Thanks for the correction. My humble apology to all the readers. Lamin PF Manneh >From: joey goswell <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: k Dampha- >Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 07:38:44 GMT > >Hello Lamin >I have enjoyed your analysis on the 1992 General Elections. However, I beg >to differ on one issue that the courts never declared some elections as >null >and void. >According to my records, elections held in the following constituencies >were >declared null and void: >Jokadu - Amadou Lowe of PPP lost Dr Momodou Manneh (Ind Candidate) >Tumana - M.C Cham of PPP Lost to Mbemba Tambedou of GPP > >By Elections were held in these disputed constituencies. The defeated PPP >Candidates were never able to win these seats. In both cases Dr Manneh and >Mbemba Tambedou were re-elected with a larger majority. > >Thanks for your attention. > > >>From: Lamin Manneh PF <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: k Dampha- >>Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 22:40:04 PDT >> >>Mr. Dampha ask these questions >>1. Why did no court overturn election victories on behalf of PPP, PDOIS, >>or >>NCP after the 1992 elections? Mr. Dampha during Jawara's time many >>parliamentary candidates have challenged election results in court but i >>think nobody was successful. The court could not declare the result null >>and >>void because the defeated candidates were always unable to proof their >>case. >>The electoral office never corporate during such litigations. >>My uncle(my dad's brother)is the Alikali of a small village in Kombo >>North. >>During the 1992 elections, one of his son under 21 voted for PPP and my >>elder sister could not vote because there was no supplementary >>registration >>in Kombo North for over five years. In this election if you remember Sarr >>had over 4300 votes(far more than what the popular Nyimansata Sanneh >>Bojang >>used to have)and Yusupha Cham polled over 3000 votes. But checking into >>the >>previous elections held in that constituency, Nyimansata Sanneh Bojang >>polls slightly over 3000 votes and Abdou Yaya Jatta barely 2000 . Now why >>such a huge difference when there was no official supplementary >>registration >>between 1987-92? But if yusupha Cham challenge the results in court, the >>electoral office will just tender their manipulated head registers. >>2. You asked: If ppp was so versed in the tactics you said were talking >>place in Banjul and Serrekunda, why didn't they used the same tactics >>against Dembo in Bakau and Gibbo Jagne in Serrekunda west? >>Mr. Dampha, the only reason why Dembo By-Force still hold his chair is >>that >>he has one of the most aggressive and die hard supporters than any >>politician in The Gambia. In fact if every body is like those "Dinko Kono >>Mussolo"( Down Town Women)of Bakau, no alien will vote and nobody will >>have >>the gut to vote twice or more. These women were constantly monitoring all >>polling stations with the last official head register, getting aliens and >>under ages out of the line and seizing their illegal voter's cards. Some >>of >>them crammed the the last voter's card number in Bakau. I wish you see how >>they escort the ballot boxes from Bakau to Brikama for counting and the >>way >>they return to Bakau after an overwhelming victory. Also Dembo is no idle >>politician, he starts planning his next election immediately after >>victory. >>For Gibbo Jagne, i think he was not very much affected by these frauds >>because Serrekunda West comprises of few aliens, and had older >>settlements. >>He was also a good and popular politician. >> >>3. Mr. Dampha, the registration team comprises five PIEC officials and >>village elders. In order to be registered one has produce one of the >>following, birth certificate, passport, ID card or attestation from the >>Alikali. These documents were not accepted at face value, one must get the >>approval of the elders. If for instance you are not known in that area >>(like >>civil servants) but produce one or more of the above named documents, you >>will be registered and anybody have the right to protest your registration >>in court of law during the period of adjudication. PIEC has no legal right >>to de-register somebody after being issued with a voters card. This must >>be >>done by a competent court. >>Regarding voting, your only credential is a valid voters card. >>4. You also wants to know more about Returning officers but i am not sure >>what information you exactly want. I can give you my job description as a >>Returning officer if that will be sufficient. >> >>I am sorry it took me so long to reply you. You will also notice that one >>or >>two of your questions are not answer. >>Thanks for your comments >>Cheers >>LAMIN PF MANNEH >> >> >>________________________________________________________________________ >>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >>Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >> >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------