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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
1382 Posts |
 Posted - 17 Sep 2006 : 13:51:40
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Mr Editor,
Please allow me to register my dismay at the published dodgy dossier presented by NADD’s flag bearer, Halifa Sallah, in respect of the Kombo East by-election. Here are some of the things he stated:
The first participation of NADD in an election in Kombo East was in May 14th by-election. Hence there is no basis of measuring whether it gaining or loosing popularity in Kombo East. The APRC however had 5009 votes in 1997 compared to 3665 in 2006. The UDP had 3636 votes in 1997 compared to 2814 in 2006. Needless to say, all these parties utilized maximum effort and resources to win the election. Each needs to consult their supporters and electorates to find out what the reason for the outcome.
If any party needs consulting its supporters in order to find out reasons behind its failure, that party is NADD. It was NADD and Halifa in particular, who claimed that their candidate was backed by very influential people in Kombo East and that with their support NADD would win. Well, we haven’t heard of their defection to other parties during the campaign period and yet all the other parties got far more votes than NADD.
The most disingenuous insinuation this statement implies is that UDP have lost or is loosing ground in Kombo East. If the UDP was ever close to winning the Kombo East seat it was during the recent by-election. In 1997 the difference between the APRC candidate and that of the UDP was One thousand Six hundred and Seventy-three [1673] votes. This gap has been drastically narrowed down quite robustly to Five hundred and fifty one [551] votes in the 2006 by-election. That is a massive achievement no genuine political analyst would want to ignore. The real picture being presented here is that the United Democratic Party is far more a bigger threat to the governing APRC in Kombo East now than ever before and that is something Halifa got to acknowledge. Failing to do so is a complete charade. Nevertheless, I am not surprise by his attempt in trying to do so because that is typical Halifa Sallah. He will never stop spinning facts that only goes on to confirm the UDP as the real alternative to APRC not to talk about being the largest opposition party in the Gambia. Although the UDP had lost the Kombo East by-election despite been almost certain of victory, to interpret that as a sign of them loosing ground in Kombo East as Halifa have done is an outlandish sex up. What has become more crystal clear since the Kombo East By- election is the fact that NADD is not in any way a threat to the incumbent APRC. All that it can do is playing the game of a ‘Saboteur’ as against the UDP, just as it did in the Kombo East by-election.
A review of NADD’s Campaign in Kombo East revealed a high degree of popular participation and accommodation by the electorates in Kombo East. It could be stated without any fear of exaggeration that NADD was more visible than any other party during the campaign.
What are we being told here? If NADD armed with their semi-gospel message as we are made to believe, was more visible during the campaign and yet got far less votes than any other contending party, then Halifa must be asking himself a very serious question. Why was this not translated into votes? There are only two answers to that. [1] Either that the people of Kombo East having heard NADD’s message rejected it out rightly [2] or the messages were badly articulated to them. Any explanation that is contrary to the two aforementioned would only be suggesting that the people of Kombo East are either politically ignorant or irresponsible electorates. To that I would say ‘Excuse me!’
The next point to note is that what opponents say to each other during election campaign can enhance or hinder one’s chances of victory. During the campaign, NADD concentrated on showing what the APRC members of the National Assembly have been doing to give power to the Executive and reduce their ability to check abuse of authority and mismanagement of public resources.
This statement is too hypocritical. Anybody who had followed the press coverage of the Kombo East by-election would agree with me that NADD is far more culpable for the ugly behaviour described above than any other opposition party. It was NADD through its coordinator, who was engaged in the despicable practice of propagating slanderous remarks against the personality of the UDP leader in what appears to be a desperate attempt to submerge UDP popularity in Kombo East. A Foroyaa reporter was even quoted as asking the UDP Candidate whether he considers Lawyer Darboe greater than Gambia. At least those are the kind of things that were being reported and widely circulated by the press, not the kind of gloss Halifa is trying to add to the picture. What he should have done is to issue a statement distancing NADD from the slanderous remarks of Lamin Waa Juwara. Until that is done, it would be perfectly legitimate for UDP supporters to consider Juwara’s vicious slanders as an attack being launched by NADD against their leader. The consequence of that is obvious. NADD will have to get it back!
We were being told over and over that NADD’s Code of Conduct forbids the use of its platform for the sort of politics Lamin waa Juwara is indulging himself and yet we haven’t heard any disciplinary proceedings being instituted against him. Despite this, Halifa still continue to describe NADD as a modest party. Does this mean Juwara is only just a Loose Canon? We need to know because I think the claim that NADD is a modest party is absolutely preposterous. Lamin Waa Juwara is an analogue politician living in a digital edge. He still lives in the past and unfortunately for NADD, they are just stuck with him.
The most ingenious attempt to discredit the NADD flag bearer is the claim that he made people to accept the constitution of the second republic when even the UDP leader has been to court to rely on the same constitutional provisions to defend the right for those detained to have access to lawyers or to be freed within 72hours.
Wow, that is classical Halifa Sallah at the height of his game. I wonder when this man will realise that spinning and the use of crude logics to distort facts and strike off responsibility is no longer sustainable.
Lawyers being officers of the Courts, merely assist Judges in the exercise of interpreting the law, in a manner that allows the enforceability of its true spirit. Constitutions are no exception. It is not and has never been the role of the courts anywhere in the world, to determine whether a constitution is good or bad. That has always been a matter for the politicians, not Lawyers and Judges. Thus, Halifa’s attempt to put Mr Darboe profession in the spotlights does not only amount to a gross deception but also a corny way of striking off responsibility for selling to the Gambian people a constitution that is so susceptible to Executive manipulation and flawed in its efficiency to guarantee a democratic society in which fundamental human rights and the rule of law are most respected. Instead of maligning decent people for his own failures, he should be bold enough to accept responsibility for this mess. On the other hand, if he still believes this constitution is a good one as he have maintained in the aftermath of the Supreme Court Ruling in Pa Saikou Jabbi v. Kebba Fanta Comma case, then let him come out and make his case so that the debate can begin. Intellectual insularity, arrogance, spinning and the use of crude logics are certainly not an escape route options. Gambians will no longer allow those kinds of things to continue flying across the face of common sense.
Vote Darboe! Vote Darboe! Vote Darboe!
SS Daffeh
Chelmsford, Essex [UK]
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shaka
996 Posts |
Posted - 18 Sep 2006 : 04:43:06
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"Am a pure arts student"(SS Nyamato Daffeh)
Aha!! I know now why your brains seems all clogged up all the time. Stop sniffing the bloody paint and apply it on the canvass instead, will you? I you think that painting your brains blue instead of the grey matter it already is will make you a Michaelangelo, boy do you need help. Like your mentors Darboe and Bah, your ability to paint a heavinly kingdom ruled by the grand mansa of Dobo from simple statistics, will never cease to amaze me.
Is your brains that intoxicated with paint fumes to warrant such a blurred undestanding of Mr Sallah's analysis of simple statistics? Let me try to help you understand Mr Sallah's analysis in layman's(artist) language. This is my understanding of it: If for instance Michaelangelo and Peter Paul Reubens are two artist who dominates the world market in terms of number of paintings commissioned in the last ten years or so. In 1997 Michaelangelo was commisioned with 5009 paintings and Peter Paul Reubens 3636. By 2006 both Michaelangelo and Peter Paul Reubens would have been in the business for over ten years. However ever in 2006 a new artist called Pablo Picasso burst into the scene and in less than a month of advertising himself he commisioned well over a thousand paintings compared to Michaeangelo's 3665 and Reuben's 2814 in that year. The big question is: who has made the most progress in the year 2006? Every sane person seem to think that it is Pablo Picasso because prior to 2006 he had never sold any painting and if he could be commissioned with over a thousand paintings after only being in the scene for less than a month, can you imagine how much commissions he could get in the next five years. But a paint sniffing Nyamato thinks that Reubens has progressed the most simply because the gap between him and Michaelangelo has narrowed significantly and because he was commission with more paintings than Picasso. NADD is Picasso, UDP/NRP is Reubens and APRC is Michaelangelo. |
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Nyarikangbanna
United Kingdom
1382 Posts |
Posted - 18 Sep 2006 : 11:49:18
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Arts Student meaning studying humanities or social sciences not arts and craft. Do you get that yob?
Please accept my disgust for you
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 18 Sep 2006 : 12:19:31
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Shaka & NADD Colleagues,
MY GENUINE COMPATRIOTS AND HUMBLE SERVANTS FOR PEACE AND PROGRESS, STABILITY, DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, JUSTICE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, AM APPEALING TO YOU TO IGNORE YOUR DISTRACTORS, DIS-ORIENTATED TRIBAL AND RACIST WARRIORS, INTELLECTUAL DISHONESTY, SCRUPULOUS POLITICIANS DISTORTING FACTS, WITH ALL KIND OF INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE TO DISCREDIT AND TARNISH THE IMAGE OF OUR HUMBLE SALLAH AND NADD.
ITS A DONE DEAL, THEREFORE PLEASE IGNORE FOOLISH ARTICLES AND CAMPAIGNS THROUGH THIS FORUM WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT AGAINST HALIFA & COMPANY WITH NADD. HOWEVER LETS HELP TO CONTINUE TO SELL NADDS VIEWS, ORIENTAION AND CLARIFICATIONS ON GAMBIAN DEMOCRACY, JUSTICE, POLITICS, CIVIC EDUCTATION AND EMPOWERMENT.
WE RECOGNISED AND HIGHLY APPRECIATE "WHERE THE TRUTH AND PROGRESS LIVES FOREVER" WITHOUT ANY DOUBTS IN OUR MINDS AND THE MINDS OF ANY REASONABLE, GENUINE INTELLIGENT PERSON, AS MANIFESTED AND BASED ON NADDS, PROGRAMS AND POLICIES. LEAVE THEM TO TALK WHAT THEY WANT TO TALK AS THEY ARE DISTRACTORS, PRETENDERS AND TIME WASTERS.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE NOT TO MAKE FURTHER COMMENTS ON SMEAR ARTICLES AGAINST HALIFA AND NADD PERIOD. WE ARE INTERESTED IN NADD WINNING APRC AND TO TOPPLE JAMMEH AND NOT INTERESTED WITH ENGAGING UDP/NRP CHEAP POLITICS.
PRAY FOR HALIFA AND NADD AND I URGE YOU NOT TO MAKE ANY FURTHER REACTIONS AND COMMENTS AGAINST HALIFA AND NADD WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT PLEASE.
PLEASE IGNORE ARROGANCE AS HALIFA & NADD STANDS TO FIGHT FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF ITS NATION!
PEACE!
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shaka
996 Posts |
Posted - 18 Sep 2006 : 21:19:48
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| Thanks Kobo for your advice, but this geezer is really dizzy and need to be brought back to his senses for good. Where is social sciences and humanities classified under pure art. There is clear difference between the art and sciences. When one talks about pure art one is implying painting(especially), sculpture, writing, dances etc. You do not have to hate me for simply critising your logic, you should thank for trying get you back to reality because you are living in confused fantasy. Your ideas for a new Gambia are absolutely bizare and impractical. You are living in lala-land my brother. I will continue to expose your twisted logic here, hate me or love me. |
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Goor
Gambia
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Posted - 19 Sep 2006 : 18:24:31
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| I couldn't agree more with Koboa and Shaka. Halifa is the type of leader that we need and there is no need to criticize those trying to implement a democratic change that we badly need in our country. |
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jambo
3300 Posts |
Posted - 19 Sep 2006 : 20:48:23
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shaka, speak your mind what you say is correct. |
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sab
United Kingdom
912 Posts |
Posted - 20 Sep 2006 : 13:14:37
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Greetings all, NADD will have a small representation in Chelmsford/Essex this week as I can only wear the tee-shirt! Nyarikanghanna of Chelmsford see you in 'Somerfields'at the weekend to say 'Good morning from the State House?
regards, sab.
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shaka
996 Posts |
Posted - 20 Sep 2006 : 20:16:31
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| way to go Sab, just watch out for the clownish weirdo with the painted yellow(UDP colour) nose and the word "Dobo" written on his forehead. Your are granted permission to read it as "dombo". One tee-shirt will speak for thousands of surpressed voices. |
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