Aye Aye Ansu.
At this point, I'm not even asking for Hon. Halifa to make any compromises on his deeply-held beliefs and vision for Gambia and Gambians. All I want is sincerity and honesty when they meet to talk coalition or alliance.
Haruna.
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From: Ansumana Bojang <[log in to unmask]>
To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tue, Aug 9, 2011 11:43 pm
Subject: Re: [G_L] PDOIS Central Commitee statement On United Opposition. The Long Road To
Pasamba,
I think the best you can do to show your true membership in PDOIS is to ask your
leadership to meet the other opposition leaders and negotiate the modalities of
a coalition. I think that is the first step in the process...sit at the same
table face to face and hammer out a deal. As far as I know UDP is not asking
for any more than that. According to reports why is Halifa refusing to meet
other party leaders...he should not hold the Gambian people hostage to his
personal desires. Let us hit the nail on the head.
As Halifa has stated over and over, the Gambian people want the opposition to
hget together to deliver them from Jammeh's tyranny but he is twarting that
deisre of Gambians. He needs to heed the peoples desire and make compromises
with other to make this a reality. History will then look well at him for that.
Issuing statements over and over --be it in public or not --is not going to make
coalition happen automatically. The time for talk is over. IT IS TIME FOR
ACTION!!! Now or never for Halifa Sallah, Lawyer Darboe, Hamat Bah, OJ, and the
rest.
Ansu
Pasamba Jow said:
Goro,
PDOIS is just one party among several opposition parties in the Gambia. My
question therefore is, what are the concrete position of the other parties on
this subject matter? The only other party that publicly stated its clear
position is the NRP, which is that they will not be part of any coalition. UDP
wants a coalition, but has anybody seen or read any proposal from them that will
form a basis for negotiations? Look, forming a coalition doesn't only stop at
defeating Jammeh, but how to govern and all the other stuff that will need to be
thrashed out before going into elections. I for one have no problem with
Ousainou Darboe leading a coalition, for i believe that he is a thousand times
more sincere and qualified than Jammeh, but we have to know what the UDP wants.
Coach
,
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of
justice." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
> Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 11:54:25 -0400
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [G_L] PDOIS Central Commitee statement On United Opposition. The
Long Road To
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> My dear Goro I understand your point and I hope I am wrong in the way I read
the message coming from PDOIS. If PDOIS is getting ready to meet with UDP folks
and sending out messages that sets conditions on the voters for taking a
position in a united front then what else is a mixed message? Tell me PDOIS
Committee's position has changed due to new developments since they sent that
message out and I will relax. Until then, I am feeling the jitters and I bet I
am not alone in that boat being rowed down the River Gambia. I know Daffeh cares
less about how I feel but I will share anyways.
>
> I understand PDOIS's goal and aspirations towards an enlightened and
"en-sovereign-ed" electorate putting their forces behind a sincere and
sacrificing leadership to take control of the ship of nation building and
democratization. However, it is about time PDOIS brings these ideals to the
level of sophistication that matches the voters’ - they want a united front -
that's the level we need to start at; the rest will fall in place like a jigsaw
puzzle. Asking the voters to prove a certain level of comprehension and
sophistication by demanding that the "meetings must be supported massively by
those who support the establishment of a United Front to be deemed successful
and convincing" is akin to telling the voters to prove their loyalty to PDOIS
and PDOIS alone before moving on to a united front. Again, I hope that is not
what they meant but.
>
> I know PDOIS has always advocated for a united front and were very
accommodating in their position leading up to the formation of NADD, I can
attest to that but by God, we need that level of enthusiasm and willingness to
compromise now more than ever. This idea of making voters prove numbers or
“massive support” is a bit baffling to say the least.
>
> Sincere and unconditional compromises in negotiations for salvaging what
remains of Gambia is the sure way to bring the numbers out not by unilateral
demands from for prove of support.
>
> -Laye
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