Thought it would be wise to present our proposed plan that could solve our problems in their totality. The removal and replacement of a president is not the primary objective of this plan although that will become a practical possibility should people chooses so. The concept is anchored on the creation of the requisite human capacity that is capable of living a life of democracy.  In phases we will make demands and stand our ground to ensure those demands are met. 

Hereunder is the outline of the (a) plan:

 Phase 1: Produce and Publish ‘A Comprehensive National Vision  - this will be produced from a National Definition of The problem and an Analyses of The Operating Environment which will inform us our Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOP). The process of production will be consultative and culminate in a National Conference to refine and adopt.  The basic idea is to give all a common understand what the ultimate goal not to ask everyone to do exact same thing

Phase 2: Creation of National Face of The Struggle – a coordinating body that will be tasked to advocate The Plight of The Gambia based on The Vision to both Gambians and The International Community. This body will also formulate project/program proposal that will be sold to the International community for funding including wages of all full-time Operatives/Agents plus other Overhead Costs

Phase 3: Creation of an ‘Iron Wheel’ around Gambia – That is to organize/mobilize Gambians in America, Europe, Africa and Asia in Chapters. These will be loosely coordinated with the Central Body while main focus is creation of awareness of the Plight of The Gambia in the base nation.  Programs such as meeting with visiting Senior Government Officials from the Gambia, demonstrations at their visits, lobby the base nation’s government, etc – based on the Nation Vision 

Phase 4: Going to Banjul – that is a formal contact with The Government of The Gambia with a copy of The Vision and a cover letter through Head of Gambia Mission in our Headquartered nation – say in US, head of Gambia Mission in DC

Phase 5: More in Banjul – a month later establish direct contact with Government (Office of President and Head of Civil Service, Political Parties and all Foreign Missions in The Gambia, Professional Organizations such as Bar Association, Chamber of Commerce, etc., TANGO, etc. with The Vision and covering letter

Phase 6: Open an Africa Region Coordinating Office in Dakar, Senegal– coordinate, advocate, media blister over Gambia, etc. They will be heavily involve on our advocacy will development partner such as tying budgetary aids to meeting demands of our Vision

Phase 7: Going To The People – when relatively safe and we begin to bear influence, we open a Country Coordinating Office in Banjul to be flank with Region Office in each region. Their main task will be people conscientization, organization, and mobilization. They will also run our legal and paralegal need within Gambia. With political parties, NGOs and other civil society organizations we will work out a program real civic education programs and run them

Phase 8: Repeating Steps 3 – 7 over and over until all demands are met………..1,000,000 years.  That number is a warning that it will be a long hectic process. This is a big concern of many, yet they seem not recognizing that we have half a century of elections – never made changes. Half a century is pretty damn long time for me – more than my life.

Phase 9: Periodic Review of The National Vision to drop what’s not relevant and/or incorporate new developments should they exist

Phase 10: At maturity turn into A Citizen’s Democratic Observatory Group that will serve as a citizen’s democracy watchdog pinning every government action based on the constitution otherwise drag them to court. Contempt court orders will force us to call people in the streets until lawful demands are met. My Hope is someday the people can seal Denton Bridge with 10s of thousands until our demands are met

What the outline did not say is what will be demanding and doing. That is a subject of the Vision. That is why is important we define the program and come up with what we want.

Important to point are the in-built assumptions of this plan. They’re as follows:

•	that we will be representing  a dissent voice of Gambians seeking democracy
•	that we will convince the International Community on the plight of The Gambia and be the FACE of the struggle
•	that we will secure the necessary funding to do what we exist for
•	that the increasing informed voices of organized Gambians with the backing of the International Community will be the incentive for Banjul authorities to yield
•	that our independent/neutrality backed up with a non-partisan National Vision will speed up social acceptance that will at some point multiply itself
•	that the initiative will be headquartered in USA


Most expressed concern Yahya will not agree or listen.  That is nothing new and shouldn’t be surprising. That is the first characteristic of a dictator when confronted. He may not listen or want anything to do with us – but as the ‘Iron Wheel’ begins to tighten on him around the world he will not be in it to hold on to power but how to avoid jail or dead. That will most probably not be the case right away but most certainly with time.  View the struggle as a simple an algebraic equation (Gambians + Yahya = 1).  Currently Yahya currently has all the 1 or very close. Our job is to peel of his hold on to that large portion of the 1. If we got 0.5 he will have 0.5. if we got 1 he will be zero.
What Yahya want, What Yahya will accept or not has zero concern to these efforts. This is about Gambia and the more we amass our voice, secure international community’s moral and financial support the less relevant Yahya become. 

Please make time to join the Teleconference


 Saturday, July 20, 2013
5:00pm – 7:00pm EST
Conference Call # and Code: (605) 475-5900 & 416  565  6#

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God Bless Gambia

Burama FL Jammeh
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