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Bakary Kanteh <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 1 Oct 2001 16:54:54 +0100
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Dear all,
On October 18, 2001 the Gambian electorate will be faced with the most
important decision on the leadership and future direction of the homeland
since the 1970 Republican referendum. The choice we shall have to make are
quite simply between the status-quo represented by 7 years of APRC-led
dictatorship and betryal of public trust OR Change for a better Gambia,
characterised by a credible leadership that is genuinely committed to
serving the public good in its entirety.
Freedom can only be attained if the expressed aspirations of the majority of
the people is translated in to reality and their verdict is readily accepted
without any attempt to manipulate or falsify their  verdict. Indeed October
18 will be judgement day and the progressive and freedom-loving peoples of
the Gambia who are in the majority will not sit by and allow their voice and
freedoms to continue to be trampled by an alliance led by unletterred and
uncultured individuals, selfish opportunists, murderers, dishonest
intellectuals and armed criminals(parading as security officers).
This is a WARNING to all such individuals esp, Yahya Jammeh that any attempt
to undemocratically extend their reign will be fiercely resisted by the
masses THROUGH ALL NECCESSARY MEANS. However, if the majority of the
electorate should for some bizzare reason(s) opt for the continuation of the
APRC despotism in the Gambia, their choice would be upheld.
Yahya Jammeh, upon having reviewed the record of his treacherous and corrupt
government particularly in the aftermath of his orders to murder peaceful
student demonstrators on April 10 and 11 of 2000 and certain of his
unpopularity must have assumed that his only chance of staying in power from
the presidential election onwards is to defraud the will of the electorate
by falsifying the true electoral outcome. In pursuit of which, he had to
unconstitutionally sack the right REV,BISHOP Solomon Tilewa Johnson who does
not fit in to his plan and install his tried and trusted stooge in the
person of the current IEC Chairman; Gabriel J. Roberts.
My message to G. J. Roberts is that although so far you have complied with
the dictates of the APRC; October 18, serves as the final opportunity for
you to redeem yourself from perpetual disgrace in the history of the Gambia
and also possibly save the Gambia from civil strife. You should be willing
and ready to depart this world as a true martyr in the honest discharge of
your duties rather than to to announce under gun-point falsified results
issued by Yahya Jammeh and his gang of criminals. You should only convey the
VOICE of the people and if you should be murdered under such circumstances,
your life would not have been in vain. You will be considered by eternity in
the league of Steve Biko, Lumumba and others who sacrifice their lives for
freedom. PLEASE DO NOT FAIL THE GAMBIA.

Finally,We all have to redeem ourselves from the tyranny prevailing in the
Gambia by advising our friends and relatives to shun the APRC.

The yoke of oppression must be shattered!

BMK


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