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"Jeng, Beran" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:11:16 -0400
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Karl,

Afraid of what.

Beran

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   kalilu camara [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Wednesday, June 14, 2000 1:39 PM
                To:     [log in to unmask]
                Subject:        Re: Election Petition Draft

                Beran,
                I am Afraid!
                Karl


                >From: "Jeng, Beran" <[log in to unmask]>
                >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
                ><[log in to unmask]>
                >To: [log in to unmask]
                >Subject: Re: Election Petition Draft
                >Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 10:29:16 -0400
                >
                >Karl,
                >
                >Any suggestions !
                >
                >Beran
                >
                >                 -----Original Message-----
                >                 From:   kalilu camara
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                >                 Sent:   Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:27 PM
                >                 To:     [log in to unmask]
                >                 Subject:        Re: Election Petition Draft
                >
                >                 Dearest Gambians,
                >
                >                 The draft we should be making is the one
concerned with
                >what we
                >do if the
                >                 elections are nulled and Jammeh highjack the
nation again!
                >Dont
                >you all see
                >                 that any election here in is like giving a dog
a bone!
                >Jammeh
                >aint   giving
                >                 up his strong hold with respect to the the
majority vote!
                >                 While we have the right to dream it will be  a
snare of
                >natural
                >intelegence
                >                 to assume that the trends are suddenly going
to turn
                >towards
                >justice in a
                >                 land so apparently stolen!
                >
                >                                                  Karl
                >
                >                 >From: MOMODOU BUHARRY GASSAMA
<[log in to unmask]>
                >                 >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues
mailing list
                >                 ><[log in to unmask]>
                >                 >To: [log in to unmask]
                >                 >Subject: Election Petition Draft
                >                 >Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:56:01 +0200
                >                 >
                >                 >Hi!
                >                 >      I have decided to volunteer and draft a
petition to
                >enable Gambians
                >                 >abroad to vote as requested by Abdoulie
Saine. Maybe
                >others can
                >volunteer
                >                 >and draft the other petitions requested by
Abdoulie. Feel
                >free
                >to make any
                >                 >changes you wish. Thanks.
                >                 >
                >                 >
                >Buharry.
                >
                >
>_______________________________________________________________________________
                >______
                >                 >
                >                 >
                >                 >Dear Sir,
                >                 >
                >                 >              We the undersigned, as Gambians
living
                >abroad
                >seeking to
                >                 >exercise our right to participate in choosing
our
                >representatives to public
                >                 >office as guaranteed under the Constitution
of The
                >Gambia,
                >respectfully
                >                 >request your Commission to make arrangements
and put in
                >place
                >mechanisms to
                >                 >make this a reality. We derive our wish to
participate in
                >electing our
                >                 >representatives not only as concerned
citizens living
                >abroad
                >who make
                >                 >substantial financial, social, moral and
other
                >contributions to
                >the
                >                 >development of our country, but also as
citizens wishing
                >to
                >exercise rights
                >                 >guaranteed under the Constitution of The
Gambia which is
                >the
                >fundamental
                >                 >law of the land. Section 26 of the
Constitution states:
                >                 >
                >                 >"Every citizen of The Gambia of full age and
capacity
                >shall
                >have the right,
                >                 >without unreasonable restriction -
                >                 >
                >                 >
                >                 >(a) to take part in the conduct of public
affairs,
                >directly or
                >through
                >                 >freely chosen representatives;
                >                 >
                >                 >(b) to vote and stand for elections at
genuine periodic
                >elections for
                >                 >public office, which elections shall be by
universal and
                >equal
                >suffrage and
                >                 >be held by secret ballot;
                >                 >
                >                 >(c) to have access, on general terms of
equality, to
                >public
                >service in The
                >                 >Gambia."
                >                 >
                >                 >We believe that it is within your mandate to
make the
                >exercise
                >of our
                >                 >rights a reality as section 141 of the
Elections Decree
                >states:
                >                 >
                >                 >"The Independent Electoral commission may
make rules for
                >Gambians in any
                >                 >foreign country to vote in a Presidential
election."
                >                 >
                >                 >We therefore respectfully request and urge
you and your
                >Commission to look
                >                 >into ways and means of making our wish to
participate in
                >the
                >election of
                >                 >our public officers a reality. Whilst
awaiting your
                >co-operation and
                >                 >consideration in this issue, we would like to
thank you
                >in
                >advance and
                >                 >extend the best of wishes in the execution of
the noble
                >task
                >you have been
                >                 >entrusted with.
                >                 >
                >                 >
                >                 >
                >                 >
                >                 >                            Sincerely,
                >                 >
                >                 >
                >                 >
                >                 >
                >                 >
                >Concerned
                >                 >Gambians.
                >                 >
                >
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