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Gambia's Opposition Predicts Victory In Upcoming Presidential Elections

By James Butty 
Washington, DC
13 February 2006
 
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For years, Gambians longed for a strong and united opposition that would
challenge President Yahya Jammeh.  Last year, five opposition parties came
together to create the National Alliance for Democracy and Development.  But
with presidential elections scheduled for October this year, one of the key
members of the alliance has resigned. Osainou Darboe, whose United
Democratic Party holds the majority, says he was resigning due to lack of
trust among its members. 
Hamat Bah is leader of the National Reconciliation Party and a member of the
opposition alliance.  English to Africa reporter James Butty asked him if
there is a problem of distrust among members of the alliance.  “Well, that’s
Mr. Darboe’s perception. That’s his belief. I can believe certainly to an
extent what Ousainou Darboe is saying. May be he has every reason to believe
that some members don’t trust him in the coalition.”
Bah says the National Alliance for Democracy and Development has been having
power struggle problems.  “Yes, as it happens in every coalition, there have
been some problems in selecting a coalition leader. But we have not
completely exhausted completely the process through which we set ourselves
in the memorandum of understanding.”
Bah denies that part of the coalition’s problems is a result of ethnic
differences. He blames such thinking on detractors of the coalition who he
says will say anything to tarnish the coalition’s image. He says the
coalition has not dashed the hopes of the Gambian people.  “We have not
disappointed the people of Gambia. In fact we have rekindled  the hope of
Gambians. And we have no doubt that come October 2006, there will be one
credible opposition candidate against Yahya Jammeh, and Jammeh will
definitely be defeated.” 
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