Good news for the Gambian people. We have more pressing issues to deal with. We've got great tasks ahead. Chi Jaama Joe Sambou >From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: ewd:Sir Dawda Resigns From Ppp >Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:16:37 -0500 > >Sir Dawda Resigns From Ppp > >The Daily Observer (Banjul) >NEWS >September 20, 2002 >Posted to the web September 20, 2002 > >By Pa Modou Faal > > >Sir Dawda Jawara, former president of The Gambia has formally resigned as >leader and secretary general of the People's Progressive Party after >retiring from active party politics. > >In a letter dated August 29, 2002 addressed to the PPP's national >president, >Alhaji Yaya Ceesay, Sir Dawda said "In various public statements I made >following the 2001 Presidential Election, I announced my decision for >personal reasons to retire from active politics. In the light of that >decision the party may now wish to elect a Secretary General and in order >to >facilitate that essential process in the evolution of the party I hereby >tender my resignation. > >I wish my successor and the party in general every success in the service >of >the nation." A press conference was called yesterday by the Central >Committee of the People's Progressive Party yesterday to brief the press >about Sir Dawda's resignation and retirement from the PPP and active party >politics in The Gambia. For more on the press briefing see our next issue. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >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] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~