A week ago, i wrote: "Halipha, alas you have got in to the NA thanks to the UDP boycott. Bravo, What an achievement!" I am now retracting this sarcastic statement as in all honesty to myself, i believe that there is hardly a more qualified and dedicated person who will better represent the voice of his or her constituency as well as the collective interest of the Gambia in Parliament than Halipha Sallah. I wish to therefore join my compatriots in congragulating the Honourable Halipha Sallah for his election to the National Assembly.I have no doubt that he will live up to the challenges of the task. However, this does not nullify my position that the interest of the Gambian people would have been better served by a total opposition boycott of the Parliamentary polls. Bakary Mangabai Kanteh _________________________________________________________________ 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 To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>