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 Posted - 05 Nov 2009 : 19:18:02
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There is No Room for Opposition Alliance
By Saihou Jammeh
The leader of the opposition National Democratic Alliance Movement (NDAM) has joined the ongoing fray within the opposition ranks with the view that there is no room for another opposition alliance against President Jammeh.
In an exclusive interview with our The Discourse anchorman, Juwara reiterated that oppositions dead. “How can dead people form a united front? It is just a waste of time. We cannot form a united front because all opposition parties are dead. It is just a waste of time. If they want people to bury them, that is not going to be a problem. But I do not think the people will want to do that because they are going for other businesses”, said Juwara.
Juwara said the rationale behind the formation of NADD in the run-up to the 2006 Presidential elections was because they wanted to be a credible challenge to the ruling Alliance for Patriotism Reconstruction Construction (APRC). He said it was they [Darboe and Bah] who walked out and that was the end. He said it was Darboe who spearheaded the walkout simply because he said he should lead. “What right does he have to lead without the consent of the people? He holds the people to contempt… betrayed the people. Why doing that when the people have decided to disown him. They are dead”, Juwara charged.
Juwara said disintegration was what led to the failure of NADD. He said Darboe and others left because they wanted to lead. Instead of going for primaries, which they [opposition heads] agreed on, Darboe handpicked himself to lead. “We told them (Darboe and Hamat) if you pull out from NADD you would be committing a political suicide”, Juwara further charged, urging them [Darboe and Hamat Bah] to “come and contribute their quota” to national development.
Juwara said his views are borne out of the fact that he is in the opposition and has a registered political party. He said he was the main opposition propagandist and knows the terrain. “Who among us can challenge President Jammeh? We have lost our chance. None of us could be a credible challenge because we disappointed the people. Do you think Darboe will be credible challenge? Or do you think O J (PPP leader) or that I am going to be?” Asked Juwara.
He said as far as he is concern, there is no room for donkey politics; that is, fight for power at all cost even if that is against the interest of your very own country. “If you accept that The Gambia is more important than your own political agenda, that means you have ceased to be in the opposition. The only way you can be classified as an opposition is to falsely talk about what is wrong and not acknowledging what is right. The opposition would never acknowledge objectively the achievements of the government. We have seen what has happened in Zimbabwe, the struggle for power is more important to the political players than the welfare of Zimbabweans. That is a sad state of affairs, which has been keeping Africa backward”, he argued.
You can read the full text of Juwara’s interview at: http://www.gambia.dk/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8358
Source: The Daily News
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