Sister Jabou:
Your position for the opposition is well founded, but I think we have a long way to
ascertain a united opposition. The formula for inclusiveness must first be addressed.
It is frightening that consultation is limited, and thus, our ability to collectively gather
support within diaspora will be very difficult. I hope I am wrong in this assertion.
I still advocate that we should collect funds locally. My position for this effort is being
reflected in my community, and I for one will make sure that my community's efforts are
taken into consideration. There is a consensus that the community should hear from the
opposition. Centralization of fund drive intiative will not address needed efforts for the oppostion
to meet the community. It takes money and time to invite the opposition to local areas, and as
such, my community feels that it cannot contribute centrally because it has not heard from the entire
opposition. Many have said to me that they do not know the people they should send their contributions
to. They have indicated that it is risky to send money to people that they do not know.
We will also be at an extreme advantage in collecting funds locally because people want
accountability. Many have asserted to me that they will not contribute to a decentralize fund
initiative. We must be fair and consistent in making sure that agenda discussions are brought
forward.
Could you imagine contributing to a fund drive centrally when the executive has already been
formed, and signatories to the account are named. Who are we playing with? I just do not
understand why the rush.
Another lssue is whether it is legal to open an account in the U. S. earmarked as an opposition
against a foreign government. I have yet to hear a legal opinion on this.
Naphiyo,
Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
-----Original Message-----
From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sep 20, 2003 1:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Save The Gambia Fund/Joe
Thank you brother Joe Sambou.
My position, humble though as it may be, is intended to take the opposition
parties as well as the organizers of the fund drive to task to ensure first
that we have total commitment on the part of the opposition parties that we can
all count on, without any side lines pursuits of self interest before we
committ to support them financially or otherwise. Only when there is total
committment by the opposition can there be success in a coalition,and already, we see
complaints and allegations as tended by Waa Juwara.
Whether Waa Juwara's allegations are founded or not is not the issue, but the
implications of possible dissent now or later as has happened in the last
elections.
Our country and people are in a terrible ordeal under the APRC regime, and
the proof that the politicians' purpose is to take care of the people's and the
countrys' business will be proven to the people only if cooperation between
the opposition parties is undertaken with one goal in mind, to rescure our
country from the hands of the APRC regime. That is more important and larger than
any single politician or political party, and now is the time to prove that to
the people.
I hope the opposition parties take heed and step up to the challenge to show
us that it is the business and welfare of the people that matters to them and
not self promotion and aggrandizement while paying lip service in public only.
If that happens, it will be incumbent upon all Gambians to support the only
hope we have of getting rid of the APRC dictatorship that is forever on the
rampage, ,the arrest of the Editor of the Independent newspaper being the latest
news we are receiving.
How many people does the APRC regime think they can silence from speaking out
against their ongoing atrocities and for how long?
How long does the APRC think they can take Gambians hostage against their
will?
The answer? Only as long as we have Gambian sons and daughters who think
their own self promotion and interest is more inportant than the welfare of our
country and our people; because that outlook is the best guarantee of survival
the APRC regime has. So we either spend our time, effort and money by planning
wisely and earnestly engaging each other and sharing ideas to reach our goal
for the good of all in the long run, or we set out on a course that will ensure
another term for the APRC regime. No Gambian can afford to engage in anything
that will give advantage to teh APRC regime. Our people are dying from
hunger, neglect and repression, and our economy is crumbling. It is as bad as it
can get.
Jabou Joh
In a message dated 9/19/03 10:05:57 PM Central Daylight Time,
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>
> Jabou, thanks for your request and I will take your name off the list for
> now. I hope in due time you shall join us again when conditions more
> convenient for you.
>
> Chi Jaama
>
> Joe Sambou
>
>
> >From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Save The Gambia Fund/Joe
> >Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:03:06 EDT
> >
> >Joe,
> >
> >Please remove my name from the pledge list for now for reasons already
> >mentioned.
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Jabou Joh
> >
>
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