I  was  dismayed  upon  hearing  the by  election  results  in  The
gambia.Many  questions  sprang  to  my  mind  as  to  the  fairness  of
the  whole  electoral  process.  The  more  I  pondered  on  this  issue,
the  more  it  became  evident  that  The  Gambia  has  a  long  way  to
go  in  realizing  free  and  fair  elections.

The  fact  that  the  elections  was  this  close  even  where  the  UDP
was  victorious  is  dissapointing.  I  cannot  decipher  for  the  life
in  me   how  after  everything  the  APRC  has  done  to  the  Gambians
and  continues  to  do, they  can  still  attract  this  many  votes.

If  vote  buying  is  the  Opposition  or  anyone  else's  bone  of
contention  as  far  as  this  election,  then
  I  agree  with  Forayaa
that  The  Gambia  can  only  be  liberated  if  the  minds  of  the
people  are  liberated  first.

If  anyone  took  25 Dalasis  and thus  bar  themselves  from  voting
because  he  or  she  is  being  told  that  their  vote  does  not
count,  we  have  very  serious  problems.  How  long  will  it  take
before  each  and  every  Gambian  knows  that  their  votes  do  count
and  that  25  dalasis  is  not  worth  selling  your  right  to  vote.
Until  we  educate  our  folks  back  home  on  what  to  look  for  from
a  government  to  determine  if  it  is  a  government  for  the  people,
we  have  a  long  way  to  go.  And  while  we  are  it,  Yaya  continues
to  kidnap  our  people,  murder  our  people  and  loot  our  little
resources.


Alagie  Barrow

Nashville  TN.

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