The con man of all con artists is at it again!


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Hamat Bah to contest 2012 Parliamentary Election
africa » gambia
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Hamat NK Bah, leader of the opposition National Reconciliation Party
(NRP), looks set to regain his lost seat in the Upper Saloum district
after he told The Point in an interview last week that he will contest
the March 2012 parliamentary polls as a candidate.

Bah who lost to President-elect Yahya Jammeh in the 24th November
presidential polls, was at one one time the National Assembly Member
for Upper Saloum constituency in the Central River Region, but he lost
to Hon. Sainey Mbye in the 2007 National Assembly elections.

Bah told this reporter that contesting the 2012 parliamentary polls
will go a long way in vindicating him and his party in that they have
not disappointed Gambians.

While calling for the maintenance of a level playing field, Bah said
his NRP party will never boycott the parliamentary polls.

“NRP is determined to sit together with all stakeholders to improve on
our voting and electoral system in general”, he declared.

Commenting briefly on the 2012 national budget, Bah said the year 2012
is not going to be an easy year for The Gambia and Gambians in
general.

“It is going to be a very difficult year because, even the minister
has confirmed that there is a serious drop in grants,” he said.

The NRP leader went on to task the minister to look inward and find
out why government is not receiving the grants, and tell the Gambian
people.

“Local borrowing is a cause for concern because the amount of money
that government wants to borrow locally in terms of treasury bills and
others looks alarming,” he stated.

Noting that government expenditure should be spent wisely and
judicious, the NRP leader tasked government to manage the little
resources they have for the benefit of the citizens, stressing that
there is need for financial discipline at all levels.

“Looking at the amount of money spent in their so-called victory
celebrations, I think the government should have a rethink and use
such money to create jobs and provide medicines for all the hospitals
in the country, most of which lack the needed drugs for their
patients,” Bah added.

According to him, government’s attitude of spending money
unnecessarily is sending a bad signal to the international community,
noting that government should demonstrate that they are indeed in
times of difficulties so that donors can help.

On the position of the recently-formed United Front that comprised
four opposition political parties and his move back to his party, Bah
said it is fair that he goes back to his party after they lost the
2011 presidential elections.

However, he stated that he is still the flag bearer of the United
Front, which he said, is still solid, strong and ready to contest the
parliamentary polls as a front, and any other election for the time
being.

He further told this reporter that he did not shift from the United
Front back to the NRP party, but from being an independent candidate
back to the NRP.

“NRP is still part of the United Front,” he explained.

Quizzed as to his reaction to recent comments by veteran opposition
leader, Omar Jallow alias OJ, leader of the Peoples Progressive Party,
Hamat Bah said:

“Let me honestly tell you that I don’t respond to dead wood
politicians. I think Halifa Sallah has given him an appropriate
answer, which was done on behalf of the United Front.”
Author: Sainey M.K. Marenah
Source: Picture: Hamat Bah


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-Laye
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"With fair speech thou might have thy will,
With it thou might thy self spoil."
--The R.M

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