Let's be fair to the other two parties that have been in the trenches with
UDP. My suggestion, is for those of us [REALISTIC AND SERIOUSLY CONCERNED]
Gambians at home and in the Diaspora to organize an emergency forum with all
interested and genuine opposition leaders/parties, yes, including PPP,
preferably in Dakar, Senegal [a feasible and neutral territory], since most
of us cannot travel openly, to Yahya Jammeh International Airport. All of us
on this medium of information exchange, understands or have an inkling of
what Gambia and Gambians faces, if, the opposition cannot get their act[s]
together. As Alinsky puts it: Do one of three things. One, go find a wailing
wall and feel sorry for ourselves - keep raving and ranting about Yahya
Jahanama.  Two, go psycho and start fighting/bombing - but since
Yahya/AFPRC/APRC has all the weapons and brute force at its wherewithal,
he'll survive and swing more people to his side. Three, learn a lesson. Go
home, organize, build power and at that convention, we'll be the delegates
and passport to our future - opposition leaders will hammer out their
differences and come up with a plan of action for the upcoming elections and
the ultimate reformation of the sociopoliticoeconomic structure of our dear
nation, Gambia. We all have long/short term solutions to Gambia's problem,
but the how, why, where and when, at initiating and or, implementing these
conceived/concealed tactics/programs, is the $million question. We have to
accept the sad but true fact, that, Jawara, Dibba, Camara and likewise,
Gambians in the Diaspora, cannot be sidelined forever. We have to remember
that even if we cannot win over all of them to our side,  at least parts of
them must be persuaded to where there is at least communication, then to a
series of partial agreements and a willingness to abstain from hard
opposition as changes takes place. They have their role to play in the
essential prelude of reformation, in their acceptance that the ways of the
past with its promisees for the future no longer works and WE MUST MOVE AHEAD
- WHERE WE MOVE TO,  MAY NOT BE DEFINITE OR CERTAIN, BUT MOVE WE MUST.
What's your take? Rather than criticizing this proposal, what's your option?
Let's build on the momentum to get us out of Jammeh or any other future
reactionary element[s] dire straights. Gassa and the rest of APRC crashers,
you're not invited. Stay out of sight and we'll keep you out of mind.

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