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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 20 Aug 2010 : 20:22:40
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The code of conduct for PDOIS members:
A PDOIS member is a community oriented person.
He or she must take interest in every thing that takes place in his or her community;
He or she shall attend all activities people conducted in his or her community, such as community meetings, burials, etc, as long as the competing responsibilities and priorities permit;
A PDOIS member should clarify issues for people and should seek more ideas if he or she finds himself or herself ill prepared to make informed interventions;
A PDOIS member should strive to persuade rather than impose his or her views on others;
A PDOIS member shall not trade insults with insults or get angry at opponents who refuse to understand one’s position; on the contrary, one should display integrity and maturity in attitude at all times and give clear explanation in response to all hostile attacks on the integrity of the party so as to win over opponents or neutralise them;
A PDOIS member should be convinced that public office is a position of service and not a position of privilege; that election campaign is not a war between rivals for the golden fleece, but a time to enlighten the people so that they could be well equipped to choose competent public trustees;
A PDOIS member shall always strive to gain clearer ideas so that one could have the confidence to clarify issues and thus earn the trust and confidence of the voter.
A PDOIS member should strive to work to his or her optimum in the service of the party and country, irrespective of whether others are doing their share or not.
A PDOIS member should see himself or herself as equal to all other members and should not compromise with or ignore any practice that would harm the interest of the people.
For more information, contact: pdoisgambia@gmail.com
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Janko
Gambia
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Posted - 20 Aug 2010 : 22:40:32
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“… A PDOIS member should strive to persuade rather than impose his or her views on others; …”
What is the difference between “Persuasion” and “Imposition”?
Whatever the difference, dialogue is out of the equation.
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Clean your house before pointing a finger ... Never be moved by delirious Well-wishers in their ecstasy |
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Janyanfara
Tanzania
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Posted - 20 Aug 2010 : 23:30:34
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Fantastic brother Momodou
A well written code of conduct and am happy Gambians would digest these points which I have numbered for our readers for easy elaboration and observation.
I would please ask PDOIS members some questions below!
Code number 5 clearly state that you members of PDOIS should strive to persuade rather than impose his or her views on others. However I it is clearly stated it seems that is not the case here or is it?
Coming to point code number 6, trading insults, or getting angry at opponents who refuse to understand one's position is a non PDOIS thing. Which PDOIS do you people claim to belong to then?
Coming to code 7 it stated.....that election campaign is not a war between rivals for the golden fleece, but a time to enlighten the people so that they could be well equipped to choose competent public trustees. Ha ha ha Who are we fooling? The Gambian people have been enlightened since the first republic by PDOIS haven't they?
Yet some of you stll drag your feet for us to give the people what your very code of conduct calls for.
I rest my case
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
1382 Posts |
Posted - 20 Aug 2010 : 23:41:33
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Sounds like the Communist Manual of Chairman Moe.
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I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
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Prince
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Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 00:25:03
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| Very eloquent,looks like a "religious" code of conduct (ten commandments kinda text). Thanks for sharing though. Personally, I fundamentally disagree with some of the PDOIS' "code of conduct." So I cannot be a "member." Once again, thank you for outing the belief. |
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dbaldeh
USA
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Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 05:14:25
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Some key principles in politics are missing in PDOIS membership trades:
A PDOIS member should strive to win elections or consider getting out of politics. Politics is about winning and influencing policy decisions
A PDOIS member should be flexible enough to reach out to the other side and compromise beyond personal and party principles in the interest of the country.
A PDOIS member should be able to recognize what is fruitless debates that does not take the nation anywhere.
A PDOIS member should recognize its audience and partner with genuine citizens who wants to advance the plight of the people
A PDOIS member should recognize Gambia's social structure and norms and associate with electorates, share the little they have in appreciation of the spirit of sharing...
A PDOIS member should recognize that the party cannot continue to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results.
A PDOIS member should also understand that time is of the essence and that half a loaf is better than no loaf.
PDOIS members have demonstrated knowledge and therefore they should translate that into meaningful political action else they risk blocking Gambia's political progress...
Just my opinion of additional criteria that is worth considering..
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Baldeh,
"Be the change you want to see in the world" Ghandi
Visit http://www.gainako.com for your daily news and politics |
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Momodou
Denmark
11712 Posts |
Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 09:58:31
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So you guys failed to read this code of conduct in the link provided in the topic " A CHALLENGE FOR UDP/UK" posted by Kayjatta?
I guess so and that's one of the reasons I had to highlight it here in a new topic.
Janyanfara, I am not a PDOIS member yet. Hovever, its the only party I see with values and goals I can support among current political parties in today's Gambia.
Your task is to show me a reason why I should embrace party UDP. Provide for me your official party manifesto or other material in order to convince me and win my vote if I have the chance to vote.
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A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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kayjatta
2978 Posts |
Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 10:00:23
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I have stated in my dislosures that I am not a registered member of PDOIS and do not speak or write on behalf od PDOIS or any other group. I do however fully support the party. Everything I have said or written is an individual personal position and representtion.
However, when you guys finish criticising PDOIS; can we move on to UDP? Could someone forward their "Code of Consuct" please? And could we dissect it and see what is missing and what is not missing? We shall also decide if it is fitting to call it a manifesto of the "Third Reich"...
Does UDP even have a "code of conduct"? |
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 14:01:25
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Momodou, you have no vote. I don't think Janyanfara should waste his time on you. Beside, he has not put out himself as a UDP official and therefore your challenge to him is misplaced.
Please makesure you don't offer me anything that is pdois. I said this just in case you might be tempted.
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I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
1382 Posts |
Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 14:15:45
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Originally posted by kayjatta
....Does UDP even have a "code of conduct"?
UDP is not a communist party and therefore do not have a code of conduct for its members. For the UDP, it is the substantive law of the land that is the code of conduct for every citizen irrespective of opinion, belief, background or party affliation, and they are certainly not in the business of developing a surrogate mind in their followership. They believe people should be free to possess an independent mind capable of making independent decisions rather than being indoctrinated on values or their behaviours micro-managed by a bunch of control-freak political tzars as if party followers and supporters are a pack of irresponsible and low thinking human beings who are not capable of managing their own affairs let alone to responsibly participate in national affairs.
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I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 21 Aug 2010 15:02:48 |
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Momodou
Denmark
11712 Posts |
Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 14:16:24
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| Nyari, do you want to tell me that UDP does not have any official manifesto or program to present to the electrate? |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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turk
USA
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Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 14:29:07
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lemme see, according to limited online resources about UDP, according to wiki. And since we have no information on their high-tech website.
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The United Democratic Party is a conservative political party in The Gambia, affiliated to the International Democratic Union, founded in 1996 by the human rights lawyer Ousainou Darboe.
International Democratic Union is (IDU) is a center-right international grouping of conservative, Christian-democratic and Liberal-conservative political parties.
The leader of the UDP has mentioned once that:
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Deputy Secretary General and party militants, our activities have not been confined and limited to the Gambia. We
have established links with the Socialist International and its youths associate IUSY (the International Union of Socialists
Youths). Over the years our officers have attended meetings of the parent body in an observer status whilst our youths
have fully participated in the meetings of the International Socialists Youths in Denmark, Cameroon, South Africa and
Hungary, Mexico to mention a few. We take full part in meetings of the Africa Group of these two organisations.
But I am kind of confused about UDP and what is UDP about.
p.s. Is wiki info correct? Is UDP right or left? Can Mr.Party official enlighten us?
If PDOIS socialist, UDP is claimed/rumored to be socialist, do we have two competing socialist parties in Gambia?
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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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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 14:43:42
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Originally posted by Momodou
Nyari, do you want to tell me that UDP does not have any official manifesto or program to present to the electrate?
Momodou, you now sound like a dummy. You should by now know that it is a legal requirement that all parties present a manifesto before they are allowed to sponsor a candidate in any given general elections cycle. So if UDP have not been presenting a manifesto, how the hell were they able to contest past election and consistently come second, with PDOIS trailing in their perenial distant fourth position.
If you have a vote [I know you don't] and seriously want to explore other party programmes, I suggest that you contact their secretariats in Banjul. However, if you do need help from the UDP/UK then you have to pay a subscription of £600.00 or $1000.00 as we are a fundraising body, and would not waste our precious time helping out disingenuous people like you. God knows where you were when the Point Newspaper published UDP Manifesto prior to the 2006 presidential election.
I am glad that you now come out as an open PDOIS supporter. It makes it all better for my postings. And let me specifically address the following to you; UDP is not a communist party and therefore do not have a code of conduct for its members. For the UDP, it is the substantive law of the land that is the code of conduct for every citizen irrespective of opinion, belief, background or party affliation, and they are certainly not in the business of developing a surrogate mind in their followership. They believe people should be free to possess an independent mind capable of making independent decisions rather than being indoctrinated on values or their behaviours micro-managed by a bunch of control-freak political tzars as if party followers and supporters are a pack of irresponsible and low thinking human beings who are not capable of managing their own affairs let alone to responsibly participate in national affairs.
Regards
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I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 21 Aug 2010 15:02:11 |
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 15:58:36
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Originally posted by dbaldeh
Some key principles in politics are missing in PDOIS membership trades:
A PDOIS member should strive to win elections or consider getting out of politics. Politics is about winning and influencing policy decisions
Ha! ha! ha! ''Manjelekalang''. It would be nice to see PDOIS adopt this criteria as part of their ritual code of conduct since they have been in politics for almost 30 years now. Given that Halifa have said that politics is not a career but a service, being in it this long only points to the direction of them seeking a career at all personal cost rather than offering a service to the people who continuosly reject it for almost three dacades now.
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I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 21 Aug 2010 18:29:41 |
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 16:14:43
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Originally posted by Momodou
So you guys failed to read this code of conduct in the link provided in the topic " A CHALLENGE FOR UDP/UK" posted by Kayjatta?
I guess so and that's one of the reasons I had to highlight it here in a new topic.
Nobody takes Kayjatta seriously here because he is notorious for misrepresenting facts. He doesn't get anything right. Makes you wonder if he is in tune with the realities in the Gambia.
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I do not oppose unity but I oppose dumb union. |
Edited by - Nyarikangbanna on 21 Aug 2010 16:15:18 |
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MADIBA
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 Aug 2010 : 17:11:23
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Insults dont win elections. Neither can you fishing from a mountain top.
I have been home for sometime from my UK base and all i can see is a landslide for the APRC. If the opposition do not sort its house soonest.
This political bickering shows a lot of amateurism on the side opposition stalwarts. The Jammeh camp is laughing right now.
Disgraceful!
Please spare Momodou the foul-mouthing. Show respect for the seniors. Atleast thats what people from disciplined homes are supposed to do. |
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