>From: "Dr. Amadou S. Janneh" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: FYI >Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:59:37 -0400 > >Folks, > >I need to inform you that I have decided to join the APRC -- a party I had >been very critical of, if not hostile towards. It is now my conviction that >the party is dedicated to improving the lives of Gambians and that I can >contribute something towards achieving its goals. > >The main catalyst for my decision has been the tone set by President Jammeh in >his inaugural speech following the 2001 Presidential elections. I believe >elements outlined in his address created opportunities for a political and >social climate that is conducive to stability, tolerance, and reconciliation. >Reaching out to political foes and extending amnesty to exiles, as President >Jammeh did, were acts of political magnanimity and maturity that I found >attractive. > >Also taken into consideration is the regime's delivery of public goods. Of >particular significance to me in this context are the development of the Kombo >Coastal road network and the establishment of the University of the Gambia. > >No system or organization is perfect, but hopefully we can work towards that >objective through the collective will. > >Amadou SJ > >"Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon...must inevitably come to pass" (J. Meyers). > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or 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] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~