Now it's all over and Yahya Jammeh has been re-elected. I congratulate him and wish him the best. To Ousainou Darboe, I say Good luck next time and thanks for putting a good fight. I must confess that I am really disappointed…It is hard to believe that Gambians, especially those in Banjul and Serrekunda voted for Yaya Jammeh. Gambians know what we went through in the last 7 years of Jammeh's rule..We have seen the killings, the incarcerations, the high prices of commodities and so on and so forth. Gambians have seen how Yahya blatantly showed his corruption by dishing out money willy nilly, sending his wife to the US for medical visits. Gambians have seen how Yahya acquired so much wealth over the years-a private jet, countless vehicles and so forth. Gambians have heard over and over again Yahya insulting our elders and threatening people with his favorite phrase of 'six feet deep'.Gambians have seen the hiring and firing like nobody's business.. The question is 'why did the Gambian people vote for Yahya?' We all know that Gambians are peaceful and would like to see nothing in our country but peace. I am of the believe that had Yahya lost the elections, there would be chaos in the country. I believe that Yahya would have gone ballistic and would do anything to stay in power even if it involved killing to get through. He has done this before. He killed/incacerated all the military personel he thought could jeopardize his being in power and will continue to do so. He accused many of plotting a coup against him just to get rid of them. This man is power hungry---he has enjoyed what he never had or even dreamt of having..It is hard to let go. Gambians know this and to avoid bloodshed in the country, they voted for Yahya knowing fully well that Ousainou would've been a better president for the Gambia. However they may have thought that voting for Yahya would help prevent bloodshed but this is not the case. Right now he has closed all the borders-Reason? To track down all those who openly supported the Alliance and bring them to 'justice'. He will go on a witch hunt and so will his cohort Yankuba Touray. I hope and pray that I am wrong !! May god help the Gambian people-Ameen. Ngai <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>