What an editorial! Is this what serious newspapers should write about other parties by unfairly comparing them to their own party? All Foroyaa did is try to trevialize the UDP congress in comparison to that of their own party, PDOIS. Sooo biased.... Foroyaa should try to at least show some impartiality in there reporting and editorials. If PDOIS and Foroyaa believe in the merits of the PDOIS agenda they should just report objectively and let the people decide with trying to score political points with biased reporting.
This is the same kind of thing they did on the UDP meeting in Serekunda that did not bear the reality we all saw on the video footage. They said that meeting was attended by mostly women and kids.
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2011 and the Opposition
Foroyaa has followed the PDOIS and UDP Congresses and is waiting for the holding of the NRP,NCP, NDAM,GMC,GPDP and PPP Congresses to be able to access whether the opposition parties have alerted their minds to the criticisms that they are yet to build internal party Democracy.
PDOIS held its Congress at the Atlantic Hotel without relying on any external financial support. Hence the Gambian Public will never accept finance as excuse for not holding future PDOIS Congresses. The Public is promised that one will be held next year to facilitate the transformation of the structures of the party, internally and externally.
The UDP held its Congress at the party Headquarters in Soma and the UDP/UK claims to have raised D100, 000 dalasis for the Congress. The Gambian public will also not accept finance as an excuse for not holding Future UDP Congresses. The other parties are yet to hold Congresses and the Media fraternity should find out why.
PDOIS has left the position of Candidature for President open and has agreed to endorse Agenda 2011 which holds that the candidate should be determined through a primary involving the combined force of all those who want change.
The UDP leader claimed that NADD’s registration was a disaster. Hence he has written off any Alliance that is similar to NADD. However the UDP Congress did not state very clearly what type of alliance UPD will accept. Interestingly enough, the NRP leader left people with no doubt that his party is not a part of any coalition at the moment by announcing that, at this moment his party stands alone and that he Hamat is the Leader of NRP. He is yet to indicate when he would stop individual party activity and be part of an Alliance.
The PDOIS Congress was characterised by presentation of papers, their translation into the language of the Congress participants, debate by participants and the final adoption of binding resolution. The UDP Congress was characterized by addresses by party leaders which lasted for two hours, the withdrawal of the leaders and the establishment of working groups. We are waiting to publish any resolution which may emanate from the Congress.
Finally the UDP held a rally on Sunday, 13 June 2010. The attendance was not up to their expectations and the rain did not permit Mr. Darboe to speak. Foroyaa has reliably learnt that PDOIS is intensifying its propagation of Agenda 2011 and intends to hold a rally on 31 JULY 2010 at Latri Kunda Yiringanya mosque where it held its first meeting in 1986, to open up its campaign to promote Agenda 2011 on a National Platform. Foroyaa will monitor the activity and tell the people the level of participation of the people. If this initiative lacks popular appeal then Foroyaa would recommend to PDOIS to start a cadre training programme and devote its energy and resources to preparing a new generation of political representatives who would be able to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. No body should love the Gambian people more than they love themselves They should now take a decisive stance on whether they want change or maintain the status quo. They cannot afford to remain apathetic. People give up when they do not have the leaders who are worth the salt. Leaders also give up when they do not have the support of the people who are worth the salt. It is a contract. Both must see the need to respect it, otherwise the contract will be honoured with utter disregard. The future of the Gambia is no longer in the hands of the leaders. It is now in the hands of the people. What the people give importance to is what will triumph. Hence each Gambian should give importance to what he or she truly believes will serve the National interest in the long run.
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