Ask your yourself PA where were you? You see we thought the learn-ed brothers had it all worked out. Yet today after 15 years, they haven't a glue as to what to do or how to divert the situation. All that the party militants can do now is try to blame others for the fatal error the executive members made. Pa, i will not desist finding out the role PDOIS played in the doom democratisation process. You Pa or any PDOIS stalwart cannot twist the real role played by the informed executives. Yahya's atrocities are his and his alone. But who underrated him?
The propaganda wing of the PDOIS was functioning perfectly during the military rule (foroyaa). in fact the burning issue was spread by keen supporters all over the place. PDOIS were operating through foroyaa even during the ban on other parties, they should have refuse to contest the elections based on perpetual presidency. I know PDOIS would have inserted the term limit back into the constitution if they had won, but that was just an illusion. Yahya never intended to leave.
Pa, oil the wheel of the camp PDOIS, my interest is exposing some uncomfortable bits of what happen.
Suntou
From: Pa-Pierre Gomez <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Suntou's Mission to Foster Discord!!
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Tuesday, 20 January, 2009, 10:00 AM
Terrific. You illustrated a vital point. "Where was this golden son of the Gambia?" Jan 18, 2009 05:59:34 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
Suntou,
I would not be surprised if you eventually lay full blame on PDOIS for all the atrocities that Yaya Jammeh's murderous regime has brought to bear on our people, infact, I would say that you have almost completed the job with this one.
The question I have for you is this. If we were to be daft enough to suppose for a minute that the twisted information you are attempting to peddle were true, then we must ask where then were all those other supposedly illustrious, intelligent and presumably innocent sons and daughters of the land who surely must be smart enough to not have been fooled to buy into a flawed constitution? I wonder why they did not save the day. Instead, they joined in the melee and organized (new) alternate political parties and proceeded to not boycott elections.
You know Suntou, as I follow and catalog some of your (all supposedly humble opinions) messages, I cannot help being reminded
of those who slowly but ever so deliberately, stoked the fires of discord that eventually led to neighbours who have lived together for centuries taking up arms to cut each other down in places like Rwanda, Kenya etc.
I am also reminded of a Wollof saying about the little mouse that nibbles your feet right to the bone without you ever feeling it and before you ever know it because it blows ever so gently on your feet after each bite.
That is my humble opinion and very keen observation.
Jabou Joh
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From: SUNTOU TOURAY <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 1:45 pm
Subject: How PDOIS Misled Gambians over a Flawed Constitution
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My humble analysis of events leading to 1996 elections.
Following the military coup of 1994 a Draft Constitution was drawn for Gambians to approve. Many at the time had no idea about the vital contents of the document under review. During that void period of ignorance and uncertainty the Executive of PDOIS went about canvassing for people to endorse by a ‘Yes’ vote. With expectations that PDOIS Executive knew what was at stake, majority of Gambians n aively voted in favour of a totally bastardised Constitution.
Vital elements of the draft Constitution had already been sliced out of it and yet PDOIS political experts did not let Gambians know that. One such important input of the Draft Constitution was about the Presidential Term Limit. This was deliberately omitted and Gambians voted for a constitution that was to give any sitting president a blank ticket for life rule.
It may be argued that though the military knew what they were doing by intentionally deleting that good part of our nation’s book of rules, it was PDOIS Executives who confused Gambians more seriously.
The question remains as who to blame. There were good reasons why the military deleted anything to do with Presidential term Limit. There were better reasons why PSDOIS Executives decided to trick Gambians into voting for a constitut ion that was totally flawed.
The military at that time banned all political parties and believed the next election was a ready beef to bite and chew. Executives of PDOIS thought it was all in their favour being the only active political party operating in total defiance of military ban on all political parties.
Elections came in 1996 and results showed PDOIS further down rejection lane. Other parties could not heal the fatal wounds inflicted by the long spell of ban that kept them away from genuine politics. Since then the political atmosphere continues getting more and more imbalanced for any decent politics in Gambia.
For historical reflections, the Executive of PDOIS can now keep the crown for leading Gambians towards a political doom.
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