It is our hope that the UDP will increase it's resolve to be more focal and politically active in 2009. They need to prepare an alternative budget different from what the government prepared and publicise it. The party need to be providing a viable alternative agendas every time the government propose to spend the national resources on ill-advised projects. That way, our opposition will be credible and formidable. All the best guys for the greetings. It would be nice if you folks can also remember the Islamic calender as well, after all we are said to be majority Muslim country. The UDP also need to find out how much of Gambian citizens money is spend in building Kanilai town. Since our journalist can't get the information, the political parties can request the government to provide a report on the expenditures in Kanilai. If the UDP feel that democracy is at-least alive in the Gambia, then they should play the game well. Thanks. suntou --- On Fri, 2/1/09, United Democratic Party NYC <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: United Democratic Party NYC <[log in to unmask]> Subject: UDP/NYC NEW YEAR MESSAGE: To: [log in to unmask] Date: Friday, 2 January, 2009, 8:58 AM UDP/NYC New Year Message: UDP wishes to take this opportunity to wish all Gambians and friends of The Gambia a happy 2009 year. Year 2008 has been a difficult year for Gambians who believe in democracy and the rule of law.The year 2008 President Jammeh went on undermining the Constitution by ordering the arrest and disappearance of opponents of his dictatorial regime like Kanyiba Kanyi a supporter of the UDP and employee of CCF who was arrested on September 18th, 2006 to date without trial or release and a Journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh of the Daily Observer. On June 5th, 2007, Hon. Justice Ms Sanji M. Monageng of the High Court of The Gambia ordered; 1. The Director General of the National intelligence Agency, the Inspector General of Police and the Attorney General to produce the body of Mr. Kanyiba Kanyi to Court on June 7th, 2007 but it is a well known fact that the law is only respected when it's favor the APRC regime. The year 2008, witnessed a serious hostility on the Gambia judiciary system by the summary dismissal of high Court Judges Mr. B.Y. Camara and Haddy Roche for intimidation purpose. The year 2008, witnessed the revelation of a rampant corruption scandal at the Gambian Embassy in Washington DC and to date neither the Auditor General nor the Accountant General has issued a word concerning the allegation and no action has been taken. Gambians want the Washington DC Embassy to be audited and the report be made public, in the absence of that one would be left to believe that the allegation is positive and the APRC regime has a case to answer to the Gambian people. In the history of The Gambia, year 2008 has been the year when the United Nations launched an investigation on the Gambian Government for alleged massacre of 50 West African Nationals and the investigation is still on. Gambians deserve to know about this serious matter. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, once said "The abandonment-even the postponement-of the process of justice is an affront to those who obey the law and a betrayal of those who rely on the law for their protection; it is a call for the use of force in revenge and, therefore, a bankruptcy of peace." We wish all a happy new year. Signed: UDP Secretariat. Note: This message and any attached documents contain information from the United Democratic Party (UDP) New York City-U.S.A. Branch that may be confidential and /or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not read , copy, distribute, or use this information.If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-email and then delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation. いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask]