HALIFA ON UNITED FRONT FLAGBEARER & NOMINATION DAY By
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Foroyaa: Announcements have been made that NRP, GPDP and GMC are going to
put up candidates. What has happened to the United Front?

Halifa: The United Front is still alive. The nomination forms for the
Presidential elections were distributed to the various parties that
approached the IEC to collect them before the conclusion of the talks to
establish a United Front. Our assumption is that the IEC simply announced
the names of the parties that had collected forms to nominate candidates. I
can reliably inform the general public that the GPDP has addressed a letter
to the IEC to make it categorically clear that Mr Gomez will not stand as a
candidate. Mr Hamat Bah has also accepted to stand as an Independent
Candidate and is formally approaching the IEC to make his decision known.

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Foroyaa: In effect you are saying that the legal consultation done by Mr
Bah is complete.

Halifa: It is complete and he has convened a meeting with all the
stakeholders to indicate that even though it is most difficult to resign
from the NRP to stand as an Independent candidate he does appreciate that
that would offer him the best opportunity to separate party and state and
earn him confidence of all irrespective of party affiliation. It is indeed
a supreme sacrifice that he never envisaged that he would make and he has
earned our respect for making a difficult decision.

Foroyaa: Why have the people been put in suspense regarding the ticket of
the presidential candidate since the election of a flagbearer?

Halifa: The flagbearer wanted to run on an NRP ticket while the parties
recommended that he runs under an Independent ticket. It took time for the
flag bearer to make a decision.

Foroyaa: Was this not made clear by the MOU?

Halifa: The MOU provides for the delegates to elect a flag bearer and
determine candidature which could be either party led or independent
candidature.

Foroyaa: Is this not confusing?

Halifa: It is not confusing if the explanation is clear. The Gambian people
wanted everyone onboard so that we could have one candidate within the
opposition to contest against the incumbent. It was recommended that
proportional representation be introduced to enable the UDP to have its
majority and then leave the delegates to select one person among the
opposition to be the flag bearer. After the selection of the flagbearer a
motion could then be introduced to propose that the delegates make a
decision for the flag bearer to contest under a party ticket or an
Independent ticket. When the motion is seconded and subjected to voting
whatever the delegates decide would be accepted as binding to all. After
electing the flagbearer on Thursday 3rd November 2011 a motion was put for
him to stand on an Independent ticket. However, there was interruption
after someone rose to second it. The delegates had not expected us to stay
so long and they all rose and the chair just allowed them to call it a day.
The issue of ticket of the flagbearer became inconclusive. Further
discussions and consultation have enabled us to resolve the problem. Some
saw the impasse as a sign of disunity, we saw is as the first attempt to
exercise control and direction over the executive and make it to submit to
the will of the people. The United Front is stronger and the members are
building greater trust and confidence in each other as we debate and
resolve matters on the basis of justice and fairplay.

Foroyaa: What advice do you wish to give the public?

Halifa: All those who support the United Front should listen to the radio
for the time of nomination of the Independent Candidate and be ready to
come out in their numbers to accompany him to the IEC for nomination. Those
who wish to add their names to the nomination papers should contact
Suwaibou Touray, Samba Baldeh, Saja Jarju, Ousman Sillah, Modou Sambou,
Amie Sillah, Amie Sabally, Awa Bah or my office in Churchill Town any time
today. A grand rally would also be held after the nomination at Bundung
Bore hole. On Friday a convoy shall tour each of the five constituencies in
the KMC area to distribute pictures and messages about the United Front.
The opening procession and rally shall be done at the ebony junction close
to Serekunda School on Saturday 12th November 2011. Each should make sure
that one participates in this “know your self know your country, own your
self own your country and save your self save your country” campaign so
that the Gambian people would truly take charge of their destiny.



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