Forward from The Point .

Leadership Crisis
Halifa Sets Records Straight
Thursday 26th January 2006

By Adama Cham & Njameh Bah

As rumours continue to mill round town regarding a leadership "crisis" in the ranks of NADD, the Alliance's Co-ordinator, Hon. Halifa Sallah, has elucidated that one would not be correct to refer to the state of affairs in NADD as a crisis. For Hon. Sallah, crisis emerges in an organisation when the contradictions between members become irreconcilable.

"I can state without any hesitation that NADD has not reached such a state. For your information, the Brikama rally was not specifically organised to introduce NADD's flag-bearer," NADD co-ordinator said in an interview with this paper.

"The public meeting was scheduled as a part of the programme for the commemoration of the first anniversary of NADD's existence. Rumours however spread rapidly that NADD's flag-bearer would be introduced at the rally. 

Consequently, thousands of people intended to come to the meeting to witness the event," he added.

According to him, NADD would have in fact held a press conference to present the flag-bearer to the public before the Brikama rally.

"Unfortunately, we could not reach a conclusion when we first met to select a flag-bearer by nominations. The health condition of a member of the executive gave rise to postponement of the next scheduled date for decision - making," Hon. Sallah also the National Assembly member for Serekunda Central said. He explained that since information regarding the failure to reach a consensus had spread, some members of the executive felt that what people would hold to be paramount at the rally is the naming of a flag-bearer.

"They therefore suggested for a postponement so as to prevent a betrayal of the expectation of the public," he posited.

See more of Halifa's interview in our subsequent publications.

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