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The e-mail below came from a source in the heart of The Gambian Government.

Ebrima

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>Subject: Gabriel Roberts' Family pleading that he quits IEC
>Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001
>
>Coach,
>
>The pressure being felt by Gabriel Roberts' family is manifesting itself in
>several ways. He has been shunned by those once closest to him.  He has
>very few friends left and those who are still clinging to him are doing so
>in the hope that he quit the job - a job that has not only brought misery
>to this respected family but reduced their status to that of an outcast.
>Roberts' immediate family, once a very respectable family in The Gambia,
>has been reduced to being outcasts. So these past few days have seen
>several family members and what is left of his once numerous friends
>trekking into his residence with the advice to quit the IEC.Because of his
>partial handling of the IEC, those who have spoken to Mr Roberts are now
>convinced that should he proceed along the course he apparently is charting
>for The Gambia, the country will plunge into a civil strife for which he'll
>be largely responsible for.  Their advice to him is, "if Yahya wants to
>'elect' himself against the wishes of the electoral, let Yahya do it
>himself." One of his family members said to me, and I quote: "Yahya used
>him (Gabriel Roberts)in 1996 and he shouldn't allow himself to be used for
>a second time running." Well, Coach, Gabriel Roberts has to decide which
>side he is on - he is either on the side of legality and fair play or on
>the side of another illegitimate government orchestrated under a legally
>and constitutionally established institution to ensure a free and fair
>election.  The international community is watching and this time around,
>"stealing the elections" will be met with a carefully orchestrated
>international reaction through sanctions and isolation never seen before.
>The donor community has been put on notice by the British and American
>Governments to isolate The Gambia both diplomatically, politically and from
>the standpoint of financial assistance. The expulsion of Mrs. Fatou A.K.
>Njie at this time, is no coincidence and more action is on its way from
>both the British Government and other once friendly development partners.
>The ball is now in Gabriel Roberts' court. You don't have the spine to do
>the legal and fair thing;so get out now while you can. That's the advice
>from Gambians and friends of The Gambia.
>


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