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kobo
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 Posted - 11 Aug 2011 : 09:10:38
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1. "I think the Gambian opposition should unite or perish ,because not only the Gambian people are looking at them ,but the whole world. So they must unite at any cost for the safe of the country ."Muhamed Keita comments on Jollof on-line news
2. "CONSENSUS" CANDIDATE LAWYER DARBOE IS WELCOME TO LEAD A "NATIONAL ALLIANCE", "UNITED FRONT" AND "UNDER ONE UMBRELLA FOR COALITION PARTNERS'"; (I.E "TO UNITE" AS PUBLIC OUTCRY TO SALVAGE THE COUNTRY FROM ITS POLITICAL CRISES); AND THE PROSPECTS ARE THERE ONCE AGAIN FOR DARBOE OR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR UDP BUT NOT LEADING OTHER OPPOSITION PARTIES UNDER UDP TICKET OR WHATEVER KIND OF UDP-LED TICKET 
FEW RECAPS
1. UDP LEADER'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE;
"2011 is a pivotal year in which Gambians will have to decide from among competing visions in elections scheduled to take place in the coming months. On the one hand they can choose to continue the status-quo in which most Gambians are trapped in grinding poverty, fearful of their own government, and wondering what the future holds for them and their children. The other choice is for Gambians to choose CHANGE for the better."
"The fight for justice requires every Gambian to see him or herself as a victim in waiting whose liberty is directly tied to the extent each is willing create an environment in which his or her rights are respected. If we stand together and draw from the best of our traditions we shall create a nation that is worthy of its people where the government is never an instrument of repression and every citizen can pursue their dreams unencumbered by an overbearing state."
"We ask all our citizens to be an integral part of the change they seek by getting involved in whatever capacity suits them.Change is always a difficult task and along the way it is easy to become despondent, fearful, tired, angry, and sometimes be tempted to throw in the towel. But because the cause we have embarked upon is a just one that must be pursued, we must all strive harder to achieve these important goals. We however, can do it only if we come together as one and face the opponent. This cause is bigger than any individual or group of individuals."
2. PDOIS NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS;
Compatriots, 2011 is not an ordinary year. It is a year of contemplation, stock taking and decision making. Awareness is the key to sound decision making. The APRC is transforming the year to one of patronage and fanfare. PDOIS will transform it into a year of information sharing and awareness raising so that patronage and fanfare will not stifle the sovereign will of the Gambian people to become the architects of their own destiny.
We, the PDOIS leadership, wish to draw the attention of the leaders of all the political parties in The Gambia in particular and all civic leaders in general to our irrevocable duty to ensure that we build a Gambia where all may live in prosperity, freedom and peace each day. It is our candid view that wherever there is prosperity and liberty there will be unity, peace and happiness.
Political parties have the duty to enact the instruments, build the institutions and formulate the policies that should bring about the prosperity; freedom and peace that the people need and aspire to, once they are given the mandate to lead. They must make preparation to meet those needs and aspirations while waiting as opposition forces to be given the opportunity to lead. This signifies the essence of a functioning multiparty system.
We therefore hope that the leadership of all political parties in the country shall bear in mind that leadership is not an entitlement or a right ascribed to be monopolised by any particular individual, family, ethnic group or other lineages; on the contrary, it is a duty to be entrusted by the people, irrespective of their individual characteristics, to persons of their choice regardless of their origin. This duty to lead should be performed to promote the welfare of all, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.
Today no Gambian leader could be considered genuine unless he or she accepts in both word and deed, that power belongs to the people and that he or she is their mere servant.
Hence any national who wants to lead without deriving legitimacy from the consent of the Gambian people, through periodic free and fair elections is not fit to lead a Republic in the twenty first century. In the same vein, any one who harbours personal ill-will or hatred for any other national is not fit to preside over the fate of a Republic. A genuine leader of the Republic must have a heart and mind which speak the language of truth and justice. Such a leader must be ready to perpetrate injustice to none and do justice to all without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.
As we move towards another decisive phase in the political history of the country we hope the heart of each political leader would speak the language that befits a person who leads or aims to lead; a sovereign Republic and a Sovereign people.
In this new year, we wish to renew our promise and commitment to combat and eradicate the last vestiges of monarchical despotism from our homeland. We will follow the monarchists to every nook and crane of the country to oppose and expose their decadent vision of our people as subjects who need a King. We will sow the seed of sovereignty in every Gambian heart and mind so that no single Gambian who has an iota of dignity in him or her would ever be proud to be a subject or slave to his or her fellow human being. We shall record their anachronistic and decadent views.
Notwithstanding our determination to combat the monarchists, we would like to give assurance that a crown shall never be worn by the head of a Gambian on Gambian soil. That is the verdict of history and political science and it is irrevocable. That is the duty we owe to preserve the legacy of Edward Francis Small, the pioneer of the National Liberation struggle for Self Determination and Independence.
Secondly, the PDOIS leadership is currently aware that many people, who claim to be supporters of the opposition, are straining their vocal chords to perpetuate the view that 2011 is already a lost cause for the opposition. They claim that the main problem is PDOIS and UDP who are engaged in a power struggle. Instead of helping the Gambian people to know what PDOIS and UDP are proposing to effect democratic change in the country and then decide which strategy or tactic could lead us to achieve our aim of effecting Democratic change in the country, they are busy sowing the seed of political apathy by indicating that the victory of the APRC is inevitable. They have made themselves self appointed prosecutors and judges who are already identifying who to blame if their self fulfilling prophecy were to materialise. Those who resign to the inevitability of APRC victory and are comfortable in preparing their charge sheets before it happens are in fact accomplices of the APRC. Every word they utter kills hope instead of keeping it alive. Such people are perpetuators of voter apathy. They are in fact part of the problem. Just ask them whether PDOIS is proposing for UDP to endorse a PDOIS candidate. They would confirm that PDOIS is not and has never called on the UDP to endorse a PDOIS candidate. Ask them further whether PDOIS has not said that if a member of the UDP is selected at a primary by the people we will support the person and they would confirm that those are our very words. Where then is the power struggle between UDP and PDOIS?
Some people have approached us to question why the UDP is not automatically endorsed to lead a coalition. We have indicated to such people that in 2006 NRP endorsed the leadership of the UDP but the results revealed that UDP did not add the number of votes the NRP had in 2001 to its results in 2006; on the contrary, it even had less votes than it had in 2001. Hence automatic endorsement does not necessarily lead to the desired results. We have told people that if we sincerely want change we must find out the causes of voter apathy and deal with it.
Hence we want to be heard loud and clear that Agenda 2011 is not hatched to deprive the UDP of leadership. We, the PDOIS leadership, are not engaged in any power struggle with any opposition party. We came to the realisation that the number of people who did not vote at all was more than the number of people who voted for either President Jammeh or the other opposition Candidates combined. It is therefore clear that if one concentrates on the votes of those who voted for the opposition alone we would not be assured of victory in 2011. How are we to inspire the majority who did not vote to vote, and draw more voters from the camp of the ruling party to add to the camp of those who voted for the opposition, is the challenge that the opposition parties have to address in 2011. We called for a multi partisan primary to select one candidate for the opposition to contest the presidential election so that the candidate would automatically receive a multi party backing. We propose for the primary to be open to Independent Candidates so that the politically apathetic who do not support political parties would be drawn onboard because of the broad options.
We are also proposing for the victor to serve for only one term like Nelson Mandela because of the multi partisan nature of his or her selection and election. In short, a person who receives a mandate from protest votes should not lead on a partisan or personal basis but should satisfy the rectification demands of the electorate and create a level ground for individuals and parties to contest and get the mandate of the people on the basis of their policies and programmes. PDOIS policy is clear and without any ambiguity. It should be explained to the people and leave them to decide whether it is acceptable to them or not. Those who disagree with our position should formulate options to put before the people.
Let the future generation be informed that history has its fatalists and doubters. Edward Francis Small had to combat their fatalism to sow the seed of National Liberation in the Gambia.
We will proceed to sow the seed of the sovereignty of the people and complete the democratic Revolution to its fullest phase to ensure that each Gambian recognises his or her sovereign power to determine the destiny of this country and entrusts that sovereign power to those who would guarantee their enjoyment of liberty, dignity and prosperity.
Those who perpetuate this notion that 2011 is a lost cause for the opposition are on the wrong side of history.
"This cause is bigger than any individual or group of individuals.
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Edited by - kobo on 11 Aug 2011 14:32:46 |
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 13:29:25
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Originally posted by somita
Nyarikangbanna, . in the end, if UDP, as the biggest party in opposition, fails to form coalition with other smaller parties, in effect, fail to produce ideas rich enough to bring others to the table, then am afraid I don't think i will vote for a such a party. As the biggest party in opposition, the ball is in your party's court.
Coalitions are always negotiated, not imposed. Thus, UDP cannot force other parties to come to the table and negotiate with them. They can only ask others to do so, and that they (UDP) have done over and over and will continue to do.
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I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 12 Aug 2011 13:32:15 |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 13:43:05
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Simple answer, No one wants to share.
Nyarikangbanna ,
"Coalitions are always negotiated, not imposed." if you feel that way, why don't you go down that path ? what has the UDP offered any of the other parties? |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Edited by - toubab1020 on 12 Aug 2011 15:22:27 |
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turk
USA
3356 Posts |
Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 15:53:17
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UDP has offered a candidate who is; a senior citizen who is about the retired; bad leadership qualities; coward who seek asylum in foreign state.
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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somita
United Kingdom
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Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 16:43:28
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That is my point, what are you offering other political parties that will make them join UDP, Its cheap politics rather pathetic to say smaller parties will natually come to UDP, its rather the contrary, they will relectantly join you. I ask the questions, does UDP have the width and depth, does UDP have the ideas to move the country forward, does UDP has a hidden agenda, what is UDP key political doctrine, not campaign bs (excuse my french)
Let me throw in the dice, I know the issue of presidency has be sticky position for UDP, but how about reduce presidential or ceremonial president, have office of prime minister with administrative powers, Offer half of the miniteries to opposition, all governors to 5 administrative be appointed selected by oposition party, Kanifing and Banjul tussel expected, and so on and so so.
Yes, brother come to the table with something, come up with a lucrative or bad deal and lets discuss that is how coalations are form .... |
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turk
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Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 16:48:45
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but how about reduce presidential or ceremonial president, have office of prime minister with administrative powers, Offer half of the miniteries to opposition, all governors to 5 administrative be appointed selected by oposition party, Kanifing and Banjul tussel expected, and so on and so so.
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 12 Aug 2011 : 17:24:09
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turk,UDP must know that BUT still cannot see the wood for the trees !
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Originally posted by turk
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but how about reduce presidential or ceremonial president, have office of prime minister with administrative powers, Offer half of the miniteries to opposition, all governors to 5 administrative be appointed selected by oposition party, Kanifing and Banjul tussel expected, and so on and so so.
Nice.
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 00:45:00
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Toubab, i thought i went dowm that path already although not successful so far.
Thanks |
I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 15:53:14
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1. THESE ARE PROPOSALS, ISSUES, STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES FOR THE UDP LEADERSHIP AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE 
2. WHO CARES ABOUT FRIVOLOUS STATEMENTS, FROM AN ARROGANT MILITANT, THE CONTEMPT TO UDP LEADERSHIP AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE
3. ITS IRONY THAT UDP CANNOT EVEN CONTINUE, LEAD, CAMPAIGN AND MOBILISED WITH ITS ALLIANCE FROM OTHER OPPOSITION PARTIES LIKE NRP AND GMC THOUGHT TO HAVE BROKERED DEALS WITH THEM
4. HAMAT BAH HAS A BIG SURPRISE FOR UDP FORTHCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND HE WOULD DO EVERYTHING TO DISCREDIT/EXPOSE UDP LEADER AND UDP
RELATED UDP RALLY FOR 2011
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toubab1020
12306 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2011 : 16:22:22
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I must have missed that,sorry, can you please give an example of your negotiated
terms that have been successful in bringing another opposition party to join the UDP in a united opposition to the present administration ?
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Originally posted by Nyarikangbanna
Toubab, i thought i went dowm that path already although not successful so far.
Thanks
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 12:58:27
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SEEKING CONSENSUS AND NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL GAINS FOR A NATIONAL CAUSE WITH THESE RELATED LINKS
1. MAAFANTA.COM Of phantom heroes and degenerate journalists By Mathew K Jallow
2. FREEDOM ON-LINE Editorial: Gambia: THE OPPOSITION SHOULD BOYCOTT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS!
3. JOLLOF ON-LINE NEWS Editorial: The Opposition Merger
INTERESTING QUOTES NOTED AND ESPECIALLY "MERGER" TECHNICALLY COINED TO REFER OR DESCRIBE WHERE OPPOSITION PARTIES MAY BE HEADING; TO BRING THEM TOGETHER UNDER A COALITION OR UNITED FRONT (BY FREEDOM AND JOLLOF NEWS EDITORIALS);
"National Reconciliation Party (NRP) leader Hamat Bah, who is posed to contest the elections as a flag bearer for his party said the NRP has filed cases before the revising courts to challenge the legality of the voters registered by the IEC. Mr. Bah, has ruled out any possibility of his party forming a merger with the remaining opposition parties. He said his image would be on the ballot boxes come November.
The Socialist opposition party PDOIS underscores the demanding need for political change. It maintains that the party is open to an opposition alliance, but insists that the people must be allowed to decide the leaders of their choice. The PDOIS, essentially is in support of primaries, in which voters will elect a leader among opposition parties, who would be mandated to lead a five year transition period after post Jammeh era. A move the UDP is cautiously skeptical. The party is of the view that the bigger party should lead in an opposition merger.
Sociologist Halifa Sallah, one of the brains of the PDOIS’S blueprint agenda 2011 document, has been persistently underscoring the need for the opposition to be aware of the population’s growing demand for change. For change to happen though, parties must put aside their ideologies, and work towards the common good, he opines.
Given that the opposition had come under one umbrella to contest the coming elections, we can safely argue that it would be impossible for them to defeat Jammeh." Freedom News |
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 20:53:47
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quote:
Originally posted by toubab1020
I must have missed that,sorry, can you please give an example of your negotiated
terms that have been successful in bringing another opposition party to join the UDP in a united opposition to the present administration ?
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Originally posted by Nyarikangbanna
Toubab, i thought i went dowm that path already although not successful so far.
Thanks
Toubab, coalition negotiation terms are always first debated with other parties before they are released to the public. Isn't that how the Lib-Con coalition was formulated.
The public will be put in the knowing when the time is right for that but for now, the focus is how best to get the parties to the table for talks. You would have thought that is an easy task to accomplish; not in The Gambian, am afraid.
Thanks
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I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 15 Aug 2011 20:56:35 |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 15 Aug 2011 : 23:15:58
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Nyarikangbanna,thank you for your positive convoluted answer,which I fully understand ,I will not press you to elaborate further in simple words 
Sleep well. . November is still a few weeks away. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kobo
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