Malamin: Thanks for this forward.I forwarded it early in the afternoon but its yet to surface on the list. I hope the list servers are not eating up list postings. Beran >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: 30,000 Cassamance Voters In Camp At Brikama? >Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 18:04:14 +0000 > >Wednesday, October 17, 2001 >The Point > >30,000 Cassamance Voters In Camp At Brikama? >It has been alleged that over 30,000 Casamanace residents are currently in >camp at the Gambia College Campus and Brikama Youth Centre ready to vote in >the October 18 Presidential polls. >Our sources disclosed that some of these people have been living with their >relatives in Marakisa and Dasilami villages in Kombo Central. Upon a >tip-off, these reporters visited the Gambia College Camp yesterday morning, >where a security officer was found at the gate. He refused to identify >himself but maintained that students were having summer classes there. ”It >is not true that Casmanace residents are residing here, he stated.” Our >source further indicated that a column of cultural troupes from the >Cassamance are helping Jammeh in his campaign >However, a College Senior worker who begged for anonymity claimed that >there >was no summer class taking place at the college. “Those staying here are >people from Foni on tour with the presidential campaign trial. >A Senior HTC student at the college, Fatoumatta Jallow refuted that there >was a summer camp there. She said all the students have gone on vacation. >“Even the lecturers are not there, so it is surprising to hear that summer >courses is going on at the college. >Still at the College, a lecturer told The Point that unknown people are >staying there. He said everybody has left the campus until after the >elections. The College principal, Jenung Manneh said that hundreds of >FAWEGAM girls are holding vacational course there. “Nobdoy was allowed to >see them in because they want to avoid disturbance. So people went >speculating that Cassamance residents are based there,” he said > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > ><<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>