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maple
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 21 May 2006 : 10:08:25
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With the result of the recent election at kombo east, the wildest of APRC supporter wil have the belief that they are controlling political party in the Gambia. As going by overall voting, majority voted for opposition either UDP/NRP or NADD. the disturbing news is that opposition cant see this and benefit from it. I personally hope that this two block comes together before the october poll.
Darboe's claim of lack of trust and respect between NADD executive led to his departure then followed by hamat bah, lets not be sentimental but without these two NADD is a failure.
Who is the trouble maker and why not get rid of the individual for the better of the gambia. Going by last election there could have been hope of reconcilation if only certain political figures (I mean thise in opposition especially WAA) were not bend making personal attack on fellow opposition members hence limiting the chances of future reconcilation. It rather late than never so can WAA please put his acts together for a better opposition reconcilation.
For The Gambia Our Homeland
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"Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear" Paulo Coelho. |
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 May 2006 : 10:38:38
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Marple I don't think the strategy is not about sacking. All of the opposition were a party to NADD and endorsed the MOU with its seals and were supposed to comply by its provisions. At a very critical time when they were gaining ground mistrusts and power struggle arose between them. Therefore from the lessons learnt so far from the disintegration and recent by-elections they should sanction themselves for a high level meeting and reconsider their constraints especially power struggle and mistrusts amongst themselves to make a headway towards the general elections before its too late.
In my opinion sacking Waa would further make matters worst and there would never be a chance again for any unity for the opposition and majority of Gambians would continue to suffer. |
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Redeemer
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 May 2006 : 13:24:19
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| Maple:We must exercise some little bit of caution here sacking waa will not help the opposition from their present predicament.True though juwara must stop his personal attacks on Darboe as it is not helping the situation but kicking him out would create another faction within the opposition and that is what we are trying to avoid.The Niamina Dankukung strong man sometimes make feel like vomiting, I mean waa ought to know better as a political science graduate that personal attacks on Darboe is not the best way of rallying a united front.Waa must wake up to the fact that love him or hate him but his party command the second largest party in the Gambia as manifested in the recent bye elections.So somebody some where must put that in his head.Let him drop the feud between him and darboe and work for the interest of our country.I personally dont have any respect for Darboe but I accept that he command a large following in Gambian politics.Sorry folks we all desperatly need to see a new regime at no 1 marina parade but the picture is looking gloomy so though sad but we must brace ourselves for another five years or more of yaya and his aprc. |
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Biraago
Gambia
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Posted - 21 May 2006 : 15:41:43
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Compatriots,
I think the first thing you have to realise is that criticism and self-criticism are part of the fundamental pillers of democracy.
If you have read the statement from the NADD executive written by the fag-bearer, you would remark that the first thing they did was to engage in self-criticism before giving a general analysis of the campaign and election process in Kombo east.
Can you shaow us where Lamin Waa Juwara went againt the Inter-Party MOU provisions?
This man gave us an information regarding an action that was taken by the UDP in which a person's five years of taxation which should have been paid in the first place was paid by party funds inorder for him to be selected as presidential candidate. Is this a good example that we are to just shallow because the man is in the opposition to Jammeh? Self-rectification first.
No one is a sacred cow in the struggle for collective emancipation, be it Jammeh, Halifa or any other Gambian including you and me.
We don't have to be dis-honest to each other just because we want to form a front against Jammeh's tyranny.
It is highly desirable for the opposition forces against tyranny to cooperate but is must be based on just principles and not replacing one dictatorship with another just as in the case of Senegal.
The only way freedom could be attained and sustained is if the majority of the Gambian people are conscious of the fact that they are the masters of their own destiny and not some group of politicians who make deals with each other inorder to rule them.
The principal aim of NADD is collective emancipation and not leadership dealings to gain the presidency.
If in this endeavour, the forces of the same aim are congruent in a common strategy based on cooperation to reach the first common goal, which is to change the presidency, then it is highly desirable.
We should all work hard to mark sure that, starting from ourselves and families, we are all emancipated from unjust and un-democratic governances either from Jammeh or any one aiming to lead us.
Leaders and political organisations can only spearhead a struggle but they are not the essence of the struggle. |
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 May 2006 : 16:03:59
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Originally posted by Biraago
Compatriots,
Can you shaow us where Lamin Waa Juwara went againt the Inter-Party MOU provisions?
This man gave us an information regarding an action that was taken by the UDP in which a person's five years of taxation which should have been paid in the first place was paid by party funds inorder for him to be selected as presidential candidate. Is this a good example that we are to just shallow because the man is in the opposition to Jammeh? Self-rectification first.
No one is a sacred cow in the struggle for collective emancipation, be it Jammeh, Halifa or any other Gambian including you and me.
We don't have to be dis-honest to each other just because we want to form a front against Jammeh's tyranny.
It is highly desirable for the opposition forces against tyranny to cooperate but is must be based on just principles and not replacing one dictatorship with another just as in the case of Senegal.
The only way freedom could be attained and sustained is if the majority of the Gambian people are conscious of the fact that they are the masters of their own destiny and not some group of politicians who make deals with each other inorder to rule them.
The principal aim of NADD is collective emancipation and not leadership dealings to gain the presidency.
If in this endeavour, the forces of the same aim are congruent in a common strategy based on cooperation to reach the first common goal, which is to change the presidency, then it is highly desirable.
Leaders and political organisations can only spearhead a struggle but they are not the essence of the struggle."
Thanks Biraago points noted for more food for thoughts for the way forward. |
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