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kobo
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 06 Sep 2006 : 22:16:14
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Thanks Sister Omega. Have covered all the articles and its a tragedy and hard fact to appreciate that this elections is already a forgone conclusion and Jammeh is going to have massive victory for another 5yrs. The infrastuctures on roads, bridges, schools, hospitals and generators cannot be disputed under Jammeh and APRC are banking on them. However thats just one aspect of stewardship of the nation under Jammeh and APRC. Also Jammeh and APRC have many unforgivable weaknesses under law and order, the economy, public accountability, corruptions and transparencyand alleged to have committed serious astrocities with irreparable damages under human rights and abuse of democracy . The elections 2006 was a big challenge to Gambians and the electorate to test public accountability and confidence of Jammeh's/APRC steardship, the integrity and credibility of the opposition parties, the democratic structures in place, alternative proposals and strategies through party manifesto being offered to the electorate inter alia. In addition to the infrastures seen as meaningful development projects, based on facts and a hidden reality the average Gambians are yearning and struggling to make ends meet or enjoy their daily bread. The economy and inflation have increased poverty levels, not to mention about having to feed their families is really a big struggle nowadays. Basically you need atleast D400 to D500 on conservative estimates for maintenance of a large family of about a dozen in a household.
Conservative estimates:
D100 = Breakfast, Fares etc
D300 = Lunch (Meat /kg = D75, D80, D90 only)
D100 = Dinner (Only sugar, tea, milk, bread and butter)
Therefore the opposition could have taken advantage of the situation but they lacked cohesiveness and dis-orientated in their strategies to make inroads or sell their manifesto to the electorates. They have good alternative programmes but politics in Gambia is very cheap as the average Gambian is not politically aware or awaken about their civic rights and the art of government. Its already late to scrutinised party manifestos and alternative programmes because the elections have already beeb highjacked by Jammeh and APRC with blackmails and other manipulations of the IEC, media and state organs to grant them more weight in addition to the infrastures in their favour. Interesting reading about media propaganda and "blackmail"; The daily Observer:Jammeh warns against voting under http://www.observer.gm/enews/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5665&Itemid=33&PHPSESSID=c3a6b6ba29ac1eaae206647b4ec65f35
Its dictatorship, institutionalised state terrorism, arbitary arrests and detention or to dance to the music since fateful day of July 22 1994 to date. However the opposition is in disarray may not have the chance to proof or convince themselves to the electorates. |
Edited by - kobo on 06 Sep 2006 22:24:12 |
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