Haruna,
What  is your prediction on how well the opposition will do if that is the
case.

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  I agree Demba it would have encouraged a larger turnout if the elections
> were held on a saturday or sunday. I also agree with you that it is the
> responsibility of all contesting parties in the election to either:
>
> 1. Insist on a weekend date
>  or
> 2. Make absentee voting possible for those voters who work in the urban
> areas
> or
> 3. Make all appropriate prior arrangements to transport voters back to
> Wulli East fo the purpose of voting.
>
> These are some of the encumberances the opposition is certainly well aware
> of. Have been for decades. They ought to have no excuse for such
> miscellaneous matter at the 11th hour.
>
> If these important aspects of voting are not rectified, it is best advised
> the opposition boycot the election rather than sulk after they lose.
>
> I expect that PDOIS/Nadd took care of this matter for the majority of their
> voters. Perhaps they had made prior arrangements for this and you're just
> not aware because they did not inform you. In the future, I encourage all
> absentee voters to reach out to their party of choice regarding such
> miscellaneous arrangements. I am sure folk who want to vote will sacrifice a
> day or two off from work to vote anywhere in Gambia.
>
> Haruna. There is no job in this world that will keep me from voting
> considering what is at stake in Gambia for any election.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Demba Jahateh <[log in to unmask]>
> To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thu, Apr 28, 2011 11:04 am
> Subject: Wulli East Election
>
>  Why the IEC can`t organise this elections on weekends ,so that those who
> are working can have chance to vote. I discussed this with a friend and he
> told me that APRC are afraid, and its APRC that chooses dates for all the
> elections and not IEC. It seems that APRC knows that if this election are
> done on weekends , many peoples from the urban areas will have time to
> travel  and take part or vote for the opposition. Please let us try
> and advice our opposition parties to challeng the dates of the bye-elections
> in the future. I feel bad that ,we cannot take part in the election today
> because of our jobs.
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