Mr. Dampha,

Thank you for the wonderful news. It is music to our ears( atleast to some
of us). The next step is for us to take part in this united opposition by
making contribution to the fund drive managed by Joe Sambou. Some of us
wanted the opposition unite first before we committed our pocketbooks to the
cause. They have done their part, now its time for us. I will be sending
mine next week.

Regards to all in the opposition

MJohnson


>From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: THERE WILL BE AN OPPOSITION ALLIANCE  (Soon)
>Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 12:35:03 -0400
>
>The final nail has just been registered on Yaya’s coffin. The work our
>leaders on the ground have been putting in during the past few weeks have
>finally bore fruit. THERE WILL BE AN OPPOSITION ALLIANCE to fight the
>October Presidential Elections. According to irrefutable information coming
>from Banjul, ALL the Opposition Parties (UDP, PDOIS, NRP, PPP, NCP, GPP)
>have agreed in principle to form a coalition to fight Yaya in October.
>
>There are one or two sticking points, but these issues are negotiable and
>will NOT prevent the formation of the Alliance. I will NOT dwell on those
>issues out of respect for our leaders on the ground. We continue to pray
>for
>them to reach a consensus as soon as possible and announce the structures
>of
>the Coalition before the end of the week. We need to move quickly and
>present a United Front that is going to register a resounding defeat on
>Yaya.
>
>I am confident that when the leaders announce the modalities of the
>Coalition, all well-meaning Gambians will be happy with the outcome.
>Opposition supporters would have realized that their leaders put the
>interest of The Gambia at the forefront (overshadowing narrow
>Party/personal
>interests). I cannot express in words how proud I am to hear that our
>leaders WILL come together to fight the menace in our society. The maturity
>shown by these leaders in recent days, is highly commendable. They managed
>to take themselves above the pettiness coming from APRC stalwarts aimed at
>bringing discord in the Opposition. Attempts from APRC to pit one party
>against the other have woefully failed. Our leaders are smart enough to
>recognize that removing a child murderer from a position of power in the
>country, is more urgent than fighting over old battles that cannot be
>redressed now.
>
>I wish the leaders all the best. I hope they communicate effectively to
>their respective constituents and explain to them the benefits of joining
>an
>Alliance aimed at removing the Dictatorship back home. Above all, I look
>forward to the day when all these leaders will stand on one platform and
>endorse one leader to defeat Yaya. The endorsement should be followed with
>vigorous campaigning in every party’s stronghold, for the leader selected
>by
>the Coalition. This is a very important turning point in Gambian History.
>By
>the end of this week, Yaya’s dead warrant would have been signed.
>KB
>
>
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