Abdou, thanks for your thoughts. A NADD government will not favor any party
or person, but to create an environment that future governments will build
upon. Among them are amendinging the constitution; select care takers to
oversee the transition period and only a fool would want to superimpose
anything against the wishes of the people. Point 1 is not only based on
trust but would be backed by the constitution. NADD winning does not mean
any party be extinct. Rather, any party can exist and would be judged by
the voters in a fair and level playing field. That is, if Abdou wishes to
run for office, Abdou can be guaranteed that fairness will rule and may the
best candidate win the hearts and minds of the voters. Finally, the
composition of the transition government will include other political
parties, civil society, NGOs, individuals with expertise, etc., who will
weigh in, in crafting of a constitution that will be the foundation of
future governments and one that will look for the country's interest, just
like the NADD MOU demonstrated. What you see is what you get. As for the
military, that will also be taken care off in the constitutional provisions
and process. The tone at the top makes or breaks any system and you would
agree with me that NADD's tone is clear and any Gambian that seriously
supports the collective interest cannot but agree with them. The flagbearer
agrees with that and the rest support him on that basis. The choices are
very clear and are miles apart.
Africans are capable of creating such a foundation that others can learn
from and NADD has set the stage to realize just that. Who else is calling
for such high standards in the country? None, but NADD. Gambians should be
proud that there are still folks in our midst that would selflessly do
anything to bring about a more perfect union. The alternative calls for
continuation of the current septic system and that is not acceptable.
Question for you. Would you agree that what NADD promised and is willing to
do for Gambians in the MOU, is the hope for a future Gambia? If you happen
to disagree, would you kindly point me to anything out there that is the way
forward for Gambians. By now, you know what Yaya and the APRC stands for,
and you know that the UDP is against the NADD MOU, which loops us back to
where Yaya will leave off (continuation). What do you conclude? Thanks for
your questions and opinions.
Chi Jaama
Joe
>From: Abdou Bobb <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: CAUSE FOR PAUSE
>Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 22:40:47 +0100
>
>Indeed cause for pause. I have been following the discourse lately and have
>not been any bit wiser as regards what is unfolding. I think though that
>temperature of the exchanges here do not correctly represent the situation
>on the ground. The level of apathy I encountered during my last visit a
>year ago was just very depressing, despite all the hardships that people
>get through every single day. Or maybe I didn't stay long enough and talked
>to the wrong people.
>The problems with the selection of a leader from NADD's ranks to contest
>the coming election, in my opinion, has to do with, amongst other things, a
>dwindling pool of honest and uncompromised politicians. A pool that has
>been stagnant for a long time. Another major problem is the MOU itself, it
>left many important questions unanswered. I'll try and ask a few so that
>others here can try and enlighten us:
>1) Is there anything to prevent an eventual NADD president from
>favouring/prioritising a particular political grouping in the process of
>creating a levelled political field?
>2) Is point 1) above to be based on trust?
>3)What is the opposition going to be comprised of if NADD wins (and the
>present ruling party ceases to exist)? Is a government of national
>reconciliation (and compromises) going to be formed and will it be able to
>implement needed policy changes?
>.....
>And I just have to add this last one, that really isn't related to this
>topic, but have been nagging for a looong time:
>4) Will a NADD president disband this expensive rag-tag of an army (GNA)
>that does nothing but brutalise this peaceful country of ours?
>
>:-)Abdou
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "MORRO K. CEESAY" <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 8:26 pm
>Subject: CAUSE FOR PAUSE
>
> > I am a bit out of touch, but am I to understand that Mr. Sallah is
> > NADD'schoice of a presidential candidate for the 2006 election?
> > How was Mr.
> > Sallah chosen over all the other potential candidates? Was he
> > chosen by the
> > NADD "leadership" or was he chosen by delegates from all parts of the
> > country? In other words, was the choice of Sallah imposed from the
> > top down
> > instead of the bottom up as it should be.
> >
> > NADD seems to be fragmenting and I am wondering why. When things
> > get too
> > complicated as they seem to be at the moment, perhaps one ought to
> > pause to
> > get one's bearings. The best way I know that this may accomplished
> > is to
> > ask the basic question at the heart of every democratic process:
> > "Is this
> > the will of the people?" Can anyone say that the choice of Sallah
> > is the
> > will of the people? I am not being disparaging to Mr. Sallah; he
> > is a fine
> > man, but I wonder how NADD arrived at him to the exclusion of the
> > others.Can anyone help with that question? I apologize, if this
> > question has
> > already been dealt with.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Morro
> >
> >
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