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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 01 Jun 2013 : 20:53:14
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My statement, which prompted this PDOIS clarification, was not based on the content of Halifa’s letter to Hamat Bah but his response to D.A Jawo’s article on the Raleigh Conference in which D.A Jawo characterized PDOIS’s stated reasons for Halifa’s capricious absence at the Conference as vague.
Halifa stated the following in his response to Mr. Jawo and in reference to the G6;
''We have already reached consensus on mediation efforts and what to do if the incumbent fails to respond. This is why we were surprised by the news that the opposition leaders were at each other’s throat at Raleigh".
Two things are implicit in this statement;
(a) There is consensus on the mediation efforts to bring out electoral reform;
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(b) There is consensus on what to do if mediations failed to bring about electoral reform.
The question then is; where does this second limb come from and what is it all about? PDOIS’s position was articulated by Halifa as thus;
‘‘Our statement is very clear and incapable of distortion. We indicated that democratic change could come through electoral reform by restoring the second round of voting and ensuring a level ground for multi party contest but that if the incumbent resists electoral reform the Banjul Mayoral election has given us the way out. All forces should just rally behind one independent candidate to remove the incumbent and preside over a one term transition.’’
However and as far as the G6 is concern, there is no second limb to the consensus reached by the opposition parties in The Gambia. The Agreement has only one facet and that is Electoral reform and Electoral reform only. Halifa’s statement therefore not only distorts G6’s position, it is also misleading as it gave a wrong impression about a tacit link between PDOIS’s position on the so-called second limb and what the G6 is all about. The truth is; there is no such link and Halifa knows that.
Now that PDOIS has clarify its statement, we can only urge them to be cautious in their future statements and also to ensure that they do not blur the line between what is G6’s position and what is theirs.
PDOIS has no mandate to speak for the G6 and the party must not think they can somehow usurp this authority to promote their party’s shady agenda.
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Jun 2013 : 02:16:55
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MORE UPDATES;
1. MAAFANTA.COM;
2. KIBAARO NEWS;
3. RELATED BANTABA TOPIC: PDOIS DESK OFFICER CLARIFIES
4. RELATED BANTABA OPINION POLLS:
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Jun 2013 : 10:20:53
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MAAFANTA.COM WITH:
1. UDP LEADER LAWYER DARBOE'S SPEECH AT RALEIGH;
THE CHALLENGES OF GOOD GOVRENANCE & RULE OF LAW
"Mr. Chairman, members of the organising committee, distinguished delegates, invited guests, good afternoon.
On behalf of our party the United Democratic Party, I thank the organisers for inviting me and the cross section of Gambian society represented here. I congratulate the members of The Gambia Democratic Action Group and Save The Gambia Democracy Project for conceiving and actualising an undertaking of this magnitude that required a commitment of time and resources to convene a national dialogue on the challenges we face. More importantly, this family gathering which is both timely and critical, comprising of political parties, civic organisations, community groups, activists and regular citizens has set itself the task of reaching a consensus on a practical and achievable agenda of a free and democratic Gambia anchored on the rule of law....
I have been assigned the role of discussing the challenges as well as share ideas on specific prescriptions in the areas of governance and the rule of law....."
More Full Information here
2. HOW COME DOMINEERING MATHEW K.JALLOW (NATION'S "WMD" PEN) HIJACKING THE FRUITS OF RALEIGH, STEALING CREDIBILITY AND MANDATE WITH AUDACITY FORWARDING NEW STRANGE RIDICULOUS PROPOSALS; AFTER FORMING "Gambia Consultative Council (GCC)" UNDER "United Gambian Organization The Gambia Consultative Council", THAT WASN'T IN AGENDA,NOR CONFERRED IN THE CONFERENCE AND NEVER CONSIDERED IN RESOLUTIONS AT RALEIGH, NOW PUBLISHED IN PUBLIC DORMAIN FROM MAAFANTA.COM; 
The Gambia: Raleigh and the urgency of political change by Mathew K. Jallow
IN LAUNCHING IT POST-RALEIGH CONFERENCE MATHEW K. JALLOW STATED THAT;
"...As it stands now, the new and still forming Gambia Consultative Council (GCC), which has the most comprehensive list of Gambian organizations and individuals involved in the liberation struggle, originally planned to hold voting of an Executive Committee to lead the Gambian struggle, but the recent UK Congress and the Raleigh Conference, have together preempted much of GCC’s original plans and forced the organization’s rethinking of a new direction. It is worth noting that prior to the Raleigh Resolution; GCC had concluded that the divisiveness that could result from voting for its Executive Committee was unnecessary and preventable. GCC, therefore, proposed the formation of a Steering Committee, which incidentally the Raleigh Conference proposed as well. Now that a common ground has been created between Raleigh and GCC, we should collectively agree that Gambians needs to put our best feet out to lead the effort in regaining our country. The Gambians who GCC proposes to lead our collective effort have earned the right, not because they are better educated, but because they have better and more broadly recognizable resumes. In this ongoing struggle, GCC recognizes the selfless efforts of every Gambian, but in order to achieve the success we desire, a leadership organizational structure is required and the formation of a Steering Committee is an appropriate beginning. In recognizing the brilliant ideas coming out of Raleigh, the GCC proposes the formation of such a leadership structure as follows:...
Nothing in the above proposal is set in stone. The form of the structure the campaign will take is dependent on the general consensus of all Gambians. To this effect, Gambians in the struggle are invited to sign up as members of the united Gambian organization the Gambia Consultative Council. Those interested in joining the broadest membership of Gambians organizations and individuals are encouraged to: gcc@thegambiaweb.com attention Mathew K Jallow, Yusupha Jow or Fatou Sagnia."
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2013 : 03:18:49
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MAAFANTA.COM WITH:
1. Where are the women? - The Raliegh and the urgency of political change: An observation Ndey Jobarteh
"I want to take this opportunity to thank the Raleigh organizers for their ability to pull together different agencies in this important mile stone. However I am concerned about the lack of women at the leadership level, meaning the steering committee. ....
As the name says urgency for political change has to include women at all levels not just as advisers but as leaders in the process. I saw Fatou Jaw Manneh , Fatou Sagnia and Ndey Tapha Sosseh in the committee but how come we did not have one of them in the steering committee of leadership. There were also brilliant and wonderful women who spoke at the Raleigh conference like Siga Jagne, Tuku Jallow etc what happen to them when the steering committee leadership was selected. I am not saying that women should be chosen to these positions just because they are women but these women I believe have similar if not equal resumés as those in the leadership....
We have seen the likes of Fatou Jaw Manneh, Siga Jagne, and Ndey Tapha Sosseh etc who have tirelessly fought side by side with men in these processes. Yet still they disappear when it comes to being in the leadership. History is repeating itself, as it is an obvious fact that this huge resource of human talent and creativity is the Gambia’s most visible secret weapon for accelerating democracy and the development process...."
More Full Information here
2. Mathew responds to Ndey Jobarteh
"I totally agree with my friend Ndey Jobarteh’s observation in that I blundered by not proposing even one female representative in the Steering Committee, but I am a true believer in gender equality and in that instance alone, she is preaching to the choir. I did think about this terrible lapse in judgment after I had already posted the article....
I will write separately to the rest of online media and request that they make similar changes...."
More Full Information here
3. CONFIRMING MY EARLIER COMMENTS REFER UNDER 1. ABOVE FROM MAAFANTA;
Editor's note. "Thanks Ndey for your observations. You are responding to a Mathew Jallow Document, not from the Organizers of the Raleigh Conference."
4. WITH COURTESY FROM FREEDOM NEWSPAPER EDITOR ON DIASPORA, I BELIEVE THE FOLLOWING QUOTES ARE RELEVANT COMMENTS ON POINT 3. AND FOOD FOR THOUGHTS AT THIS CRITICAL STAGE OF THE STRUGGLE; (SOURCE HERE);
- "Gambians, please stop backstapping each other. Yahya Jammeh is killing your people day in and day out and you are not doing any darn thing to stop him. Stop the hypocrisy and please get the message."
- "Unfortunately, the so called struggle has been transformed as a "personal estate matter, family affair, tribal, or friendship affair" in some quarters. There are few realists among the lot. The struggle for cheap fame, money, jealousy, personal envy, and power is killing the Gambian struggle."
- "With Yahya Jammeh, you have a long ride with him Gambia. No doubt Jammeh will leave one day. But I must hasten to add that the current Diaspora structure is not helping the course to liberate our country. I am sorry.. There is no other better way to put it bluntly... Damn the stupid power struggle.....Any fool can sit at a corner and pen a blueprint document and expect our oppressed people to buy it. The days of micromanaging Gambians is over!"
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