In a message dated 8/12/2001 8:28:37 AM Central Daylight Time,
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> FOROYAA wishes to advice the leaders in the opposition to know that Gambia
> >now has its first great opportunity to make a new start to build a
> >sovereign republic with democratic constitution,  institutions and
> >practices that will set the country on the road to genuine democracy.
> >There is always the possibility of a minimum and maximum programme that
> >could be the basis of a coalition. In view of the fact that  political
> >parties have different manifestos, the minimum programme is the democratic
> >revolution. All political parties who are worth the truth would agree that
> >democracy is inconceivable without an informed citizenry who can make
> >informed choices. This is why civic education to eradicate ignorance is a
> >key instrument in doing away with the politics of inducement or
> >intimidation. Since each political party has the view that it can earn the
> >confidence of the people a short transition programme of one year will not
> >allow anyparticular person to entrench himself or herself. It would avail
> >an opportunity for each political party to put its programme before the
> >people on a weekly basis for a whole year.
> >Finally constitutional changes would eradicate all unreasonable and
> >unjustifiable restrictions imposed on citizens to stand as candidates. This
> >is the type of agenda that can establish a new democratic foundation to
> >hold free and fair elections after one year transition period. We strongly
> >feel that if a  trust worthy candidate who has no axe to grind with anyone
> >is elected by the coalition success is achievable and any party which holds
> >that its can get a majority would have one year to campaign to get a five
> >year mandate.
>
> This is the solution we need in as clear an explanation as is possible. We
> hope and pray that all political parties who have a stake in this process
> will adopt proposal because it is the only way forward without a doubt.
>
>

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