Pam,
   You have raised interesting questions for Mr.Sallah to answer.And I am
very positive this gentleman will response in due course.I
would,however,like to throw light to one of your questions : "What is the
cause for your defeats in the last general elections(1996)?"
   To know why Halifa is unable to win in Sere Kunda East one needs to
understand the electoral college in the Gambia.The reason is not that the
voters in Sere Kunda East or in the Gambia in particular are backward.The
answer is far from that.The electoral system in the Gambia is such that one
has to practice money politics to win the support of the voters.The money
politics had been in existence since during the former regime and is not
that easy and smooth for people to graduate from this.Halifa's political
strategy is to enlight the masses about their role and those governing  then
with this awareness the voters will be in the position to make an informed
decision on who to vote for.Not most can get Halifa's style of
politicking.This is why Halifa can't as at now.
       God bless The Gambia and Africa.



>From: Njie Pa m <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Question  to Halifa Sallah
>Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 18:34:14 GMT
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>I would not like to put my foot in my mouth nor would I like to have my
>head
>in the sand(laugh) but I will do injustices to my big brother Sallah and
>even betray my own conscience if I do not forward these questions to
>brother
>Sallah, these questions have been ringing and rolling in my head and ears.
>Guess I will be on the safe footing if I believes that brother Sallah is
>doubtlessly a Gambian political STATESMAN and one of the highly exposed
>(internationally)Gambian politician with an intellectual ability. A
>position
>or privilege he have achieved or gained after Jammeh`s 1994 military coup
>detat.(1) Brother Sallah,why do you think that you have achieved such a
>political statesmanship (international exposure etc) in Jammeh`s but not in
>Jawara`s era ? Do you think that the Gambian people sees any differences in
>your political role  under Jawara vis a vis Jammeh´s regime?What do you
>think of the interpretations if there is a different in the role or the
>stausquo ? (2) Hence you are one of the oldest (not by age) politician
>whose
>party is not ban, what then do you think is the causes for your defeats in
>the last general elections(1996)? Is it because that Gambians are too
>backward to understand your positions,ideas and political messages ? Or has
>it some thing to do with your personality ? (3) Do you think your
>Serrekunda
>voters inparticular and the Gambians in general clearly understood your
>positions or relationship with Jammeh,Jammeh´s Afprc government and the
>transitional period ? Is it true that you once lamented that you will not
>stand as a candidate again if you lost the 1996 elections ? Are you going
>to
>contest in the next elections if conditions permits ? (4)My dear brother
>Halifa,though wards and the meanings are said to be betterly define by the
>one who use it(author) but guess there is a general understanding of a ward
>´democracy`.Hence ´democracy´is the order of the day,I therefore raise the
>following questions.(a) Whom do you think is more democrat-Jawara or Jammeh
>? (b)Which of the two regime-Jawara´s or Jammeh´s- is lesser democrat ?(5)
>Have you ever make a political mistake and acknowledge it privately or
>publicly ? Have your party ever make any political mistake before ? (6) Do
>you think that your political messages reach to the majority of the Gambian
>people with understanding ? As a profound Gambian intellectual with a sound
>analytical tutorial methodology and uniqueness,don´t you think that you can
>serve the Gambian people effectively if you happen to be a  lecturer at the
>institute of learning ?
>Well, who ever voluntary wants to put herself/himself in the political
>service of the people must also have the endurance for the stupid questions
>raise by stupid people like my self.I beg your forgiveness if my questions
>are in anyway boring or offensive as that is not the purpose.However I
>cannot help to raised them and certainly its is a portray of a stupid and
>simple mind.
>Thank you in advance. I truly hope that the questions and criticism you
>have
>been facing will be an other source of correct reflection and make you
>strong to clarify your positions-(if need be)-to the gambian people so that
>"Jammeh´s transitional period" will not be a ghost in your political
>career.
>
>        I remains
>         Pam
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