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--- Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Yes indeed, no question should be side stepped and
> let us apply that quest 
> accross the board.  Was Halifa selected as the
> flagbearer while or before 
> Ousainou left NADD and formed an Alliance with NRP? 
> No, Ousainou left NADD, 
> formed an Alliance with NRP, and weeks later NADD
> named a flagbearer (Before 
> Ousainou left, it was Ousainou, Halifa and OJ that
> were nominated.  Halifa 
> declined his nomination, leaving OJ and Ousainou. 
> Then Halifa got 
> renominated again when Hamat suggested for the
> comittee to be selected to 
> come up with their recommendations.  Before the
> committee can recommend, 
> Ousainou left, leaving Halifa and OJ.  Then OJ
> withdrew, and Waa who 
> nominated OJ put his hat in the ring.  A committee
> of the remaining 
> executive members, excluding Waa and Halifa was
> formed and they came up with 
> their flagbearer.)  If Ousainou had not left NADD,
> we would not be talking 
> about what we are talking about today.  That is my
> beef with Ousainou.  As 
> long as he was at the table, he was a player.  Why
> leave when you know you 
> can veto anything you do not agree with?  Why leave
> when he knew that all he 
> needed to do was to embrace the MOU and we all would
> have been talking about 
> a unified NADD, today.  While folks focus on the
> battle for the 
> flagbearership, they missed the forest for the tree.
>  The contention was 
> really adoption of the MOU.  Had Ousainou agreed
> with the terms of the MOU, 
> trust me, you would have heard Gambians howl to the
> tip of our lungs for 
> Ousainou to lead to make life easier for all, but
> that was not the case.  
> Ousainou flatly refused to embrace the MOU and that
> is a non-starter for 
> Gambians that want change for the better, and not a
> continuation from where 
> Jammeh left off.  Foget about NADD for the moment,
> I'm talking about 
> Gambians, you and I.  Let me ask both of you, why
> would Ousainou not agree 
> for a transition period and the agreements attached,
> there in?  Why would 
> Ousainou have a problem with a level playing field,
> after the transition 
> period?  Why would Ousainou not agree with a term
> limit?  These are good 
> things that all gambians yearn for.  Are you in
> agreement with Ousainou 
> against the above, if so, why?
> 
> The question asked by Morro would be valid only if
> Halifa was selected the 
> Flagbearer before Ousainou left and formed his
> Alliance with Hamat.  
> However, that is not the case.  I'm sure you know
> the sequence of events and 
> you also know and heard OJ withdrawing his candidacy
> and Waa throwing his 
> hat in the ring, which took weeks before they all
> agreed.  Did Halifa not 
> withdrew his name initially and it was OJ and
> Ousainou that were the 
> nominees?  Thanks for your question and I hope you
> will give consideration 
> to mine in return.
> 
> Chi Jaama
> 
> Joe
> 
> >From: Lang Tunkara <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list              
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: TEETH BITE:HOLD YOUR HORSE DARBOE
> SUPPORTERS-LEAVE THE MAN 
> >ALONE!!!
> >Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:58:34 +0000
> >
> >Morro:
> >Absolutely right you are.  But none of the folks
> who find fault in Ousainou 
> >will step up and answer these questions we've all
> being asking about the 
> >nomination process of Mr. Sallah.  Why? Because
> they don't have any 
> >explanation.  The funny thing about this whole
> process and sad of course is 
> >how the the nomination started with Omar Jallow but
> end up with Halifa.  I 
> >asked how come?
> >They will always blame Ousainou, and never in their
> small minds accept the 
> >responsibility of creating this whole chaos. It is
> only time that will 
> >vindicate Ousainou/Bah and others.  If they, the
> critics of NRP/UDP, do not 
> >reach out soon to clear this mess up, their failure
> is more than a chance, 
> >but an absolute certainty.
> >Lang
> >
> >>From: "MORRO K. CEESAY" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list              
> >><[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: Re: TEETH BITE:HOLD YOUR HORSE DARBOE
> SUPPORTERS-LEAVE THE MAN 
> >>ALONE!!!
> >>Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 07:13:47 -0800
> >>
> >>This is rubbish.  I asked before and I ask again,
> how did Sallah get to be
> >>the leader of NADD in the first place?  It would
> seem reasonable anywhere
> >>else that the leader of the largest opposition
> party in a country should
> >>emerge as the leader of a coalition of the
> opposition. Why was this not 
> >>the
> >>case with NADD? Perhaps we should insist on
> answers to these questions.
> >>Shouldn't NADD provide a full explanation?  We
> shouldn't side step these
> >>questions.
> >>
> >>Morro
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> >>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> panderry mbai
> >>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 5:09 PM
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: TEETH BITE:HOLD YOUR HORSE DARBOE
> SUPPORTERS-LEAVE THE MAN 
> >>ALONE!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>                                   TEETH BITE:HOLD
> YOUR HORSE DARBOE
> >>SUPPORTERS-LEAVE THE MAN ALONE!!!
> >>   TEETH BITE: HOLD YOUR HORSE DARBOE
> SUPPORTERS-LEAVE DARBOE ALONE
> >>   UDP militants and self styled supporters,
> including their party leader
> >>should consider the generous political invitation
> extended to Ousainou
> >>Numukunda Darboe to lead NADD by Lamin Waa Juwara
> alias Mbarodi. Waa’s
> >>message was harsh, but in reality this was the
> best way to tame this Dubo
> >>son. He should be given the benefit of the doubt
> to lead the disintegrated
> >>coalition. Darboe, should not listen to some
> misguided Gambians, whose
> >>patriotism is questionable. They are flip flopping
> day in day out with the
> >>sole aim of misleading the widely respectable
> legal luminary.
> >>
> >>   DARBOE, PLEASE COME BACK TO NADD AND LEAD
> >>   Waa means well for Darboe, even though they are
> strange bed fellows. 
> >>His
> >>invitation to Darboe should not be blown out of
> proportion. Lack of
> >>political adviser often lead to major political
> blunder. Darboe/Bah’s
> >>resignation from NADD is indeed helping incumbent
> President Jammeh to
> >>further misrule The Gambia. It would be fool hardy
> for Darboe supporters,
> >>NADD or Gamez supporters to think that they can
> win Jammeh under such a
> >>divided opposition.
> >>   The likes of Darboe and Bah have committed
> suicide by betraying their
> >>colleagues in the struggle. The breakaway reminds
> us about the UDP 
> >>election
> >>boycott, some years back, which Darboe later
> regretted. He is again taking
> >>another political blunder by giving chance to
> Jammeh to rule our country, 
> >>as
> >>rightly pointed out by Waa.
> 
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