Joe,
Just a couple of observations on your perspective: I do not have any
particular individual or group of individuals in mind when we mention "fresh
blood". I suppose that democratic organisations and parties have structures
by which succession in leadership is effectively brought to bear? But if as
you fear, that there are no "visible" individuals made of leadership
material, then the failure of the current leadership would be even more
severe than you and I ever imagined. What must they have been thinking? That
Gambians would re-endorse them time and time again, after every singular
failure? Like traditional chiefs of bygone ages?
This will be a general call from Gambians all over. If supporters of the
UDP, or any other party for that matter, wish to stick with their leader(s),
that would be their prerogative. But those making the call for resignations
hopefully, will maintain their independence of thinking and action
irrespective of who is affected.
The geniality of the idea of a coalition lies not with the fact that it was
hatched in the Diaspora. But that it reflected the concrete possibilities of
a united front against tyranny on the ground, in Gambia. i.e if the
opposition at home had not supported it, zilch would have come out of it.
Excorsising retrogressive forces in all parties is what party militants and
grass-roots members must do. So we better inspire them to contemplate that
action, sooner rather than later.
Chi Jaama,
Sidibeh
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mne: Re: CALL for THE RESIGNATION of ALL Opposition leaders
Sidebeh et al, what you call for is noble and sensible. However, we also
need to be realistic about our situation and politics. Who do we have in
mind as this "Fresh Blood"? Why is this envisioned "Fresh Blood" not active
at this time or in the past, in our politics? That sounds like a yearning
for a Messiah, and that would be an up-coming disappointment, in my opinion.
Yes, the opposition is fragmented and there does not seem a possibility of
gluing it together any time soon. If this suggestion could have been
speedily effected by a vote, today, I had vote for it in a New York minute,
but how many Gambians in the opposition would be willing to do that? Do any
of us believe for a minute, that those Gambians in the diaspora for example,
that support the UDP will agree to the sidelining of the UDP? If any
believes that I have an Ox to sell on the Moon. This is one occasion that I
would love to be proven very wrong. We have a lot of superiority complexes
to deal with and I'm not sure five years is enough to turn the corner.
Omar, if we dissolve NADD, then the ARC must be dissolved too, for the later
is no longer in NADD, in the spirit of completeness. In essence, what we
are doing is to give NADD a new name, with different players to head it.
Remember, the concept of NADD is the brainchild of not the opposition
leaders or their supporters, but Gambians in the diaspora.
I am of the opinion that what is needed in the Gambian opposition leadership
is to bring together progressive forces and exorcise destructive forces.
Otherwise, we will spend the next five years playing games with ourselves
with nothing to show for it. The avoidance of addressing the destructive
forces in the opposition will yield palatable, the suggestion of the
abolishing of progressive forces, in the process. However, just like a
circle, we will meet up with the same destructive forces that we are by
default accommodating. Without that exorcism, we'd be wasting our time,
again. Your ideas are progressive, and I like to associate with progressive
forces.
Chi Jaama
Joe
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>Subject: Re: CALL for THE RESIGNATION of ALL Opposition leaders
>Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:02:14 +0000
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>Sidibe and Folks,After very serious considerations, I add my humble
>voice to your call for the entire leadership of the opposition in The
>Gambia to resign and make room for a new leadership that is fresh and
>will generate the requisite political exuberance, that can dislodge
>dictator Jammeh and his nefariou A(F)PRC from power. Unity amongst
>the general opposition leadership is imperative to the development of a
>single opposition coalition. I share your view that our present leaders
>have not only failed to effect that unity, but have also made the
>likelihood of unity in the future even more remote. They should accept
>their collective responsibility in this regard and go.Furthermore, I
>wish to suggest that NADD's leadership should start looking into ways
>and means of amicably dissolving the organization as soon as possible.
>This would engender the necessary political environment in the
>opposition for new players to take over the task of unifying the
>opposition before the next elections. The presence of the current
>leadership and NADD would not leave enough room in which such persons
>can operate effectively. But it should be quickly added that the
>current leadership should not go into political retirement. They should
>be on the scene playing other roles.It should be noted that NADD was
>not envisaged to be a permanent structure. Its role was designed to be
>an interim one, that would make possible the development of a
>democratic environment and institutions. Thus its existence in the
>current environment would represent an anomaly. By failing to obtain
>its stated objectives in the last presidential and National Assembly
>Elections, we have ample reasons for dissolving it. There is no doubt
>that a lot has been learnt through its existence, but its also obvious
>that emotionally hanging onto an institution which has become
>anachronistic would be politically futile.This is a very important
>debate. The purpose is to reinvent the all important unity that we
>urgently need to remove from power the political culture of banditry,
brutality and criminality that the A(F)PRC regime has come to represent.
Omar Joof. > Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 08:15:58 -0500> From:
>[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: CALL for THE RESIGNATION of ALL
>Opposition leaders> To: [log in to unmask]> > Brother Sidibeh,> >
> I cannot agree with more on this. I concur and
>let
> > our voices be heard on this.This part of the democratization
> > process.> Edrissa.> >
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