Dr. Saine: PDOIS did not send a delegate to London. I believe they really have made a big mistake. I'm wondering, are they sleeping with the enemy? Naphiyo, Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh ------Original Message------ From: Abdoulaye Saine <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: March 6, 2001 7:35:31 PM GMT Subject: Re: Joseph Joof on the rampage!!!! PDOIS & G-L Community: Why did PDOIS or its representative(s) attend the historic London Meeting, or did they? Just wondering! Abdoulaye Amadou Drammeh wrote: > > Folks, those of you who expressed concern on Joseph Joof's appointment could > not be wrong. The man has started kicking hard. Read on...Culled from the > web. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "A lot of shouting has been going on by a very few people about Decree 89 > but I want to say that government is not in a rush to repeal Decree 89 but > is considering the decree and other laws and will inform the public about > the outcome once a decision is taken." > > So said the Attorney General and Secretary for Justice Joseph Joof at a > press conference yesterday at the Department of State for Works and > Communications. > > Mr. Joof said the government would not be pushed to a corner, as there is > absolutely no rush. He argued that the decision to ban stemmed from a > recommendation by the public as part of the rectification programme through > the former NCC, and the results of both the referendum and the National > Assembly elections sanctioned it. > > Asked whether the statement was not running counter to the promise made by > the President to the Commonwealth Secretary General, Joof replied in the > negative adding that the commitment is there to repeal the decree but not > today or tomorrow but in due course. "Government will not be cornered. A ban > is a ban and those banned had 30 years to avoid being banned but failed." He > advised the banned politicians to engage in something else. "They can engage > in NGO's activities, they can go into business or be telling their children > stories so that they know what happened in The Gambia", Joof admonished. > > He warned that government intends to enforce the decree against anybody > particularly against those who had been shouting loudly in the recent past. > "Let them abide by the law and be patient otherwise the ban will be enforced > with a big Bang." > > When quizzed why Buba Baldeh and Lamin Kebba Saho were allowed to partake in > political activities, he said there was no need to personalise the issue and > repeated that government would repeal the decree in due course. > > When further quizzed on the issue, he said note had been taken about the > issue and the relevant authorities would be informed. > > The Justice Secretary vehemently criticised the opposition for travelling to > London to call for sanctions against the country. He decried what he termed > "the call by opposition in London for their sponsors to impose sanctions on > The Gambia and its people." He claimed that they went there to enjoy the per > diem but their call on their sponsors to impose sanctions on the country was > rejected. He described the move as subversive and treasonable in other > countries. He commended the PDOIS for not being party to the meeting and for > abiding by principles. This sentiment was re-echoed by The Youth and Sports > Secretary (GSC Chairman) Secretary Jallow. > > Mr. Jallow called on Gambians to give their full support to the National > Youth Conference and Festival scheduled to take place in Basse. - > Information Director Ebrima Cole chaired the conference > > _________________________________________________________________________ > 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 > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------