sanusi,
       lifting the political ban on former politicians
and their parties was long overdue.If jammeh follows
the laws of democracy,defer to the will of the
people,then there will appear a stable elections.

History has proved that leaders who try to repress or
opress the people are destined to come to a
disgraceful end.

long live the people!
long live the free and democratic gambia!
saihou

--- Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Folks
>
> This is a good step from Yahya Jammeh, but lets be
> cautious by its timing and implications;
>
> Since Decree 89 was deemed to be part of our laws,
> then surely it is the National Assembly that should
> repeal it. Although, this may sound accademic, it is
> best that the President orders the National Assembly
> to conduct an emergency session repealing decree 89
> from the statute books. According to the 1997
> Constitution, the President has no right to amend or
> make law, so we have a problem here with yesterday's
> statement.
>
> The First Republican Parties affected previously  by
> Decree 89 will face an uphill task of trying to
> operate as political parties. Despite Yahya Jammeh's
> proclamation, they are still not required to operate
> until they fulfill the conditions set down in
> Section
> 60 of the Second Republican Constitution.
>
> The onus therefore lies on the Government to
> authorise
> the National Assembly to make the necessary
> modifications.
>
> On that note I hope the Government clarifies its
> position.
>
> Have a wonderful day
>
> Sanusi Owens.
>
>
>
>  --- Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In a
> message
> dated 7/22/2001 10:51:30 AM Central
> > Daylight Time,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> >
> > > Tombong
> > > That is good news indeed and it is well overdue.
> I
> > hope President Jammeh
> > > would consider doing something on the other
> issues
> > discussed by concerned
> > > Gambians.
> > > As a goodwill gesture he should release
> detainned
> > Gambians who have been
> > > held incommunicado for a while now and give them
> > their democratic rights to
> > > defend themselves. he has to prove to the
> Gambian
> > masses both at home and
> > > abroad that he is going to make the coming
> > elections as democratic and free
> > > for all.
> > >
> >
> > Malang,
> >
> > I echoe the same sentiments. I hope Jammeh will go
> > further than just lifting
> > the ban on political parties and politicians which
> > should never have happened
> > in a supposedly democratic country he said he came
> > to power to put back in
> > order, and do more to show that he is truely
> > pursuing the path to democracy
> > by releasing all political prisoners or charging
> > them and allowing them to
> > have open trials, and doing away with terrorizing
> > the Gambian people in
> > various forms, from roughing up journalists to
> > threatening anyone who dares
> > to criticize this regime in any form.
> >
> >  Let him show the World that this is not just
> > another window dressing for the
> > sake of the upcoming elections, designed to
> > mesmerize the simple minded
> > amongst us.  who are easily impressed by a shiny
> new
> > building or empty
> > gestures. There is a lot more this president has
> to
> > do to, and some of it
> > involves investigating mysterious dissappearances
> of
> > Gambians to unsolved and
> > uninvestigated murders involving people in his
> > government with possible
> > suspects right in their midst.
> > There are a lot of pending issues that a truely
> > democratic and sincere
> > government does not leave hanging or attempt to
> > cover up by instituting
> > decrees to indemnify themselves.
> > Jammeh has lifted the ban on political parties as
> an
> > election time maneuvre
> > to fool the international community, but he has
> also
> > come up with yet new
> > ones to indemnify himself and his associates from
> > any wrong doing , and
> > innocent, well meaning and competent  leaders who
> > are only in the business of
> > serving the people and safeguarding their rights
> do
> > not have a need to
> > manipulate the laws of the land to safeguard
> > themselves from prosecution.
> > They must know that there is cause for such
> thoughts
> > based on their actions,
> > otherwise there would not be a need for this
> > manipulation. Lifting the ban on
> > politicians and political parties was long
> overdue,
> > but we are not fooled by
> > the cosmetics. There is a lot more that needs to
> be
> > addressed here, and let
> > jammeh know that the Gambian people are waiting
> for
> > all of that.
> >
> > Jabou Joh
> >
> >
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