Saul, thanks for bringing up the issue about the court order mandating Local
Government elections. So long as the constitutional amendments that seek to
take away our rights are not yet in place, the latest court rulings are the
law of the land. Therefore, the IEC should be using the scarce resources it
has to organize those elections rather than busying itself trying to replace
the UDP MPs with Yaya puppets. I hope also that the opposition is mindful of
the fact that if they accept a by-election, they are in effect accepting the
premise that general elections will not be held before September 2001. My
reading of the relevant laws suggests to me that if Parliament is going to
be dissolved in the next nine months, then we do not need a by-election. So
it is vital that we determine when Parliament is going to be dissolved.
Saul, thanks once again for your contributions and good luck with ADNA.
KB


>From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: By-Elections: Not So Fast
>Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 17:41:15 -0000
>
>Kebba,
>
>Glad to butt in here. Needless to say, I concur w/ you whole-heartedly.
>Regarding the By-elections for these two deceased MPs' spots, there are in
>fact dozens of vacancies hanging: The Local Govt/Municipal and Chieftancy
>elections! The High Court said categorically that the so-called IEC HAS the
>mandate to conduct the elections pronto. So, if any elections are to be
>held
>within 90 days, priority needs to be the Local Govt... which are years
>OVER-DUE! The fact that Roberts and his people are talking about the two
>opposition seats, and not the Local Govt elections speaks volumes about
>this
>phony body. Keep holding the fort!
>
>Saul.
>
>
>>The way the opposition is handling the misfortune of our fallen heroes is
>
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