Jobs: I think you should not be viewed as playing nepotism. We are fighting for equity and fairness. While you have a right to this struggle, you also have a conflict of interest. We do not need second hand information. SM and Halifa have pinpointed their points. Ousainou also should engage us on the L. I just cannot believe after engaging Ousainou for almost four hours that he failed in his promise that he would include Hamat in the alliance. The opposition should have toured the country and listened to what the voters want. Please ask Ousainou about our meeting. The ill-concieved meeting in choosing Ousainou has caused numerous problems for the opposition. It would have been wise if the UDP had not joined the PPP in a marriage of convenience at a time when Hamat all along had been fighting for the rights of all. This "Animal Farm" behavior is the culprit. Even if we take SM out of the picture, the biggest setback is the premature decision by the selected few to nominate Ousainou. They should have exhausted every available resource before embarking on a suicidal marriage. Naphiyo, Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh Greensboro, NC/Kombo East Constituency Original Message: ----------------- From: baboucarr jobarteh [log in to unmask] Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 01:37:04 -0400 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: So-called Oppositon Alliance/Hamjatta Folks, Now that the political temperature of our motherland has reached a record level,we must be aware of deligent elements in the crusade peddling distorted information and thesis in order to breed an atmostphere of confusion within our ranks.This in fact is been compounded by the varying and conflicting signals we have been receiving from Gambia of late.Faced with such a precarious situation,our ambition and chances of decapitating the dictatorship isn't only going to be a roller-coaster ride but a fiasco. In the spirit of the above,I humbly urge folks to exercise restraint especially in making dissenting conclusions.Bringing about a coalition of all the political parties which I suppose all of us are yearning for is not an easy ride.This unquestionably is the only medication for the APRC syndrome.It is regretable at this crucial point in the nation's history that the effort(s) to bring all the opposition parties under one umbrella is been hi-jacked. In our quest to find out what is responsible for this mishap,the confusion and division widens unfortunately as days pass by.Just as everyone does;that is mount his/her own investigation,I did mine too by having a telephone conversation with Lawyer Darbo.I raised most of the frustration/points of Jabou, Jassey-Conteh,SM Dibba,PDOIS and others with Darbo.All the claims were refuted by him.Thus the situation is delicate at this point in time given the fact that different signals are coming from the other side of the aisle. To conclude, I humbly appeal to folks to mount a thorough investigation of issues on the ground before drawing their own conclusions or jumping ship.We need unity,not confusion and division in achieving our ultimate goal.So help us God. Jobs. _________________________________________________________________ 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mail2Web - Check your email from the web at http://www.mail2web.com/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------