Culled From The Point We Will Win On First Ballot - Juwara The National Secretary of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), Lamin Waa Juwara, has said that there would be no second round in the forthcoming presidential election, arguing that the opposition coalition would sweep 65 percent of the votes in the first round. Mr. Juwara, better known as “Mbarodi,” was speaking Tuesday, in an interview with this reporter shortly before the nomination of the Coalition’s flag bearer, Ousainou Darboe. “There will be absolutely no second round. If there is a second round, then we have been betrayed by The Gambian people. I can tell you, I said we will win on the first round with a solid 65 percent of the votes. It might even be a conservative estimate,” Juwara told The Point. When asked what Tuesday’s nomination meant for the coalition, the UDP strong man had this to say: “Well, it is very important. As you can see on the ground, we have the majority of the people behind us and this is not just localised. It is across the country. I have gone to Niamina and Fulladu and visited every hamlet. I can tell you we are going to win the elections by landslide with a solid 65 percent of the votes.” Juwara argued, “The Gambia is sinking and that the people want somebody to rescue them. And we are prepared to do that.” Further quizzed what message he had for his colleagues in the opposition, Juwara had this terse message, “We are telling them to come on board. Their chances of dividing the Gambian people is nil, absolutely. You can see that even the NCP is on board... is part of the coalition. It is only Sheriff with a handful of people that have moved. But the people are here. Presidential Nomination Sponsors Per Administrative Area - As IEC Cautions _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------