I do hope that the state of non-violence, in the
Gambia, is maintained. The last thing we need is to
have an erupting wave of violence. If the people have
spoken, and if we can all say truthfully, that the
elections were truly free and fair, then I totally
will respect the voice of the people. And will see
Jammeh as someone who was legitimately elected. But
that does not mean that I will give up the hope that
one day, our country will be led by a deserving
leader. Someone with the interest of the country and
its people at heart, someone with democratic notions,
someone with a belief that power belongs to the people
rather than to him, someone who sees Gambia as a
country equally belonging to all Gambians (and not his
personal property), someone who does not discern
justice according to who agrees with his/her policies
and who does not, someone who believes in freedom of
speech and does not threaten anyone who voices their
opinions against him/her, someone who would utilize
the little resources that come our country's way, to
uplift our poor and needy, instead of to fatten
his/her bank account, someone who does not fire or
hire civil servants according to their political
alliances, someone who does not go on national
television and insult the elders of our country or
threaten the country as a whole, someone who does not
only start showing interest in the state of affairs of
the poor during campaign time, someone who will
implement policies that ascertain that the law
enforcement body will know that the term "criminal"
does not cover law abiding Gambian citizens who are
opposed to the ruling party, and therefor act
accordingly; someone who will promote policies and
laws that promote general equality, and fairness, and
instill democratic values within all governmental
levels. The list goes on.... But what I am trying to
say is, despite some improvements from the ruling
party, and despite the general Gambian population
"supposedly" having voted to re-elect the ruling
president, I personally, feel that until the ruling
president and his party can show the above mentioned
characteristics and values that a true leader should
stand for, I cannot see him and his party as a
rightful leadership for our beloved country. After
all, I believe that my country deserves the best.
That being said, this is not time to give up. This is
time to educate the people, to open their eyes, to let
them see the light, to let them demand what is
rightfully theirs. For only that will allow them to
ask of their leaders what they truly deserve. And
instead of letting their leaders bend and shape them,
as has been known to happen in the past, they will
shape their leaders to be the leaders that they
rightfully deserve. And I would say to president
Jammeh, if the people have truly chosen you, I hope
that you will put on your thinking cap. And instead
of continuing some of the sordid past practices of
your regime, continue the good ones and abandon does
that are contrary to the best interest of our country,
its people, and the interest of freedom, fairness and
equality. Show our people that they have not made a
mistake in choosing you. If not anything, prove us,
your critiques, wrong. Show us that you can be the
leader our country deserves, that is, if you truly
care about the Gambia and its people. If not, I guess
your actions will show it in the coming years. So the
ball is in your court. What, Mr. President, what are
you going to go down in the history books as?
--- kalilu camara <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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<P>To think that a group that came to power by
force will yield it any other way is unrealistic at
best!<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Bakary Kanteh
<[log in to unmask]>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues
mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
<DIV></DIV>>To: [log in to unmask]
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: THE INDICATIONS ARE NOT
ENCOURAGING.
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 01:00:22 +0100
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I am an optimist but from the results
announced so far, it seems
<DIV></DIV>>that if
<DIV></DIV>>this trend continues, Gambians have
decided to continue to
<DIV></DIV>>entrusting the
<DIV></DIV>>future of our dear Gambia to the
repressive APRC regime. The results
<DIV></DIV>>from
<DIV></DIV>>Banjul: the Capital, have always in the
past served as a pointer as
<DIV></DIV>>to which
<DIV></DIV>>party will win any nation-wide
electoral contest.I only hope that
<DIV></DIV>>all the
<DIV></DIV>>safeguards to prevent fraud by the
regime were in existence in the
<DIV></DIV>>first
<DIV></DIV>>place.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>THE YOKE OF OPPRESSION MUST BE
SHATTERED!
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>BMK
<DIV></DIV>>
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