When Gassa forwarded the first, two-part series on the budget, I questioned
the silence/whereabouts of the opposition parties. Those of us in the
Diaspora, especially in the USA, understand the nitpicking, lobbying by
interest groups, scholarly analysis, made for TV spins and spurns by
political pundits, that showcases, upon presenting a budget, both local and
national. Since PDOIS had always been a pioneer in enlightening the Gambian
masses of political and economic issues at stake, it would be appreciative
if, a challenge is made to some of the facts and figures portrayed on the
voluminous budget speech. As Katim puts it, international financial
institutions based most of their financial give and take on these budgets and
if it goes unchallenged by the opposition and mediocre or uneducated lot,
NAM's [even though most of them don't have and iota of the #'s and outcome
involved] will approve it without a hitch.  Comparing and contrasting last
and this years budgets with where the country stands, will give us a brighter
picture of where we are heading, especially with the downward spiral of the
worlds economy, bar none.

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