Brothers and Sisters,



It is a common habit of the Gambian to be totally blinkered by subjectivity 
or some other factors that are alien to reality or common sense.  Many 
things have been written and said on these forums about Ousainou Darboe and 
Amat Bah which totally ignores what the Gambian voters think of them. The 
last time the Gambian people spoke, Ousainou Darboe and Hamat Bah together 
polled about 40% of the votes. I think it's about time that we saw the truth 
and say it.  If, in the Gambia, anybody could unseat Jammeh, then it is 
Ousainou Darboe in alliance with Amat Bah, or that bloody alternative which 
no Gambian wants.



Halifa Sallah is an excellent, erudite, intelligent and capable presidential 
candidate, but let's ask ourselves whether he is really ELECTABLE.  Before 
answering, let us remind ourselves that Sidia polled only a little under 3% 
of the total votes during the last Presidential Elections. If Halifa could 
have done better than Sidia, why wasn't he put up for the presidency?



When I read people calling Ousainou Darboe a "tribalist",  I have to admit 
that these people do not really know who Ousainou Darboe is. It is also 
these very people who are having a go at Amat Bah. But tell me folks, how in 
heaven's name can a Mandinga "tribalist" align himself with a Saloum-Saloum 
or a Fana-Fana Fula?  It just doesn't make sense.

Tribalism has been Gambians' anathema and it is frequently used to accuse 
people we oppose, but let's be honest with ourselves, tribalism in Gambian 
politics was rife from the day PPP was founded. In fact PPP was formed 
purely on tribal bases and many tribal trivialities were the order of day in 
the 70's and 80's. The Gambia is in this position today, simply because of 
tribalism. So let's stop playing "ostrich" politics with this issue.




Amat Bah, whether you like him or not , is the leader of the third largest 
party in the Gambia. Amat Bah alone, polled more than twice the votes 
garnered by Sidia Jatta and S.M. Dibba in the last presidential election. 
The belittling of Amat on these forums is nothing other than an affront on 
the integrity of Gambian voters. Ousainou Darboe and Amat Bah are Gambia's 
salvation to redeem us from the demonic grip we are in.



One thing that strikes me more about the comments against Amat Bah, is that 
it is been done by the very people who  proclaimed victory for NADD when 
Amat lost his seat at the last by-elections. I believe that pragmatism 
should be our approach if we want to get rid of Yahya Jammeh.



Prince

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