Demba

A good try except hope is deriving your positions and not deliberate plans of yours and others in the struggle. Certainly the hopes can come to fruition but the opposite is also possible.

!. No government of Gambia is going to restrict herself to democracy and rule of law. We (Gambians - me/you/others) will force the creation of systems and structures that a majority can elect someone to govern-on. Trust me Obama will not create term-limit if it wasn’t there. In fact I would go further to guess he would attempt to change if there is a way. 2/3 presidents tried/changed it before they put a final stamp on it.

2. My argument is not to keep Yahya or somehow suggest he will be willing if we are nice. I said we need to amass political leverage that will FORCE him to the table. Through that process his grip on power will be overcoming and eventually his downfall.

3. You’re making too much assumption of this generations political improvement. I want to remind you we are still a small fraction engage in this debate. majority are not involve and/or do not want to participate for one reason or another. Also the activism is limited to few of us. The readership is equally limited and most are doing out of curiosity and not to contribute in any meaningful ways.

4.Demanding democracy should not wait for a new team. It should start today/now. Where ever the new team found us we will continue with them. The notion that Yahya most go before we can do anything is wrong. Yahya seem to be strong because we are unorganized, no national agenda and hence no political leverage.

5. Yahya maybe under lots of pressure but not about his imminent removal through some foreign intervention. Is there locals planning a military coup? Maybe/maybe not! I just don’t know. I will say this. EU/multilateral/bilateral, etc. maybe pressuring Yahya for changes before this or that……but without a credible alternative….the end product of that effort is to legitimacy Yahya> In fact we’re very vastly approaching that scenario. He will be giving bunch of ultimatums which they will report on after a giving period to certify him/his government with a passing grade. Remember those bodies/individuals have a stake for those activities to continue. We should be the acceptable alternative, unfortunately we are non-existing.

6. What’s needed to start - A National Democracy Agenda, The Vehicle to Implement (A National Face of Our Struggle), Awareness Creation/Education/Organization/Mobilization, Fund Raising, and The Actual Implementation…….This will dilute Yahya’s so-called power leading to Gambians making inform choice who leads the nation

7. The demand that Yahya must go and go first is no viable political option. No international support will go for that outright. We do not have a standing military to lunch an attack but even if we have the result is likely going to be planting another dictatorship. We have to play the game of politics and that require us to be pragmatic to achieve our goals. 

8. A democratic agenda sold to the powers of the world. Failures to meet such demands has consequences such as travel bans, budgetary restrictions, human rights abuse investigations, trade/diplomatic sanctions, etc.

9. This is the most political practical so far I have heard/seen of all what we are talking about. It’s not easy either but practical. It will take time and be financially costly. Fortunately we can afford all those if we work for it.

Regards

Excuse me for any wrong spellings and/or running sentences. I did not re-read.

 
On Nov 28, 2013, at 1:56 AM, Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks Burama. I agree with you that our problem may require a long term solution. What I can't comprehend is that idea that whoever comes after Yahya will either be the same or worse. This is simply a defeatist and hopeless position to be in. My commitment and I hope is yours and many other Gambians too, is to fight through tooth and nail any future leader or system that seek to enslave our people. It wouldn't matter whether is Yahya or anybody else. 
> 
> However, I am an optimist that I would rather give change a chance than leave the status quo the same. Again, times have changed, generation of Gambians who were born during the Jawara era and some in the Jammeh era have  grown, educated and presumably ready to take up the challenges of our nation. We can identify many young and middle age Gambians and even experience elderly Gambians who if giving the opportunity to lead would create an environment that will give our country a chance to rebuild and strengthen democracy and rule of law.
> 
> To say that the next leader or government after Jammeh will be the same is clearly to succumb to blind hopelessness. We will attempt to engage, pressure and if possible force any future leaders to live up the expectations of the Gambian people. Our nation is still young and I refused to accept that any other government that comes after Jammeh will be the same. I could be wrong but I like my chances of a new Gambia becoming different.
> 
> Let's be practical, if we were to have a new government that creates term limits, encourage the establishment of a more transparent electoral process, Gambians are capable of building a solid system. No one should underestimate the potentials of the Gambian people. I therefore say, since Yahya is not willing to establish a term limit where he will leave power peacefully, he is not willing to accept electoral reform for a fair contest which will give peace a chance, then the only option we have is to force him through domestic and international pressure to yield to the wishes of the Gambian people. I hope we can continue this discussion.. on and offline. Again the invitation is open for us to host a discussion on the way forward for Gambia. It is only through dialogue that a better Gambia can be created.
> 
> Happy thanksgiving.
> 
> Demba
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 5:00 PM, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Demba
> 
> Great sharing!
> 
> You are still assuming that other leaders would be different from Yahya. You used the word….willing partners. Until I see it I will not believe it. They may not be as  hash as Yahya or be ready to kill as Yahya…….but they will corrupt, induce and intimidate. Jawara perpetuate himself through those tricks…….Yahya is Jawara on STEROID!  Yahya is a CARBON-COPY of JAWARA EXCEPT HE’s darker. I hope you’re right!
> 
> I am not against regime change. My argument is there is not practical political took to effect it at get go. On the other hand with political leverage we can force Yahya to the table.
> 
> Finally there is no short term solution to our problem. I would have love one…….however we should be prepared to work for future generations of our nation.  The heap of mess we have to deal with is too huge to be taken care of during our life time. We will be very lucky and I hope we do.
> 
> I am always available to present/share my views. In fact the corner stone of my argument is for Gambians to meet and proactively debate these ideas until we come up with a national agenda.
> 
> Regrads!
> 
>  
> On Nov 27, 2013, at 2:55 PM, Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Burama, excellent outlines again and in-dept analysis of the situation optimism/pessimism with Gambia's problem. There is only one thing that continue to catch my eyes every time I read your write up... To me your proposals are noble and worth pursuing for a strong Democratic Gambia! But I see your plan as a long term plan which we must engage on to put Gambia right back on the right path of Democracy and good governance.
>> 
>> However, this statement of yours: 
>> 
>> Hence we argued the emphasis should be on introduction of democracy and decentralized governance as opposed to the removal/replacement of a president. 
>> 
>> Anyone who is interested in the future of Gambia cannot discount this statement. This is where the future of the Gambia lies. What I see lacking on your pronouncements is engaging Gambians for immediate plans to change the government in Gambia. For any democratic foundation to be laid for Gambia, there must be either a willing partner or a pressured State forced to accept steps to lay down this foundation. Currently what we have in Banjul is TOTAL OBSTACLE and OBSTRUCTION to any demand and or plans for change. Thus for any reasonable Gambian who wants to see change on the right Path... Leadership CHANGE must be #1 Priority alongside all other efforts to have incremental change that we are yearning for Gambia.
>> 
>> Does change of leadership guarantee us a path to democracy Absolutely NOT. Would having a willing partner, a government that is willing to work with the International community, Gambian citizens and other stake holders to institute gradual change help - Absolutely. So to me and to many Gambians who have closely studied our current situation, Regime change must be a priority since President Jammeh and the APRC are neither willing nor capable of accepting dissent and change. If they were willing to work with the opposite side - this would have been a practical solution to pursue. It is not there!!!! 
>> 
>> Just because when we changed from Jawara to Jammeh things did not get better is a lame excuse to NOT pursue another leadership change. The generation has shifted, dynamics and citizen awareness has increased and strengthen. Therefore any regime that comes after Jammeh will have a harder time twisting and manipulating the Gambian people and perpetuate themselves in absolute power for eternity! 
>> 
>> Certainly you will agree that with the level of awareness and activism we have now, if we had a Jawara like government whose larger fault was naivety and lack of accountability - It would have been easier to build on the constitutional foundation of the Gambia. Force establishment of checks and balances to hold public officials accountable... Human Rights and respect for due process was well established in Gambia.. All that was needed was to mobilize citizens to force the governing and accountability change on public officials. Build civil society institutions which were evidence but not strengthened.;. The Student Unions, the teachers' union, the Bar association, the Labor Unions, the Press Unions and powerful non governmental institutions were a few institutions which could have been strengthened. 
>> 
>> This situation is no longer in existence in Gambia. And therefore anything that we work on so long as we have someone who is willing to kill, maim and destroy anything on his way, then the strengthening of civil society, Democratic institutions, the judiciary etc would only be a dream in the Diaspora.
>> 
>> So I would respectfully suggest, that you immediately engage other groups who are actively working for change in Gambia and building on strong democratic institutions in Gambia. Change must be a priority realistically - Anything less is just an academic exercise that needs a marshal plan to be fruitful. Who knows how many of us can survive the timing..
>> 
>> Just my humble thought and again invitation is open for you and anybody else on this forum to come and discuss this on a regular weekly basis so we can find a solution to our immediate and long term problems in Gambia.
>> 
>> Kindest regards
>> 
>> Demba
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 7:14 AM, Burama FL Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> ‘The Neutral/Independent Broker’ + ‘The Post Yahya Gambia’ + ‘Political Leverage’
>> 
>> Amongst others I shared the above articles with you all in this year. Each has a theme very relevant to our struggle. The intent was to share how we think we can take on Yahya while we have no standing army and/or civilian militia. More importably we hope to generate interest in ideas that the solutions are we the citizens and not ‘they’ - whoever the ‘they’ are.
>> 
>> Over time some of you reacted to these ideas through emails, texts, phone calls, etc. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of such people for their time and insights on the different issues. Some agreed with us, some disagreed and others do not see any role for themselves. Mass majority including some well known activists outsourced the solutions usually to opposition parties or their leaders. A handful also blamed the everyday Gambian, whom they err for voting for Yahya and/or failing to take to the streets because they’re directed affected.
>> 
>> Already a reader may beginning to sense cluster/divergent of views and positions within our struggle. Thus more than ever the need for us to converge at a place to thoroughly discuss these issues with a view to arrive at some Actionable National Plan  - The Problem(s), The Solution(s), The Vehicle(s), Resources and How To Acquire Such Resources
>> 
>> Until then I will take liberty to address some of the concerns expressed in your letters, emails, Facebook, etc. as to our positions at ‘The people Movement for Democratic Gambia’. We am not suggesting you are wrong rather to present our positions/views such on that particular matter. I will begin with housekeeping matter that keep coming over and over.
>> 
>> That Burama Is Sympathetic To Yahya And/Or He’s Brother/Uncle: Both are far from truth! I am one of the few Gambians who never supported Yahya. That is, I am not a converted. My position on July 22, 1994 was if Jawara was bad we should have removed him and not outsource it the then unknown soldiers. First it was illegal and second there is no guarantee democracy and protection of our rights will champion the day. Overtime I am proven right and many of such fiends have converted to my side and some reconverted back to A(F)PRC probably in search of some greener pasture. I must mention I wasn’t even a PPP fan/supporter. I was young but knew enough that Jawara and PPP were very bad for our country. Of course looking back they’re better than Yahya.
>> 
>> On the questions of brother/uncle - I was born to 2 peanut/rice farming Badibunka parents at the obscure Kombo South village of Jambur.  That’s how far removed I am from Yahya and his supposed Kanilai roots. The only communality between me and Yahya is our last name which is also the last name of many other Gambians. Rather my positions/views are being practical and pragmatic that doesn’t necessarily follow the ideological path. They’re not about Yahya as are about ‘A Democratic Republic of The Gambia’. A very different concept that must not be confused.
>> 
>> They Should/Failed To Do This/That vs We/I Should/Failed To Do This/That:  This is what I called out sourcing the solution. Many throws blame at the opposition parties/leaders failure to do this/that. Others submit that Gambians (those at home - farmers/stranded youths) are to be blamed for their failures to vote Yahya out.
>> 
>> We hold no grudge were a fellow Gambian choose to make a living. However we should humanly recognized simply being outside the borders of Gambia provides one with some protection against Yahya’s evil. Where we choose to ran away from Yahya’s evil why should we expect another who stays either out of choice or lack of opportunity to fight a shared-cause.
>> 
>> Halifa/Hamat/Ousainou/OJ/etc. are political party leaders but that doesn’t make this national problem solely theirs. They’ve volunteered to do what they are doing. The function has a public leadership responsibilities and we will not hesitate to err them in their failings. However we don’t expect them to go for death or expose their family and followers to undue dangers. We will demand of others what we demand of myself - nothing more/less!
>> 
>> We cannot continue to outsource the solutions nor can we blame others for the failures. We should own this! We should come up with solutions we can be in the forefront if we are call to duty. Every passing day I/you didn’t do anything we are equally guilty. Until we get together as people of a nation - identify/analyze the problem, define actionable solutions, determine the required vehicle and acquire the required resources, the situation is likely to remain so or even get worse. Even if there is a change it will likely be one not dictated by the people hence the outcome not likely to serve our interest.
>> 
>> These are some reasons why we’re not sold on violence/war/force. We will not be one of the fighters hence we do not make that demand of any other Gambian. We recognized our political party leaders can make bigger things happen for our cause but failing to take that route is no different from me and you not assuming such a role. We’re equal citizens of The Gambia! Isn’t it? For instance Halifa and/or Ousainou do not have more at stake than me and you. We do neither expect nor do we recommend ordinary Gambians to form a human chain along Yahya’s route until we’ve adequate organization, mobilization, direction/coordination and resources to manage such political actions from beginning to end.  Should our struggle adopt something like our ’10-Phased Proposed Plan’ we circulated we’re ready to play any role that Gambians wanted of us. Equally our direct participation may not be needed as maybe deem by citizens but at least we’re not hypocrites by asking others what we will not do.
>> 
>> Our advice to our compatriots in the struggle to measure their views/positions on to themselves before applying it to others. We recognized the public role of being a political party leader but do not see such leader has more stake than anyone of us.
>> 
>> You Don’t Have A Constituent/Join Those With Constituent: This is a concern for committed supporters of specific party/individuals. Our position is not against any party/individual so long the goal is to make Gambia a functioning democracy. In that we are/will be a team member.
>> 
>> What we argue against is the glorification of an individual as the savior of our people is immorally  wrong, is undemocratic and never produced democracy anywhere on the face of this earth. We’ve golfed Jawara with HIS EXCELLENCY and Mr. EK Sarr called him Gambia’s Jesus Christ.  How did that end? A little less than 2 years Yahya has come from a junior army officer to Colonel/Captain from His Excellency to Doctor to Alhagi to Sheikh. How is that working? Do we want to make another similar mistake with anyone of the current crop of political leaders and/or those yet to be known? The answer should simply be no. What we want and fighting for a functional institutional democracy. This will require capacitating majority of our citizens to able them live a life of democracy before they can expect and/or demand of their leaders.
>> 
>> We’re no competitors but ally provided the end goal is ‘A Functioning Democratic Republic of The Gambia’. We’re are probably viewed by such people as renegades and/or loose canons of the struggle because of the differences in the articulation of our problems and our concept of a lasting solution.  While we stand for a holistic answer to the core problems they wanted cosmetic removing/replacing Yahya with a person of their choice.
>> 
>> The conventional political party approach (elections) may/may not brought about change of a president but will not guarantee ‘A Functioning Institutional Democracy’ in Gambia. The later will come by through concerted efforts of informed, engaged and involved citizens - this is what we’re advocating. Certainly the constituents of the political parties are important components and shall be useful resources if we’re to achieve a lasting democracy. So far the political parties failed to develop these resources to the desire levels. The opposition political parties lack required resources and political capital to organize, educate and mobilize citizens on democratic governance. The rule parties (PPP and APRC) plus government sees informed and engaged citizenry a threat hence employ every sinister effort to keep people uniform/misinform. We cannot envision a functioning institutional democracy until we overhaul the whole structure. Hence we argued the emphasis should be on introduction of democracy and decentralized governance as opposed to the removal/replacement of a president. This position is not to say a/the president is good but who will be.
>> 
>> Our struggle will have to win the hearts and minds of our citizens (not only those supporting the opposition but also those behind APRC) in order to win over tyranny. For democracy to work the people will have to have a requisite capacity capable of living the life of democracy. A peruse of our 10-Phased Proposed Plan will show the reader how we thought our people could be capacitized  and finally assume their civic roles as citizens of A Republic. Our considerations recognizes political parties as incubators of these resources but not necessarily owners. Hence they have our full recognition as integral part of any solution.
>> 
>> The people of Gambia belongs to no one. The people of The Gambia are the sovereign owners of state (supposed to). They’re following a specific party based on what they know and hope. That doesn’t mean they will not change that allegiance. PPP, the supposed one time untouchable couldn’t help self nor her alliance help the opposition to win against APRC. The point being no party owned Gambians and informed citizens will at all times make rational independent decisions. Our position is to make the people inform, engage and involve. This struggle is neither about you nor we. Our position remain the promotion, organization and mobilization for an undiluted functional institutional democracy. That should not be mistaken as competing with those with so-called constituents.
>> 
>> Pessimism vs Hope: On the one hand there are those who sees force as only viable option to deal with Yahya. On the other hand there are those who will make statements like ‘Yahya is on the run, ‘Yahya is cornered’, etc. Definitely both cannot be true and/or none is true. The former is too pessimistic while the later overly hopeful.
>> 
>> Those with the view that force is the only option are counting on some other Gambians undertake this so-called option while they are safe in Europe/America. That is not going to work. If you don’t want to fight or can’t, you are probably not the best messenger to tell others to fight. More importantly these people should take a look at the history of some recent political struggles. The civil wars of Liberia and Sierra Lone did not produce anything better than what was uprooted but many dead and millions of dismembered left to be care for. On the other hand ANC and PLO rely mainly on political leverage to produce some measurable success with less dead/suffering. Certainly both ANC and PLO has an element of violence as a component of their leverage but only to be use as last resort, at least those sanction by the leaderships. The other extreme violences these organizations were sometimes blamed were carried out by those sympathetic to their cause but not necessarily under their control. Unless we want to keep the status quo for some personal gain (some profit making venue or some kind of popularity contest) we owe it to ourselves to seek out lessons from history to craft a path for our nation that is justice, peaceful, free and as well afford all an equal opportunity to fulfill the dreams of their life. We will not initiate and/or advocate for force/violence nor will we ask of any citizen except in self defense.
>> 
>> We talked to people who sees any proposal impossible  with Yahya in the presidency except the use of force. This is extremely a very pessimistic view point. There is too much unwarranted pessimism and despair in our struggle. Besides complaining about what Yahya/Jawara did wrong hardly anyone comes up with concrete actionable solutions. Our biggest problem is our own inaction as opposed to the wrongs of these men and their cliques. The only political actions are our participation in elections. The rest are uncoordinated noises that bears no or very little pressure on Banjul.
>> 
>> The hoping side of our equation is where we’ve been sitting since after the 1st election of the 2nd Republic. That hope is not based on writing articles and publishing/circulating them will bring Yahya down. That hope stemmed on the believe that if our educational efforts can bring citizens around certain concrete actionable activities we will amass enough political leverage to force Banjul into democracy, freedom/civil liberties, decentralization/good governance, rule of law, justice and an equal opportunity society.
>> 
>> Our 10-phased proposal was put out for considerations. We believe others can come up with other proposals that did not occur to our small minds. The good of these processes are to bring the best out of our citizens to come up with ‘A National Agenda’. An agenda that will earn us entrance to the corridors of power in Banjul with seats at the table without a single bullet fired. We’re under no elution this is a ‘Park-Walk’, but with dedicated hard work there is no stopping. In this we are ready to serve the nation in any capacity we are called upon by the citizens. Inversely, count us out in efforts to use force/violence on Banjul. Because we publicly stated we are not going to fight nor will we ask/expect of you - hence we’re not hypocrites.
>> 
>> The solutions lies with the citizens and not Halifa or Ousainou, etc. as leader’s of a political party as many activists seem to be outsourcing. That doesn’t mean these distinguish men have no significant role and/or leadership to play but no one party and/or individual can craft a functional enduring democracy for a nation. We’ve essentially tasked Jawara to do just that some 50 years ago and he produced ‘Jawara Kunda/Jawara-Ya’ in many senses. Today both in quality and quantity we have enough human capacity to collectively path our collective destiny to produce a functioning democracy.
>> 
>> They Failed To Organize/Mobilize Their Supporters To The Streets: The outsourcing mindset is fueling this thought. It’s their problem and not mine/ours. This is very wrong premise. Halifa and Ousainou (just using them as examples) do not have anything more at stake than you and we. Why should we expect them do more than we should/are doing. Why should we ask of them to fight when we wouldn’t? Others err the every day citizen for voting APRC. Its complete lack of understanding human rationality - citizens are voting the ways they do for their immediate interest.   We will avoid to elaborate the rationality for such behaviors as it is a different subject matter. We wanted to state that no one should expect peanut/rice farmers such as my parents to fight this battle. This is our battle and the nation has armed us with education/awareness and other resources to fight to the finish line. All we needed is to effectively/efficiently organize and mobilize our resources. Any failings is the fault of all of us and not the subsistence farmers who has practically no use for a nation-state much more her government. Equally Ousainou, Halifa, Hamat, etc. shouldn’t be squarely b\lamed for our failing; although we recognized their elevated responsibilities as leaders of public (supposed to) organizations.
>> 
>> The current political parties are integral to our struggle but their present structures, programs and presentations will not do it no matter how much reshuffling to contest an election. Everything about these organizations sits on the assumption of a party operating in a normal democratic environment even though they’re denied very basics such as to freely campaign at a time and place of their choice. We will need either to seriously restructure and reprogram the parties with freedom, liberty and democracy the main task. Who become next president is secondary and will be left to informed, involved and engaged Gambians to decide.
>> 
>> UDP, NADD, PDOIS, etc. or Halifa, Hamat, etc. are not the problem(s). They’ve choose to form a political party as we choose to form a Civil Society Organization. The relevancy of each individual or group will/should be determine by was they stand for and not the composition/membership in the long run.
>> 
>> It’s therefore we the citizens responsibility to craft solution(s) as opposed to apportioning blame and/or tasking an individual or political party with this responsibility.
>> 
>> There Are Too Many Organizations: This is a common complain and we don’t know why!  Besides being a good feature of democracy it is natural that we have different interests, expertise's, religions, ethnicities, etc. all of which pull us into different paths. To interface the effects of these actions is an essential element of functioning democracy.
>> 
>> Freedom and democracy require tolerance even if one did not agree with such a position. We have attained great strides with religious tolerance but our politics is a different matter. Consider the following undemocratic political views - you are APRC or enemy of Gambia; if you don’t belong to final NADD you are dead opposition; if you don’t support PPP you were jealous (‘A-Nyanee’); etc. Democracy, freedom/civil liberties and development is not conformity but divergent, we should not only cherish many organizations but encourage it.
>> 
>> No More Niceties But War With Yahya: This was the flavor of the month after the DC Gambia Mission event. We contend that event is no spring board to mass riots and/or unconventional political activities in The Gambia. We cited the fact that April 2000 Student Demonstrations impacted Gambia more but failed to incite any political upraising. An isolated event by handful of individuals in the administrative capital of USA will not likely impress Gambians to pick up machetes and hunting guns/gun power to begin to reclaim the nation by force. So far we’re right!
>> 
>> It’s only a week or two and reports are out that 2 Gambians/US citizens disappeared/abducted/detained while on vacation to their birth land. Where’re the violence advocators? If confronting Yahya is in the work we would thought here is another reason to jump out into action. Equally in the pass many things happened such as detention of journalist Ebrima Manneh, killing/murder of Deyda Hydara, political detention of Kanyiba kanyi, the ambush on UDP convoy in URR, the ambush of UDP convoy at Denton Bridge, etc. that could ignite political uprising but didn’t. Again we will not be in the frontline in the event of violence; we will not ask any Gambian to do so; but we have clear ideas that we can take out dictatorship and replace it with ‘Functional Institutional Democracy’ whether like Yahya likes it or not.
>> 
>> Yahya Must Go, Go Now: We alway ask but how? Sitting in US saying so or in UK or elsewhere saying so has absolutely no practical meaning to that effect. We want Yahya to go but he’s not going to evaporate in thin air. We should endeavor to make sure he depart on our terms otherwise we’re likely to regret as we did when Baba Jawara was ousted. We will not and we hope you don’t settle for ‘anybody but Yahya’. That’s what produced Yahya and we all know how that is working/not working.
>> 
>> These euphoric utterances has no material value for our struggle nor do they bear any pressure on Yahya. Recently there are noticeable increased vulgarity on Yahya in the various social media. We are all for freedom of expression but identified members of our struggle going that low is an indication of surrendering ground. We should context on the Ideas, Constitution, Laws, Policies, Regulations, Governance, Decentralization, Democracy, Human/Civil Rights, etc. and not tirades of insults.
>> We’re in total agreement that Yahya should go but not only Yahya. It’s the WHOLE STRUCTURE/SYSTEM! Please read an alternative structure/system in Draft ‘The Working Paper’. Our challenge - How will he go? How do we manage that process to construct a better future? Dreaming, hallucinating and/or wishful thinking are no answers.  Remember we said HOPE is no PLAN!
>> 
>> We appreciate your concerns, comments and suggests. Whether we agree with one another at this point is not as important as making efforts to come together at one point to put all of these ideas to test with a view to coming up with A National Agenda. Thus, we call on all citizens to come up with solutions and less of the problems especial Yahya. We can cost effectively do this by maximizing  the use technology. Please come out to coordinate this effort at a role of your choice. Someone has to do it; that someone is you unless you said no.
>> Finally, the article is label combo because all the issues were dealt with in earlier writings.
>> 
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