Lamin,

Your posting is most relevant.

You wrote:

"Folks, I don't want to get into this constitutional debate but I want to
make one thing clear- most Gambians, may be with the exception of Mr. Halifa
Sallah, did not know (anything) nothing about the constitution before the
referendum.
"The Draft Constitution was redrafted and made public on the eve of the
referendum. Even the Administrative Area Returning Officers (including
myself) of the electoral commission did not know what the people were voting
about. Halifa probably knows the difference between these two draft
constitutions and I will be pleased if he can tell us which one includes the
wishes of The Gambian people."

I am glad that you have posed this question for me to answer. It has given
me a great opportunity to clarify matters all the more. One thing that I
find very interesting, however, is that it seems that during this period
that you are referring to all Gambians had become like Rip Van Winkle who
went to sleep for twenty years only to wake up and find himself in a new
reality that was not his making. The impression you give is that only Halifa
Sallah was awake and I thank you for such an honour. I was certainly not
asleep and I am sure that my colleagues and many other Gambians were not
also asleep.

Tomorrow I will give you a very clear and convincing reply. If I fail to do
so, then you have every right to write back to condemn me for failing to
honour my promise.


Greetings.

Halifa Sallah.


-----Original Message-----
From: Lamin Manneh PF <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 01:29
Subject: Re: The Absmal State Of The Gambia: The PDOIS Connection


>Folks, i don't want to get into this constitutional debate but i want to
>make one thing clear- most Gambians, may be with the exception of Mr.
Halifa
>Sallah, did not know nothing about the constitution before the referendum.

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