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Momodou
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 Posted - 22 Apr 2007 : 01:14:35
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Foroyaa Editorial
THE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE!! WHAT ABOUT THE OBJECTIVE FOR VOTING?
Politics is not a wrestling march. It is the science of the state.
How a country is governed can lead to the enhancement of liberty and prosperity or the intensification of poverty and tyranny. Leaders in a democratic society are those who take pride in building standards of best practice to make their people free from poverty and fear.
Three months have elapsed since the National Assembly elections.
Those who now occupy seats should be able to tell the people during victory celebrations what they have said so far to alert the Executive to the problems of the people. If they have said nothing at the National Assembly to promote the liberty and prosperity of the people then they have no reason to celebrate.
It is now understood that the quality of a state is determined by the quality of its institutions. It goes without saying that the quality of an institution is determined by the caliber of its operators.
High grade operations give rise to high grade performance and high standard of institutional profiles.
It is now left to those elected to move from celebrations to service. The monies used in celebrations are much needed by those who have to pay 3000 dalasis to send their children to school.
Establishing constituency funds to help the needy would serve to win more confidence than spending thousands just to claim electoral victory.
The eyes are watching. History has its pen. The records will be clear in five years to come. It is better to start the service now so that history will judge one fairly and favourably. The people know what they want if one fails to deliver. History will take its stand and the people will be the judge.
Those who engage in celebration alone and say nothing in the National Assembly to defend the people’s interest cannot sustain that silence for a period of 5 years without becoming redundant or irrelevant. This is what mature representatives should avoid.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 45/2007, 20 April - 22 April, 2007
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