusi. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------