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kondorong
Gambia
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 Posted - 22 Sep 2006 : 20:00:23
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I would like to share with members the last two paragraphs of my dissertation i wrote at University, which is still very relevant today:
" The changes in the Gambia are so fast that it is difficult to keep track of the developments. The major issue for the coming years is not so much about privatisation, but about survival and how we conduct ourselves as a people and government representing a tough challenge, requiring an equally robust will, together with the highest possible levels of commitment, to put together sound economic and political policies in order to enable the large populace see a better future for themselves and for their children.
The country cannot afford any mistakes this time. The manner and circumstance in which we pass this phase of our country’s history will greatly determine our position among the world of free nations in the future; and with many stakeholders, anything less than near perfection will haunt us and history will have judged us having failed not only as a nation in its right, but also to the future generation of The Gambia to whom we will be bequeathing the country.”
These ending paragraphs cannot be anymore relevant than today. To those who go to the polls, the destiny of the country lies on your shoulders, and history will be very harsh with those who used their constitutional rights to the disadvantage of the country.
This generation will go down in history as having allowed the selling of their birth right, and being held captive in their own land. If independence is to have any meaning, it must include the ability to steer the cause of one's nations hopefully to intended and not dictated shores, navigating the rough waters and weathering the storms of the seas and being being in charge as always at every stage of the journey.
Democracy can only thrive where there is vigilance. We must not believe that democracy has no enemies. There are many out there dressed in camouflage ready to hijack the democratic process. Throughout history, democracy had always thrived by being waterd with the tears of tyrants.
Long Live the Republic of the Gambia and let us pray that this country will one day become the beacon of hope for Africa. We can do it if we are willing. The diffrence between possible and impossible is a measure of one's willingness to act.
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Edited by - kondorong on 22 Sep 2006 20:38:18 |
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