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pipeline
East Timor
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 Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 13:55:03
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in halifa sallah we find the true successor of the brilliant pan-africanist, kwame nkruma. halifa is even a sharper and more modern thinker, he is disciplined, he is educated and more importantly, he is gambian.lets relish the opportunity to give him chance to lead our people.
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 14:23:47
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| Gambians will leave to regret if they don't give him a chance to guide us as a visionary leader and true statesman. |
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Biraago
Gambia
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Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 14:46:07
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Originally posted by pipeline
in halifa sallah we find the true successor of the brilliant pan-africanist, kwame nkruma. halifa is even a sharper and more modern thinker, he is disciplined, he is educated and more importantly, he is gambian.lets relish the opportunity to give him chance to lead our people.
Caution for nationalistic (against Pan-Africanism) contradiction. |
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 15:03:34
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| I believe Halifa Sallah is Halifa Sallah and not N'krumah or Nelson Mandela. He is another bench-mark raising our level of conciousness, civil rights activist, inspirator and another impressive personality born in The Gambia. |
Edited by - kobo on 25 Apr 2006 15:04:25 |
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bamba
Sweden
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Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 15:09:25
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No-matter how anticipated this may sound, Halifa, Sidia Jatta and co., given the opportunity, can go a very long way in wiping out tribalism in Gambian politics. Tribalism will always flourish in the minds of those bothered by it, but its political impact will almost disappear under Halifa and co.
Halifa, Sidia and co are not a modicum bothered by tribalism. They are people who, coz of their intellect, fit super well in all groupings. |
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 15:36:33
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Originally posted by Biraago
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Originally posted by pipeline
in halifa sallah we find the true successor of the brilliant pan-africanist, kwame nkruma. halifa is even a sharper and more modern thinker, he is disciplined, he is educated and more importantly, he is gambian.lets relish the opportunity to give him chance to lead our people.
Caution for nationalistic (against Pan-Africanism) contradiction.
Give us an idea where to draw a line between them and the contradictions please.
Give us an idea about the contradictions please. |
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pipeline
East Timor
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Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 17:19:15
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kobo
i just don't see a contradiction between them. i would rather say halifa is here to accomplish what N'kruma started. he is a typical pan-africanist judging his stance and contirbution to the AU. it is because of halifa's contribution that the AU consider to hold its summit in banjul. |
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taalibeh
Gambia
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Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 18:14:28
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Comparing two great men does not marn making them one and the same. It is rather a case of putting them in parallel in terms of philosophy, values and integrity. They are both visonaries, philosophical and logical.
They are pathriotic and wish to move Africa as a whole forward. We must hold on to our Halifa and vigilantly guard against him. |
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 18:21:11
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Originally posted by pipeline
kobo
i just don't see a contradiction between them. i would rather say halifa is here to accomplish what N'kruma started. he is a typical pan-africanist judging his stance and contirbution to the AU. it is because of halifa's contribution that the AU consider to hold its summit in banjul.
Thanks but let's leave it with Biraago to clarify his comments. |
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 18:35:27
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| I was suprised to hear Halifa talk about no IDs for foreigners. It was like i was reading the memoirs of Knrummah. I quickly saw the parallel between the two. There is a lot in his speech and agenda that hits home in Accra. Shall i say Mr Sallah AKWABA.(WELCOME) |
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.” |
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Biraago
Gambia
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Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 22:50:26
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I am sorry, i was at work and very busy to reply.
I just wanted to caution the comrade that, a Pan-African identity superinposes a national identity. I appretiate your pride in Halifa being a Gambian and I don't think you are one of those narrow nationalists, that's why i just make a cautionary remark so that the narrow nationalists who might read your posting could understand the angle you are writting from.
We just have to be cautios because there are many who don't contribute on the forum but read to get inspired by the insenders.
We have gotten used to each other's view point by now but some narrow nationalist could easily misconstrue our expressions.
Some would'nt see a pan-African identity as being more of a global rallying forum than a national one.
From my own expirience,some of the militants in the Pan-African circles are still stock with the problem of nation identity and national "heros" as opposed to the common pltform - African.
Don't hessitate if i hav'nt made myself clear so that there is no misunderstanding. |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2006 : 23:15:23
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| Loud and clear Biraago. Ajarama |
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.” |
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 27 Apr 2006 : 09:55:07
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Originally posted by taalibeh
Comparing two great men does not marn making them one and the same. It is rather a case of putting them in parallel in terms of philosophy, values and integrity. They are both visonaries, philosophical and logical.
They are pathriotic and wish to move Africa as a whole forward. We must hold on to our Halifa and vigilantly guard against him.
I do agree as you can say Halifa Sallah whose name should be pronounced to echo round the world is our Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Lutherking, Nelson Mandela, Cheikh Anta D'iope, Kwame N'krumah, Walter Disney and many other icons. |
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ganbi
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Apr 2006 : 12:35:19
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| A Ghanian co-worker once told me (when I told him that I am from Gambia), that one of kwame's parents is originally from the Gambia, I belief it was his father. Could someone please confirm how far this is true. |
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sab
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Apr 2006 : 14:39:51
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Greetings, Kwame Nkrumah the first Prime Minister of Ghana in 1957. The following year his government introduced imprisonment without trial for anyone he considered a security risk – including a number of opposition MPs.
In 1964, he declared Ghana a one-party state with himself president for life. His grandiose development schemes failed, plunging the once-prosperous country into debt and famine.
I would welcome some knowledge of the better gifts Nkrumah had, and why some believe there is resemblance to Halifa Sallah.
regards,
To overthrow oppression is the highest aspiration of every free man...(Mandela - Pretoria Court - 1962) |
The world would be a poorer place if it was peopled by children whose parents risked nothing in the cause of social justice, for fear of personal loss. (Joe Slovo - African revolutionary) |
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kobo
United Kingdom
7765 Posts |
Posted - 27 Apr 2006 : 15:05:08
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Originally posted by sab
Greetings, Kwame Nkrumah the first Prime Minister of Ghana in 1957. The following year his government introduced imprisonment without trial for anyone he considered a security risk – including a number of opposition MPs.
In 1964, he declared Ghana a one-party state with himself president for life. His grandiose development schemes failed, plunging the once-prosperous country into debt and famine.
I would welcome some knowledge of the better gifts Nkrumah had, and why some believe there is resemblance to Halifa Sallah.
regards,
To overthrow oppression is the highest aspiration of every free man...(Mandela - Pretoria Court - 1962)
Saab that's interesting, we might get it wrong somewhere towards his demise but he was a good leader for Africa who ware fighting against imperialism. Howeever he never accomplish his dream and ambitious projects.
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