Lawyer Darboe and Hamat Bah 's defection from a major political alliance which is NADD to form a smaller alliance as explained in Darboe 's resignation letter still leaves more questions to ask . In his resignation letter Darboe gave two basic reasons for defecting from NADD . The first one is that NADD has been transformed into a political party following the Supreme Court ruling he cited in the letter . Darboe seems to indicate that the MOU that maintains the existence of separate and individual parties under NADD has become defective by the Supreme Court ruling and that it is legitimate to set the MOU aside . This seems to be a legal technicality and he may be right . The second reason is that there is lack of trust among the leadership of NADD. The so-called '' human frailties '' that convinced him that NADD is not for Ousainou Darboe . It would be good if Darboe give details , because frankly I don 't really think anyone knows what he means exactly . Nevertheless , it seems to me that Darboe exalts his narrow self interest in UDP to the broader national interest vested in NADD. My understanding is that NADD is a temporary alliance to achieve a specific short term goal of providing a level playing field against APRC this coming presidential election . That is why I think it does not really matter who become the flagbearer , because his role is transitional and dead-ended . Darboe also claimed to favor political pluralism to a political merger, yet his alliance with Hamat Bah to bring UDP and NRP together contradicts that . Darboe needs to understand that the Gambian people would support him if choosen the flagbearer of NADD even though a lot of us did not support him under UDP .That is the kind of compromise and alliance NADD represents .Since the inception of UDP Darboe always campaigned on a platform of a "restorationist" , often contrasting Jammeh 's regime to that of Sir Dawda and PPP. So what is the contention between Darboe and Omar Jallow ? What is the so-called "human frailties " he is alluding to ? I would have been very understanding if his disagreements were with PDOIS , but even he aknowledged his respect for Sedia Jatta , particularly . My personal opinion is that Halifa , Sedia and Sam Sarr are very exemplary personalities in their unflinching selflessness and dedicated service to the Gambian people . Since Darboe and Bah 's departure from NADD are individual decisions separate from UDP and NRP , I hope these parties just like any political party in the Gambia do not succumb to father-figures and select leaders who represent their aspirations and the aspirations of the Gambian people . I am sure both UDP and NRP will be just good without Darboe and Bah . I do not want to end this without saying a few things about the present regime in the Gambia . I have to acknowledge that Jammeh is doing a good job in some areas . I can list several areas of developments that are commendable . Perhaps if the human rights area is improved and a term limit for the presidency the Chairman will leave a huge landmark on the Gambian political landscape .
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