"At this point there are so many divergent interest; and
notwithstanding the fact that people want a restoration of democracy,
the motivation f'or the different interest persuasions are real and
people who share the same interest persuasions will solicit with others
and solidify their positions in any conflict situation."
This is exactly what I feared. There is a conflict situation right in
front of our eyes. And there is no glossing over the truth that we all
have divergent interest, an interest that is motivated by self, by
greed, by creed, by belief, by ideology, by ethnicity and other
persuasions. This is our reality. There is nothing wrong with having
divergent interests and all these interest motivations, but at this
crucial period in which we are trying to find a democratic response to
our political challenges, the rearing of the ugly head of these
divergent interest can derail, trivialize, marginalize and stop dead in
its tracks any effort to bring about a meaningful change.
I can understand the logic in PDOIS's argument, and it is not as
complicated as others would want to make it. Its conceptual basis
derives from a fundamental argument that there should be a consensus
among the opposition political parties, and this consensus should form
the basis to create a platform that will bring all the opposition
political parties under one umbrella. This consensus building cannot be
imposed; it should be arrived at by the opposition political parties
through the nudging, influence and support of the Diaspora Gambians. And
it should start in the Gambia.
At the moment there is a consensus among the opposition political
parties in the form of the G6. But the agreements of the G6 and their
points of reference is quite different. Even then there has been cracks
in their unity of purpose, and not all of them agreed to
non-participation in the national and local government elections. So
there needs to be a lot of work done with this opposition grouping, and
they should also be in a position to elevate the discussion and move
the agenda to a broader question of a unified political group to contest
elections, and to choose one person as the leader of the
opposition-unity in the Gambia.
Can the UDP, NRP, P.P.P., GMC, PDOIS and other opposition parties
come to a consensus to build a unified political front under one entity
to contest the 2016 elections, and can they choose one among them or
someone outside their political parties to lead this project? This is
the question.
-----Original Message-----
From: Haruna <[log in to unmask]>
To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sat, May 25, 2013 9:42 am
Subject: Re: [G_L] PDOIS explains its Absence in Raleigh???????????????
So unite the partisan diaspora first, then seek to unite the partisan
residents!! Very funny. And life will wait for you as you complete
uniting the diaspora to move to the resident partisans.
Allahuwakubaru!!! Kejau has spoken.
Haruna.
-----Original Message-----
From: kejau <[log in to unmask]>
To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sat, May 25, 2013 5:34 am
Subject: Re: [G_L] PDOIS explains its Absence in Raleigh???????????????
Hi All,
PDOIS seem to have a genuine reason to not attend the meeting as per
their letter to the organizers. Their point seem to be that the
organizers should take heed from the recently concluded successful
London conference where no political party was invited as that may
expose and deepen the divide rather than help bring the opposition
together as intended. The conference should have aimed to unite the
diaspora and when all the disparate groups in the diaspora unite, then
we can invite the opposition to join us, among other things.
Thanks.
Kejau
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-------- Original message --------
From: Modou Nyang <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
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Subject: Re: [G_L] PDOIS explains its Absence in Raleigh???????????????
Lamin and others, i will respond to your questions Saturday or Sunday.
From: Sariang Marong <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [G_L] PDOIS explains its Absence in Raleigh???????????????
Demba
Thank you for keeping us abreast. You guys are doing a superb job. Again
thank you.
Wa Salam
Sariang
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On May 24, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
The PDOIS received a letter from the organizers of the Raleigh
Conference inviting the Secretary General of PDOIS to a Conference to be
held in Raleigh North Carolina from the 18thto 20th May aimed at
deliberating on strategies and tactics on how to effect peaceful change
in the Gambia .
The Central Committee of PDOIS met to review the invitation and came to
the conclusion that two preliminary steps are necessary before such a
meeting could take place in a manner that would yield the desired
results of a national consensus on strategies and tactics for peaceful
political change. First and foremost, the opposition at home had to
arrive at a consensus on the way forward at the meeting or convey the
wrong impression that they are so divided that they could not forge a
United Front for Democratic change. Secondly, the Diaspora also had to
meet and develop a consensus on the way forward failing which opinions
could be so divided at the meeting that theway forwardcould become
illusive. Read more @http://gainako.com/?p=841
Consensus VS. Compromise.... take it away!!! folks
Demba
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