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Nyarikangbanna
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 Posted - 03 Oct 2010 : 14:09:35
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Dear Maafanta,
Kindly allow me to respond to the repugnant rejoinder of Jerre Jallow in which he referred to my piece of article as personally attacking the character of Mr. Halifa Sallah which to me is utter nonsense. I was surprised that the call for a united opposition to help bring about the democratic change in the absence of a military takeover was erroneously misconstrued.
I have no affiliation with any political party in the Gambia; I am an impartial and informed observer who is deeply concerned with the negative political developments currently unfolding in our country and for which I believe could have devastating consequences for not only the opposition parties, but to all dissenting voices perceived to be opponents of Jammeh’s reign of terror. When that time comes, Mr. Jallow would know that the aliens that once descended from mars and left their footprints at Maafanta’s web page had forewarned all enlightened Gambians about the coming of a self-made mansa or king for the Gambia.
I believe multi party democracy is the best form of government, but given the state of hopelessness of a fragmented and disunited cartel of opposition parties, there is no guarantee that Jammeh will not be able to declare a one-party state in his third inauguration speech come 2011. There is a hidden agenda to get rid of Messrs. Sidia Jatta and Sanneh, the two remaining opposition voices in the National Assembly. The ministerial appointments of Jato Sillah, who hailed from Sidia’s constituency and Mamadou Tangara, who claimed to be a popular son of Baddibu, have been tasked to spearhead the drive to unseat them. This made it imperative for Halifa to try and regain his lost Parliamentary seat and forget about leading the united opposition parties that is so manifested in his proposed Agenda 2011.
The truth is Agenda 2011 is an instrument of conflict and not a policy document. It is an underlining personal viewpoint Mr. Sallah on how to elect the leader of the united opposition parties through a primary. The sad fact is that primary elections is one means by which a political party nominates candidates for subsequent elections and is very common in the United States. It is usually the responsibility of the political parties themselves and does not involve the general public. Other ways that parties may nominate candidates include caucauses, conventions and nomination meetings.
Since UDP consistently polled more votes than PDOIS in the past two elections, then it will make sense for the UDP leader to lead whatever political union that will emerge from the opposing parties. Opposition parties in Senegal did the same in 2000 to remove Abdou Joof from power. I couldn’t agree more with lawyer Darboe when he mentioned that primaries are for political parties. Maybe Halifa had other form of primaries. Whatever it is, the current climate of fear
and intimidation that is characteristic with the present heavy handed regime of Yaya Jammeh, will be politically
insupportable.
Moreover, before rushing to set his Agenda, or shall I say PDOIS Agenda, in a well-attended launching ceremony in July 2010, he should have negotiated and obtained the consent of the other parties through mutual agreements before going public with his proposal. By imposing his Agenda 2011 to the people, one can not help to observe some dictatorial tendencies clearly manifested in the way Halfa is going round selling his flawed ideas. Any agenda other than a consented agenda must be discussed in advance so that an organized plan or action can be systematically
addressed.
During PDOIS launching campaign in support of Agenda 2011, Halifa told his audience that “in 1965 there was a referendum as well as 1970 and 1996. He said the purposes for those referenda were never made known to the public and that is why they were meeting today to discuss what should have been discussed 45 years ago.”(Foroyaa Newspaper August 3, 2010 issue). For God sake, do Gambians need to know what happened 45 years ago? Is this what you referred to as policy document? That is why I asserted that Agenda 2011 is not for Gambians. So Mr. Jallow, addressing issues that happened 45 years ago have no relevance to Gambians in this 21st century. Even aliens who came from mars know that primaries and referendum are two distinct political processes.
MBO Gaye.
Source: Maafanta
http://www.maafanta.com/MBOGayeRejoinderToJerrehJallow.html
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kobo
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turk
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Posted - 03 Oct 2010 : 15:46:51
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The Views of an Informed Independent Observer
Oh it is 'informed' and 'independent'!!!!!
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I have no affiliation with any political party in the Gambia; I am an impartial and informed observer who is deeply concerned with the negative political developments currently unfolding in our country.............Moreover, before rushing to set his Agenda, or shall I say PDOIS Agenda, in a well-attended launching ceremony in July 2010, he should have negotiated and obtained the consent of the other parties through mutual agreements before going public with his proposal. By imposing his Agenda 2011 to the people, one can not help to observe some dictatorial tendencies clearly manifested in the way Halfa is going round selling his flawed ideas. Any agenda other than a consented agenda must be discussed in advance so that an organized plan or action can be systematically
addressed.
Is this dude real?
Instead of having any agenda, PDOIS should follow the lead of UDP. Do not have any agenda at all. In fact, do not have any ideology, political program. It is much better not to have it and surprise Gambians when elected. Right? |
diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Oct 2010 : 17:33:13
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ON THIS SECTION EXTRACTED SO-CALLED MBO GAYE MISSED THE POINTS! INDEED AGENDA 2011 WERE PROPOSALS, TABLED & CONSIDERED AS A POLICY DOCUMENT FOR PDOIS STRATEGIES TO MOBILISE AGAINST JAMMEH/APRC! WHAT JERRY STATED IS QUOTED AS FOLLOWS;
"First, I just want to point out that Agenda 2011 is a policy adopted by the PDOIS and not by Halifa alone as the as the party are superior. According to Rousseau, the “private will” is inferior and has to give way to the “corporate will”. So debate the issue at hand, but not the person who believe in the idea that is put forward by a political party. My concern is that even though individuals such as “Mass” and Gaye, disagree with Agenda 2011, they offer no alternative other than claiming that other parties should rally behind Ousainou Darboe. Do they ever ask themselves what will happen if PDOIS and other parties decide against a coalition of opposition parties? The answer is simple. No coalition will be formed."
YOU MAY RE-VISIT Rejoinder: Agenda 2011 is not for GambiansJerrey Jallow Manchester, UK under http://maafanta.com/JerrehJalloRejoindertoAgenda2011.html |
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