Jaw, thanks for your response and you raised valid questions that both us
and the parties need to address.  Learning from our experience in our recent
past, we need to do things differently this time around.  The earlier we get
a meeting of the minds between the opposition parties and between the
parties and members on the list, the better for a smooth execution of our
understanding.  We need all the good ideas out there and a lot of input and
cooperation from all.

Chi jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: Y C Jow <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>Subject: Re: Parliamentary Elections
>Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:17:06 EST
>
>Hi Joe:
>I think raising funds for the Opposition is a great start.  But based on
>our
>experiences in the past, I think some issues need to be either ironed out
>or
>considered first:
>
>1.  What is the feasibility of getting a United opposition in place, and
>how
>do we expand Malamin Johnson's petition to get the importance of such an
>agreement through to the respective parties?
>
>2. Do we just raise money for the Opposition, or do we expect something in
>return for our efforts.  Specifically, input into their respective
>strategies, or perhaps an explanation of how the money we raised is used by
>the parties in question.
>
>3.  How do we open Official lines of communication with each party?  Up to
>this point, most political parties with the exception of PDOIS and maybe
>the
>UDP have barely acknowledged the efforts made from this end.
>
>I guess there are more questions out there that others might have.   We do
>have to be a bit more proactive about the way we spend our money this time
>around.
>
>Cheers
>
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