Sanusi,

The significance of this is that the UDP/PPP merger would have been much
more effective if a little bit more time and effort were put into their
talks to bring all onboard. It seems that recent movements of supporters
have been either from the UDP to NCP or from the UDP/PPP to the APRC. A
notable move to the APRC in recent weeks had been the likes of Aji Musukeba
Drammeh and those close to her and Bakary Santang Bojang, a former national
mobiliser of the PPP, who is now the regional mobiliser of the APRC in
Brikama. If this trend continues, who do you think would be the loosers,
APRC or the opposition? Suppose again that there was going to be a second
round of voting (a very remote possibility) and there is not much between an
NCP presidential candidate and Mr. Ousainou Darbo, do you think the
candidate that polled less will be as enthusiastic to campaign for the other
or that his supporters will enthusiastically campaign or vote for the other?

I await your thoughts on these.

Have a good day, Gassa.

>From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Was the hasty merger of the UDP and PPP a wise move?
>Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 12:28:10 +0100
>
>Gassama
>
>Please be sincere with this situation and don't try to
>make political capital out of it. We in the opposition
>are ONE BROAD FAMILY,whose supreme goal is to see the
>back of the APRC regime come October 2001. Samusa and
>Conteh's decision to rejoin NCP has nothing to do the
>UDP/PPP merger. They have decided to regroup with
>their former leader S.M. Dibba, a prominent member of
>the opposition. I would have agreed with you if either
>of these gentlemen had opted for the ruling party
>APRC. Since the likes of Conteh and Samusa have not
>joined the APRC, then my answer is NO.
>
>Thank you
>
>Sanusi
>
>
>
>
>
>The repeal of Decree 89 opens the avenue for political
>pluralism but it all depends how it is utlised. You
>cited the case of Samusa and Conteh rejoining the
>National Convention Party.
>
>
>
>--- Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
>Following the dis-agreement between the NCP and
> > UDP/PPP over the selection
> > of a single opposition candidate to oppose yahya
> > Jammeh in the October
> > elections, some of the former NCP supporters in the
> > UDP have begun returning
> > to their former party.
> >
> > During the past few days, two former National
> > Assembly candidates of the UDP
> > have announced their return to the NCP. The two are
> > Ma Janko Samusa, a UDP
> > National Assembly candidate for Lower Baddibu and
> > Mr. Al-Hamdou K. Conteh a
> > UDP National Assembly candidate for Wuli
> > constituency.
> >
> > Have a good day, Gassa.
> >
> >
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