Comrades:

This whole thing is so frightening that I do not know where to begin.  I am so sick that I do
not know what to do.  I woke up this morning only to have flashback of 2001 events.  
Why is it that our leaders cannot get their acts together?  Why are we publicly fighting?
This devil must be exterminated.

I wish the constitution has not disqualified me.  Knowing that the Gambia's interest is more
important than my personal ambition, I have no choice but to stay loyal to the opposition.  How 
could we go so far to only repeat the events of 2001?

Darboe and OJ, please understand that we cannot afford to give Jammeh another term.  OJ, 
I am beginning to move away from this train.  Is it true that Dullo Bah was bribed?  I do not
like the way Mr. Darboe has been portrayed by your supporters.  It is apparent that there is
something fishy.

How can I be assured that your candidacy is not an impregnation of the PPP?  Will you be fair in
treating other opposition members.  Though I have known you since 1977, I seek to 
protect the interest of the Gambia than giving you a blind endorsement.  

What should I do?  What is at stake?  I am nearing endorsing what majority Gambians have 
concluded.  I am disturbed by action of NADD executive.  The selection process was totally
flawed.  In conclusion, I respectively disagree with Dr. Saine.

May Allah have mercy on the Gambian people.

Naphiyo,
Comrade Jassey-Conteh

-----Original Message-----
>From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jan 25, 2006 4:13 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: This is not the Time for Darboe to Break- CORRECTION
>
>Sorry, the former mail I sent had some spelling errors. 
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Dr. Saine, It is mild if I say you disappoint me. 
>Being the architect of what later became STGDP that later gave birth to the 
>coalition, how can you at this moment pronounce "OJ as he was duly selected by 
>NADD's Executive" without any press release from the NADD coordinator? One 
>would have expected you to be mute until a press release comes from the NADD 
>executive before your this letter even if you knew what was going on behind the 
>scene.
>Do you have any respect for the NADD coordinator or the Executive or is your 
>loyalty with O.J only?
>
>I expect your sincere reply here on Gambia-L as you are still subscribed even 
>though you choose not to send any of your articles here for a while now.
>
>I have nothing against O.J but it pains to see those we have trusted coming 
>around and becoming Judas at this hour of unity.
>
>Note: I am not a UDP supporter and have never been a PPP supporter either.
>
>Momodou Camara
>
>On 25 Jan 2006 at 18:30, panderry mbai wrote:
>
>> This is not the Time for Darboe to Break- away Under a UDP- banner
>> 
>> The ongoing political furor over Omar Jallow's (OJ) selection as the 
>> presidential candidate for the 2006 presidential elections and not 
>> Ousainou Darboe by NADD's Executive can not be contested on grounds 
>> of OJ's electability.  This is a flawed argument that undermines the 
>> very democratic process that the Mou sought to engender and agreed to 
>> by all parties. Flawed as the Mou is, Darboe and all the 
>> presidential-candidate aspirants accepted the ground rules heading 
>> into the meeting that selected OJ.  To use arguments based on 
>> previous election results or the UDP being the single largest 
>> opposition political party has little or no relevance to the decision 
>> already rendered by NADD's executive.  Why must the rules now be 
>> contested or changed just because Darboe was not favored?  Why must 
>> we second-guess the process and the thinking behind each executive 
>> member's decision?
>> 
>>   If the truth be told, Darboe has no choice but to support the 
>> process that selected OJ, regardless of his reservations about the 
>> process itself or possibly the candidate, if any.  If Darboe had been 
>> selected, I would have defended and supported his candidature despite 
>> what OJ or anyone else may say.  To do otherwise would be sheer 
>> hypocrisy.  To date, the Mou remains the best document for the 
>> current coalition.  It took months of tedious negotiations to arrive 
>> at its painstaking details.
>> 
>> Furthermore, Darboe tried in 1996 and 2001 and could not dislodge 
>> Jammeh.  It is time for another candidate to give it a try.  This is 
>> partly because the political landscapes of 2001 and 2006 are very 
>> different and the latter may require a different strategy and 
>> candidate.  In my humble opinion, Darboe's professional and personal 
>> temperament may not be suited to counter Jammeh's brutish threats and 
>> venomous attacks.  His personal and professional skills would serve 
>> The Gambia best, in my view, in a post-Jammeh ear in 2011 as a 
>> presidential candidate and possibly president.   What is needed now 
>> is someone like OJ to confront Jammeh head-on as decided by NADD's 
>> Executive, in spite of the reservations others or I may have about 
>> his candidature.  And, like many of you, I harbor many.
>> 
>> Therefore, the issue of OJ's political baggage can not be overlooked, 
>> nor anyone's for that matter.  He served the PPP for well over a 
>> decade as parliamentary secretary and minister.  Yet, unlike most of 
>> his other PPP colleagues after the coup, he has been unflinching in 
>> his opposition to Jammeh and has paid dearly for it; so has Ousainou, 
>> Halifa, Waa and the other leaders who also have their own 
>> limitations.  If Ousainou were chosen the issue of baggage would 
>> inevitably come up.  This is not the time, nor the place to spell out 
>> Ousainou's or OJ's.
>> 
>> Additionally, this is not the time for Darboe to break away under a 
>> UDP banner to contest the presidency as it could aid Jammeh in his 
>> re-election bid.  If Darboe is truly committed to ridding the country 
>> of Jammeh, which I believe he does, he must forego his short-term 
>> interests and putative gains as a presidential candidate in 2006 for 
>> the larger national good. After all, NADD's Executive chose OJ 
>> cognizant of Darboe's standing as head of the largest opposition party.
>> 
>> I humbly urge Darboe, the UDP Executive, advisors and supporters to 
>> rally behind OJ as he was duly selected by NADD's Executive.  To do 
>> less is to subvert the very democratic process they all claim to 
>> uphold and wish to see in a post-Jammeh era.  If NADD unravels into 
>> its constituent political parties so could the effort to oust 
>> Jammeh.  Another five years of Jammeh, possibly ten is too painful to ponder.
>> 
>> 
>> Abdoulaye Saine
>> Hamilton, Ohio, USA
>> *******************************************************
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