Saul, Subject: FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS If your suggestions regarding above are a consensus among gambians abroad, it will be nice to publish it in the papers, with a copy of the publication addressed to IEC for its incorporation into their planning. Satang >From: saul khan <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: ON THE CORONER'S INQUEST AND others >Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 13:06:31 GMT > >Mr. Sallah, > >I agree entirely with your reasoning and approach in all three articles. >Regarding the voting issue, I don't think many Gambians abroad would mind >paying a small fee (to pay for the logistics cost) in exchange for voting. >I >envisage this as a last resort, because I believe that if the IEC is truly >independent, they'll be able to raise enough funds both locally and >internationally to conduct the elections anywhere there is a significant >number of Gambians. But, if they're in a jam financially, I'd rather they >charge us $5 per voter rather than say "we cannot hold elections in X or Y >country, because there are no funds available." I hope they'll have the >courage to truly explore ALL reasonable avenues. And I also hope that the >predictable outcome of the voting would not be the real reason why they >wouldn't want to give us a chance to have our say. > >Regarding your letters to the Justice officials, I agree with your >sentiments, but I wouldn't hold my breath. I'll keep my fingers crossed for >this small country we all call "home." > >Good morning. > >Saul. > > >>Kebba, >> >>Your intervention is highly appreciated. Please do not hesitate to assert >> > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------