Malamin, thanks for your efforts. Please include my mane in the petition. I urge all those in favor of this petition to add your names to it. These series of baby steps are what would accumulate to the giant step we strive for - neutralizing the Jammeh poison that has been injected into our bloodstream. Chi Jaama Joe Sambou >From: Malamin Johnson <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Petition draft for an alliance >Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 15:02:08 +0000 > >Maila: > >I added the point you brought up. It is point # 3. Please take a look and >see if it conveys your point. > >I would like to know individuals who would like to have their names >appended >to this petition before I send it to the newspapers. In the event only few >individuals summit their names, I will send the petition under "Concerned >Gambians in the Diaspora" > >I would also like to appeal to opposition sympathisers in Europe to step up >and coordinate with us in our efforts to assist a united opposition. We >have >many organisations around the world but we are not coordinating our efforts >were overlaps exist. > >MJohnson > >To: GPP, NCP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP, AND UDP >From: Concerned Gambians in the Diaspora >Contact Person: John Doe >Phone(xxx)-xxx-xxxx >Fax(xxx)-xxx-xxxx > > >Our beloved country missed a genuine opportunity to take back our country >from the current corrupt, violent, visionless, and untalented >administration. Numerous factors contributed to this lost opportunity. One >of which we had control over yet we squandered. Yes, a united opposition in >our opinion would have made significant difference in the outcome of the >presidential elections. Moving forward, we are once again calling all the >parties mentioned above to unite as one in the upcoming parliamentary >elections. We hope lessons learned in the recent elections will add to your >collective wisdom. On our end, we pledge to throw our full financial >support >and ideas behind you in your collective quest to take over the legislative >branch of our government. We urge you to take the following initiative: > >1. Schedule a formal meeting without delay to create a comprehensive >document of understanding to set the ground rules for an opposition >alliance. > >2. Create a contact group to foster communications between our different >organizations abroad and the alliance. It is our sincere belief that we >were >ignored by the opposition in the presidential elections hence our dismal >financial support. We are a formidable constituent with tremendous >financial >potential and fine minds amongst us. These are tools the opposition can >greatly utilize. > >3. Create a task force that will explore and recommend (apply pressure) to >the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to let our voices be heard in >the >parliamentary and future elections. Our (Gambians abroad) rights to vote is >enshrined in our constitution the guiding framework of our country. As one >would expect, it is not in the best interest of this administration to >allow >us to exercise our rights to suffrage so it will do anything in its power >to >deny us that right. You on the other hand should fight to ensure that our >rights to participate in elections are protected. > > >We had once put our collective faith in you to unite before, we continue >putting our faith in you to come through this time around. Partisan >politics >should be put aside and adopt national interest instead. Sometimes national >interest and party interest conflict and we plead with you to let national >interest take precedence. We thank you. > > > > >>From: Maila Touray <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Petition draft for an alliance >>Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 15:50:29 -0500 >> >>Please include addressing the issue of absentee ballots while they're at >>it. >>Although the 2001 presidential election is water under the bridge, I have >>little >>doubt that absentee ballots are formidable in tipping the scale of future >>elections and now is the time to start talking about it. >> >>Maila >> >>Malamin Johnson wrote: >> >> > Here is a rough petition I want to send to the print media(save >>observer). >> > Suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated. >> > >> > MJohnson >> > >> > To: GPP, NCP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP, AND UDP >> > From: Concerned Gambians in the Diaspora >> > Contact Person: John Doe >> > Phone(xxx)-xxx-xxxx >> > Fax(xxx)-xxx-xxxx >> > >> > Our beloved country missed a genuine opportunity to take back our >>country >> > from the current corrupt, violent, visionless, and untalented >> > administration. Numerous factors contributed to this lost opportunity. >>One >> > of which we had control over yet we squandered. Yes, a united >>opposition >>in >> > our opinion would have made significant difference in the outcome of >>the >> > presidential elections. Moving forward, we are once again calling all >>the >> > parties mentioned above to unite as one in the upcoming parliamentary >> > elections. We hope lessons learned in the recent elections will add to >>your >> > collective wisdom. On our end, we pledge to throw our full financial >>support >> > and ideas behind you in your collective quest to take over the >>legislative >> > branch of our government. We urge you to take the following initiative: >> > >> > 1. Schedule a formal meeting without delay to create a comprehensive >> > document of understanding to set the ground rules for an opposition >> > alliance. >> > >> > 2. Create a contact group to foster communications between our >>different >> > organizations abroad and the alliance. It is our sincere belief that we >>were >> > ignored by the opposition in the presidential elections hence our >>dismal >> > financial support. We are a formidable constituent with tremendous >>financial >> > potential and fine minds amongst us. These are tools the opposition can >> > greatly utilize. >> > >> > We had once put our collective faith in you to unite before, we >>continue >> > putting our faith in you to come through this time around. Partisan >>politics >> > should be put aside and adopt national interest instead. Sometimes >>national >> > interest and party interest conflict and we plead with you to let >>national >> > interest take precedence. 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