Folfs,
Lte's be fair to the PDOIS and recognise their noble
services to the Gambian people, for once. Almost
everyone on this forum decried the unconstitutional
conduct of the dictator for removing the IEC chairman,
Bishop Johnson and Mr. Fatty a couple of months ago.
Everybody (those on this side of the struggle) urged
the opposition to not take the issue lying down but
fight it in anyway possible. Now, what is wrong with
PDOIS disassociating itself with an unconstitutional
body, the IEC, and explaining it's reseaon for doing
so in a manner or tone that they desired?  What is
wrong with the PDOIS fighting for the respect for and
recognizance of the total independence of this all
important body by all and sundry, especially the
executive?

Don't get me wrong, we are all in the same boat,
fighting to rid our country of these low lifes who has
brought nothing but untold misery on our people. Yes,
I have problems with  the failure of PDOIS not
attending the London meeting. I also think PDOIS is
more sceptical of a united opposition than the rest of
the opposition parties (oh God! I hope I am wrong). I
have problems with the brand of politics used by
PDOIS.I have problems with the PDOIS not being as hard
on the APRC gov't as they were on the PPP Gov't. But I
will always give credit to them for their selfless
service to the Gambian people. They simply had
contributed  much to the Gambian political scene for
any genuine person to ignore.

What we must remember is that we all have the same
imtentions; differences in the methods used in
achieving those means are inevitable. I think we have
a responsibility not to ostracize any one in our
attempt to form a united opposition against the
dictator. If we fail to achieve that objective, our
chances of uprooting the Dictator is almost zero. So
please let's encourage all the parties to be on board
rather than isolating others.

Peace be unto you all.

Iss

--- Ansumana Kujabi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


> BROTHER ML CONTEH:
>
> You got it right. PDOIS is once again fruitlessly
> engaged in "DRY
> INTELLECTUALISM": Sheer journalistic contentions of
> basic facts about the
> laws and procedures of elections, which becomes
> absolutely confusing to the
> average man in the street because they are always
> lost in the galaxies. How
> could MALAMIN KINTEH in the streets of BADDIBOU and
> LANG MANJANG in the
> streets of KIANG who could not even complete
> standard four be able to
> comprehend what the HECK PDOIS is YAPPING about? We
> do not need such kind of
> COLLEGE-SOPHOMORE-STYLE of essay presentation, in
> which there are only BONES
> in the essay, instead of MEAT, and all that the
> professor needs to do is to
> suck the BONE MARROWS. In fact, in PDOIS's text book
> of analyses, there is
> zip bone marrows for Malamin Kinteh of Baddibou and
> Lang Manjang of Kiang to
> suck. At this point in time, we do not need 15
> MINUTES to be stretched into
> 24 HOURS of fruitless arguments. We want to know
> what PDOIS's CONTRIBUTIONS
> to rectify the situation will be, period.
>
> But instead, PDOIS is still caught up in comparing
> the PAST and PRESENT.
> What does the 1970 LAWS about elections have to do
> with the 21st Century.
> PDOIS is still obsessed with the past than the
> present. The MORON has
> altered the Constitution which supposed to entail
> election laws and
> procedures; but why is PDOIS still dwelling into the
> past instead of the
> present? And worst of all, PDOIS will NEVER design
> their own solutions to
> FIX the problems and confusion, period. Instead,
> they will continue to
> distract the Forum with lengthy unnecessary "DRY
> INTELLECTUALISM" about mere
> procedural matters. PDOIS do NOT still get it.
>
> Ansumana.
>
>
> >From: MLJ Conteh <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: PDOIS POSITION ON THE BOYCOTT
> >Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 06:29:54 -0400
> >
> >Comrades/Foroyaa:
> >
> >I have read with amusement precise analytical
> >review of PDOIS's stand on the presidential
> >and parliamentary elections in The Gambia.  This
> >again shows simple description of facts for voters
> >that PDOIS is trying to educate is buried in
> >sentence structure and as such becomes difficult
> >for the intended voter to actually understand what
> >the heck thEsE intellectuals are talking about.
> Please
> >simply give us directions from Banjul to Sera
> Kunda.
> >Don't tell us machinery or elements that we have to
> get
> >before taking off.
> >
> >Mr. Sallah intimated at a meeting in Tobokoto that
> PDOIS
> >will not participate in future elections if Rev.
> Johnson
> >and Mr. Fatty are not reinstated.  The gentleman's
> >message to The Gambian people was precise to the
> point.
> >I am asking, why then do you have to go that far in
> >explaining a simple logic?
> >
> >Having said that, I quote the following from
> Foroyaa:
> >
> >"... Commission created a state of total paralysis,
> how can its
> >independence be safeguarded?
> >
> >This is clear that if the executive can actually
> remove members of
> >the cohy PDOIS considers it a matter of principle
> to wait for the Supreme
> >Court decision on the removal of the two members of
> the IEC one of whom is
> >the chairman before working with the IEC.
> >
> >The issue therefore is not whether PDOIS intends to
> >participate in elections or not. That is a foregone
> conclusion. As long as
> >we are convinced that the Gambian People can go in
> a voting booth and vote
> >in secret; as long as our polling agents can be
> present in every polling
> >station to monitor the exercise; as long as all the
> ballot boxes are opened
> >at the beginning to be checked and closed in front
> of our polling agent; as
> >long as those ballot boxes are at all times within
> the sight of our polling
> >and counting agent; as long as counting takes place
> in front of our
> >counting
> >agent, PDOIS will participate in elections.
> Inducement and intimidation can
> >only work if the people are not properly sensitised
> and emboldened.
> >
> >As long as there are rulers who see themselves as
> >monarchs instead of leaders who are mere public
> trustees and who should
> >perform their duties according prescribed laws,
> constitutional provisions,
> >which are designed to safeguard standards of
> governance and the integrity
> >of
> >the sovereign people will always be encroached on.
> >
> >The obstacle therefore at the moment is our
> >commitment not to compromise with the culture of
> impunity and the failure
> >of
> >the Supreme Court to act with immediacy to redress
> such impunity.
> >
> >If the Supreme Court acts with
> >speed to resolve the constitutional dilemma, there
> will no obstacles to
> >PDOIS's participation."
> >
> >I am then of the opinion that PDOIS will not
> >participate in future elections if the Supreme
> >Court of The Gambia does not reinstate Rev. Johnson
> >and Mr. Fatty.  If this seems to be the case, then
> >our call for boycotting the presidential election,
> >in its infancy will pick momentum.  We are
> >convinced that the Supreme Court of The Gambia will
> >not reinstate Rev. Johnson and Mr. Fatty.  The sad
> >fact of the matter is that dictator jemus
> interpretes
> >constitutional law in The Gambia.
> >
> >Naphiyo,
> >
> >Comrae ML Jassey-Conteh
> >
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