Malamin, thanks for your efforts. Please include my mane in the petition.
I urge all those in favor of this petition to add your names to it. These
series of baby steps are what would accumulate to the giant step we strive
for - neutralizing the Jammeh poison that has been injected into our
bloodstream.
Chi Jaama
Joe Sambou
>From: Malamin Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Petition draft for an alliance
>Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 15:02:08 +0000
>
>Maila:
>
>I added the point you brought up. It is point # 3. Please take a look and
>see if it conveys your point.
>
>I would like to know individuals who would like to have their names
>appended
>to this petition before I send it to the newspapers. In the event only few
>individuals summit their names, I will send the petition under "Concerned
>Gambians in the Diaspora"
>
>I would also like to appeal to opposition sympathisers in Europe to step up
>and coordinate with us in our efforts to assist a united opposition. We
>have
>many organisations around the world but we are not coordinating our efforts
>were overlaps exist.
>
>MJohnson
>
>To: GPP, NCP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP, AND UDP
>From: Concerned Gambians in the Diaspora
>Contact Person: John Doe
>Phone(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
>Fax(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
>
>
>Our beloved country missed a genuine opportunity to take back our country
>from the current corrupt, violent, visionless, and untalented
>administration. Numerous factors contributed to this lost opportunity. One
>of which we had control over yet we squandered. Yes, a united opposition in
>our opinion would have made significant difference in the outcome of the
>presidential elections. Moving forward, we are once again calling all the
>parties mentioned above to unite as one in the upcoming parliamentary
>elections. We hope lessons learned in the recent elections will add to your
>collective wisdom. On our end, we pledge to throw our full financial
>support
>and ideas behind you in your collective quest to take over the legislative
>branch of our government. We urge you to take the following initiative:
>
>1. Schedule a formal meeting without delay to create a comprehensive
>document of understanding to set the ground rules for an opposition
>alliance.
>
>2. Create a contact group to foster communications between our different
>organizations abroad and the alliance. It is our sincere belief that we
>were
>ignored by the opposition in the presidential elections hence our dismal
>financial support. We are a formidable constituent with tremendous
>financial
>potential and fine minds amongst us. These are tools the opposition can
>greatly utilize.
>
>3. Create a task force that will explore and recommend (apply pressure) to
>the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to let our voices be heard in
>the
>parliamentary and future elections. Our (Gambians abroad) rights to vote is
>enshrined in our constitution the guiding framework of our country. As one
>would expect, it is not in the best interest of this administration to
>allow
>us to exercise our rights to suffrage so it will do anything in its power
>to
>deny us that right. You on the other hand should fight to ensure that our
>rights to participate in elections are protected.
>
>
>We had once put our collective faith in you to unite before, we continue
>putting our faith in you to come through this time around. Partisan
>politics
>should be put aside and adopt national interest instead. Sometimes national
>interest and party interest conflict and we plead with you to let national
>interest take precedence. We thank you.
>
>
>
>
>>From: Maila Touray <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Petition draft for an alliance
>>Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 15:50:29 -0500
>>
>>Please include addressing the issue of absentee ballots while they're at
>>it.
>>Although the 2001 presidential election is water under the bridge, I have
>>little
>>doubt that absentee ballots are formidable in tipping the scale of future
>>elections and now is the time to start talking about it.
>>
>>Maila
>>
>>Malamin Johnson wrote:
>>
>> > Here is a rough petition I want to send to the print media(save
>>observer).
>> > Suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > MJohnson
>> >
>> > To: GPP, NCP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP, AND UDP
>> > From: Concerned Gambians in the Diaspora
>> > Contact Person: John Doe
>> > Phone(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
>> > Fax(xxx)-xxx-xxxx
>> >
>> > Our beloved country missed a genuine opportunity to take back our
>>country
>> > from the current corrupt, violent, visionless, and untalented
>> > administration. Numerous factors contributed to this lost opportunity.
>>One
>> > of which we had control over yet we squandered. Yes, a united
>>opposition
>>in
>> > our opinion would have made significant difference in the outcome of
>>the
>> > presidential elections. Moving forward, we are once again calling all
>>the
>> > parties mentioned above to unite as one in the upcoming parliamentary
>> > elections. We hope lessons learned in the recent elections will add to
>>your
>> > collective wisdom. On our end, we pledge to throw our full financial
>>support
>> > and ideas behind you in your collective quest to take over the
>>legislative
>> > branch of our government. We urge you to take the following initiative:
>> >
>> > 1. Schedule a formal meeting without delay to create a comprehensive
>> > document of understanding to set the ground rules for an opposition
>> > alliance.
>> >
>> > 2. Create a contact group to foster communications between our
>>different
>> > organizations abroad and the alliance. It is our sincere belief that we
>>were
>> > ignored by the opposition in the presidential elections hence our
>>dismal
>> > financial support. We are a formidable constituent with tremendous
>>financial
>> > potential and fine minds amongst us. These are tools the opposition can
>> > greatly utilize.
>> >
>> > We had once put our collective faith in you to unite before, we
>>continue
>> > putting our faith in you to come through this time around. Partisan
>>politics
>> > should be put aside and adopt national interest instead. Sometimes
>>national
>> > interest and party interest conflict and we plead with you to let
>>national
>> > interest take precedence. We thank you.
>> >
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