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Santanfara
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 Posted - 07 Apr 2008 : 19:34:52
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The point Editorial:
Sidia Jatta is right. Being in the opposition does not mean that one should run down everything done by the ruling party even when it is clearly in the best interest of the nation. Ever since he spoke on behalf of the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly at a tripartite meeting of National Assembly Members, regional governors and chiefs at the Atlantic Hotel, Hon Sidia Jatta has come under the flax in some quarters for taking up such an assignment.
Those who insinuate that the Wuli West strong man has sold out miss the point. Sidia Jatta, given his long experience in politics and matchless patriotism, can distinguish party interest from national interest. If that meeting had been to serve the interest of the governing party, we are sure that Honourable Sidia Jatta would not have had anything to do with it. But because he knew that the deliberations were of national importance, he accepted the responsibility of standing in for the Deputy Speaker.
We see nothing wrong with what he has done; he acted in the best interest of the nation
Whether we are members of the ruling party or the opposition, we should be mindful of the national interest at all times. The National Assembly Members are elected to foster the national interest at all costs. Politicians who place party interest over and above national interest are a disservice to the nation, just as it is counterproductive to oppose the ruling party for the fun of doing so. There should be genuine grounds for doing so.
It is strange how most of us leap to conclusions without taking the trouble to find what lies beneath the surface. The moment we hear or see something, we are inclined to read into it what we want to believe. And often what we want to believe is a figment of our imagination. It is this tendency to act on presumption that has landed many people in trouble in this country.
We urge the entire nation to ponder on the wise words of Sidia Jatta that “We are legislators and as legislators we must be objective as much as possible. We must also know that what we say is very important. What we say can make or break the country.” We as a people would be wise to think hard and long before running away with hearsay and rumours.
What we want to see in this country is politics of peace, progress and prosperity. Seen in this light, if the government is up to some good, we should support it. By contrast, if it is going off track, we must never waste a moment to blow the whistle.
“They died to save their country and they only saved the world”.
G.K. Chesterton
Thursday 3rd April 2008 Issue
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Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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Santanfara
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Posted - 07 Apr 2008 : 19:40:08
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THIS IS WHAT HONOURABLE JATTA SAID.
I’m not an Opportunistic Opposition- Sedia Jatta
Monday, April 07, 2008
In what appears to be a defining message to the Gambian populace, Hon. Sidia Jatta, National Assembly member for Wuli West constituency, has categorically stated that even though he is in the opposition, he is not an opportunistic opposition functionary.
This contention made by Hon. Jatta, who also doubles as an executive member of the opposition National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD), came in the wake of a recent workshop in which he (Hon. Jatta) was asked to speak on behalf of the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. The workshop in question was organised by the National Assembly for the regional Governors, National Assembly Members and Chiefs from around The Gambia.
This, according to the Wuli West parliamentarian, was not because he is an opposition member but rather because he was given the responsibility based on the fact that he was a participant and also competent to accomplish the task. “As far as I am concerned, I am never given an assignment because am an opposition member. I am always given assignments because I believe the person giving me the task thinks that I can do it and I want that to be understood” he said, adding that he, as an opposition member, is a stake holder in nation-building.
For the apparently agitated Hon. Jatta, he did not come to participate in politics because he was bent on being an opposition member. “I resigned my position when things were tough in this country and I did not join a political party. I created my party because I was convinced that there is need for transformation, for this country to be liberated and for the people of this country to live in prosperity,” he elucidated.
In Hon. Sidia Jatta’s view, nobody should see him as an enemy of this republic. “I am not an enemy of anybody and I have no grudge against anybody but I have a grudge and am against any body who has a grudge against this country.
“I can lay my life and fight anybody who has any grudge against this country. I want to make it categorically clear and I want people to stop incriminating”, he noted.
The NADD bigwig went further to emphasise that he was destined to be thus and nothing could stop him from being what he is. “I am here to serve the people of The Gambia at any cost,” he said.
In conclusion he said, “We are legislators and as legislators we must be as objective as possible. We must also know that what we say is very important. What we say can make and can destroy.”
By Baboucarr Senghore & Abba Gibba
Thursday 3rd April 2008 Issue
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Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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Santanfara
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Posted - 07 Apr 2008 : 20:22:26
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| sedia is right. being in opposition doesn't equate hating the gambia. |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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