Saiks, I do agree with you that Adama's piece is very revealing of the
reality on the ground.  These are the sort of reports we need to gauge the
current political situation since most Gambia-L subscribers are wathing the
events from afar.

Thanks,

Hamadi.




>From: Saikou Samateh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: BURNING ISSUES FOROYAA Publication
>Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 00:05:14 +0100
>
>Hamadi,
>I enjoy reading yours too.However  people dancing around a generator does
>not clearly spell out their ignorance but that of others,who are to be
>blame
>after just reading this heart breaking news from Adama Bah,it shows the
>whole picture of those struggling to take after Jammeh,it is very clear
>that
>,a great part of them are only interested in becoming leaders of our
>country
>and not that the sufferings of our people are their main concerned,dont we
>have to investigate to find out if the Gambian people are of this same
>opinion ?Someof them are so angry as to way they loosed all their
>privileges
>after the coup that they don't even want to miss a single hour,by being put
>on the side,the very day the fascist APRC regime disappeared.We need a
>better Gambia but not from Jammeh to another Jammeh,more or less.
>
>For Freedom
>Saiks
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Hamadi Banna <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 10:43 PM
>Subject: Re: BURNING ISSUES FOROYAA Publication
>
>
> > Is the Opposition in disarray barely two months to the presidential
> > elections?  No inter-party meetings, no discussions, and of course
>nothing
> > about a common platform to confront the APRC come October! The APRC
> > meanwhile is consolidating its power by the day through the inducement
>and
> > intimidation of a gullible Gambian electorate.
> >
> > The greatest obstacle to the removal of the APRC and its leadership is
>not
> > so much the lack of opposition unity as voter ignorance. Some of the
>scenes
> > of pelf and pomp arrogantly displayed by President Jammeh are just an
> > indication of the level of political maturity of Gambian society today.
>I
> > find it unbelievable that adults would be ridiculously chasing and
>dancing
> > around a generator newly acquired by the government at a time when even
> > children are less attracted to such outbursts of immaturity.
> >
> > Gambia's political system looks like the old clock at MaCarthy Square:
>it
> > has been stuck in time since independence.  It is a marauding system of
> > elitist politics; rude, arrogant and self-perpetuating. If the
>AFPRC/APRC
> > governments were meant to usher in a revolution, then they should go
>back
> > and consult the dictionary.
> >
> > In my opinion, only an informed electorate, free from the shackles of
> > cronyism and dependency can free The Gambia of these types of leaders as
>we
> > have been unfortunate to witness since 1965.  No coalitions or any
>amount
>of
> > condemnation can change a political system whose subjects are held down
>by
> > the chains of ignorance.
> >
> > Hamadi.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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