Indeed cause for pause. I have been following the discourse lately and have not been any bit wiser as regards what is unfolding. I think though that temperature of the exchanges here do not correctly represent the situation on the ground. The level of apathy I encountered during my last visit a year ago was just very depressing, despite all the hardships that people get through every single day. Or maybe I didn't stay long enough and talked to the wrong people.
The problems with the selection of a leader from NADD's ranks to contest the coming election, in my opinion, has to do with, amongst other things, a dwindling pool of honest and uncompromised politicians. A pool that has been stagnant for a long time. Another major problem is the MOU itself, it left many important questions unanswered. I'll try and ask a few so that others here can try and enlighten us:
1) Is there anything to prevent an eventual NADD president from favouring/prioritising a particular political grouping in the process of creating a levelled political field?
2) Is point 1) above to be based on trust?
3)What is the opposition going to be comprised of if NADD wins (and the present ruling party ceases to exist)? Is a government of national reconciliation (and compromises) going to be formed and will it be able to implement needed policy changes?
.....
And I just have to add this last one, that really isn't related to this topic, but have been nagging for a looong time:
4) Will a NADD president disband this expensive rag-tag of an army (GNA) that does nothing but brutalise this peaceful country of ours?
:-)Abdou
----- Original Message -----
From: "MORRO K. CEESAY" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 8:26 pm
Subject: CAUSE FOR PAUSE
> I am a bit out of touch, but am I to understand that Mr. Sallah is
> NADD'schoice of a presidential candidate for the 2006 election?
> How was Mr.
> Sallah chosen over all the other potential candidates? Was he
> chosen by the
> NADD "leadership" or was he chosen by delegates from all parts of the
> country? In other words, was the choice of Sallah imposed from the
> top down
> instead of the bottom up as it should be.
>
> NADD seems to be fragmenting and I am wondering why. When things
> get too
> complicated as they seem to be at the moment, perhaps one ought to
> pause to
> get one's bearings. The best way I know that this may accomplished
> is to
> ask the basic question at the heart of every democratic process:
> "Is this
> the will of the people?" Can anyone say that the choice of Sallah
> is the
> will of the people? I am not being disparaging to Mr. Sallah; he
> is a fine
> man, but I wonder how NADD arrived at him to the exclusion of the
> others.Can anyone help with that question? I apologize, if this
> question has
> already been dealt with.
>
> Regards,
> Morro
>
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