Yes, we are getting there. Gambia will be free by the grace of God. >From: Kutubo Manneh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Sami Election Results are in! >Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 02:22:06 +0300 > >Congratulations Seyfo Moro Jawla!!"Miniminin tafali to nya lay ka >laabang"!! > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 1:16 AM >Subject: Sami Election Results are in! > > > > Moro Jawla has decisively won the chieftaincy election of Sami . He >defeated > > the Aprc candidate who for more than two years illegally occupied the > > position for which the people of Sami never elected him to. Like 21 >other > > chiefs, Yahya Jammeh imposed him on the people and it was only after > > litigation initiated by Lawyer Darboe and a supreme court order that our > > people have exercised their constitutional right to choose their > > representatives. Even as they were hamstrung by an I.E.C who seems > > preoccupied with making up draconian and undemocratic rules for this > > particular contest, the people of Sami nonetheless sent a clear message >to > > this thug of a president and his cronies. The commissioner at Georgetown >has > > spent countless nites with a bunch of July 22 youth groups attempting to >try > > last ditch intimidation efforts in villages throughout the district. >They > > delivered explicit threats to folks they thought they could scare into > > submission. It didn't work. This was all done in the dead of nit typical >of > > these vile and insidious bunch. First they try to disenfranchise the >Gambain > > people and after that fails they attempt to bully them. The good people >of > > Sami who I proudly call my own stood up to them and handed Yahya and his > > goons their tails. Something tells me it is an important lesson for the >rest > > of the nation and the people would once and for all rid themselves of >this > > regime and all that it representatives. I urge list members and all >Gambians > > to join me in extending a heart felt congratulation to Seyfo Morro >Jawla, >the > > elected chief of Sami. I pray that God give him the strength and >integrity >to > > discharge his duties to all the people of his district and usher in >fresh > > breath justice and equal protection under the law. > > > > Karamba > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- > > > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L > > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] > > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write >your full name and e-mail address. > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your >full name and e-mail address. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.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 You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------