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--- Radio Free Gambia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Mr. Mballow:
> 
> Please relay the following to Mr. Daffeh:
> 
> Mr. Daffeh -
> 
> Your unfounded generalization of Save the Gambia
> Democracy Project and by
> extension all hard working, well meaning Gambians
> and friends (there are
> dedicated non-gambians actively pushing for your
> freedom and dignity
> through STGDP) in that group and those who
> contributed their dime, time
> and hymn to the efforts of STGDP as "having a hidden
> agenda that is
> inimical to UDP..." is absord, childish and hog wash
> at best.
> 
> You owe an apology to each and every one who has
> contributed to the
> efforts of STGDP in any small way.
> 
> Perhaps, you need to be schooled that STGDP is the
> reason you're writing
> on this particular issue in the first place. So, to
> depict such a group of
> dedicated individuals and groups in such a manner
> shows how much you know
> of the issue at hand.
> 
> I bet the response you're seeking from Ousainou and
> UDP will come through
> in your dreams. Keep on dreaming..... and catch up
> with the rest of us at
> Sate House come October!
> 
> -BambaLaye
> 
> On Mon, January 30, 2006 8:29 pm, saihou Mballow
> said:
> > DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE WAS NOT WRITTEN NOR
> ENDORSED
> > BY ME JUST FORWARDING IT TO THE RIGHT
> ALLGAMBIAN.NET
> > EDITORIALS
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > LET’S GET REAL.
> >
> >
> > Mr Editor,
> >
> > Let me begin by thanking you for publishing my
> article
> > of 22 January 2006, titled ‘Stop the hypocrisy’. I
> > must admit it is quite interesting to see the
> > fascinating debate this article generated in your
> > medium. You know, this is fantastic. I have always
> > believed that everyone is entitled to his/her
> opinion.
> > So, I respect every opinion that has been
> expressed in
> > relation to my article. However, the blatant
> > misrepresentation of certain facts and high class
> > premeditated distortions on the part of Abdoulaye
> > Saine [I don’t suppose this is Dr Abdoulaye Saine]
> and
> > somebody who calls himself sundiata have compelled
> me
> > to write again.
> >
> > Before I begin, let me make it absolutely clear
> that I
> > never intent to be objective in my previous
> article.
> > My aim was to be subjective to the irrefutable
> facts
> > referred to therein, and that is what I
> consciously
> > did. So there is no point criticising me for not
> being
> > objective. This is not a time for diplomacy. It is
> a
> > time for straight talking, taking the bull by the
> > horn, calling a spade a spade and stopping people
> from
> > evading the facts to satisfy/promote their vicious
> > hidden conscipiracy theories. Since opinions on
> the
> > subject of NADD flagbearer are now polarised,
> thanks
> > to the vicious and flirty smearing campaign of
> whishy
> > whashy Juwara agents like Pa Nderry Mbaye, they
> are
> > not viable as a yardstick for the determination of
> > anybody’s eligibility for the position of NADD’s
> > flagbearer. This is why I proposed we use
> statistics,
> > and this is why I consciously backed by article
> with
> > statistical facts. So far, and indeed much to my
> > delight, nobody has come up with anything that
> tends
> > to or have the potential of discrediting my
> claims. I
> > have said that amongst the NADD contenders, Lawyer
> > Ousainou Darboe is the only one with a very strong
> and
> > healthy vote winning record, statistically. That
> is an
> > irrefutable fact which anybody can ascertain by
> > visiting the IEC website or other relevant
> government
> > sources both local and foreign. It is on the basis
> of
> > this compelling fact that I believed that Darboe’s
> > electoral records are a good foundation for NADD
> to
> > build on, and that he is the only one with the
> best
> > chance of leading NADD to victory. If anybody
> finds
> > this hard to swallow because of hypocrisy and
> > tribalism, then turf. It is simply a statistical
> fact,
> > not just my opinion. I am not saying Darboe should
> he
> > imposed on NADD. I have stated my reasons for
> saying
> > what I have said, and I will stand by my
> statements
> > regardless of what anybody said.
> >
> > Abdoulaye Saine, in his article, ‘This is not the
> time
> > for Darboe to Break-away under a UDP banner’,
> stated
> > that Oj’s selection, as a presidential candidate,
> > cannot be contested on grounds of his
> electability. I
> > don’t think he mean to say this or he is
> completely
> > ignorant of what NADD’s Memorandum of
> Understanding
> > contains. Plainly speaking, it is completely
> deceitful
> > and absurd for anybody to say, at this point, that
> OJ
> > had been selected to lead NADD. He had only been
> > nominated just like Halifa and Mr Darboe. The
> process
> > of selection is still ongoing. According to the
> MOU,
> > the selection procedure should be aimed at
> producing
> > an electable/sellable candidate. Again, according
> to
> > the MOU, any such candidate must earn the
> unanimous
> > approval of all constituent parties, not
> individual
> > members of NADD executive. So what is the fuss
> about
> > Lawyer Darboe having to consult his party before
> > adding his voice to anybody’s nomination? He does
> not
> > own the UDP, and it is not within his margin of
> > appreciation to decide for the UDP on such a very
> > important and delicate matter. That is why it is
> not
> > left to him to decide. Despite being the leader,
> > Darboe can only make decisions on matters that
> fall
> > within his purview, not just any issue. On the
> basis
> > of sound advise, he can, for example, concede
> election
> > defeat if he believes the opponent’s lead is
> > insurmountable, that is mature politics, but he
> > certainly cannot decide for the UDP in this
> > fundamentally very important and delicate matter
> > because it does not fall within his purview. That
> is
> > how UDP democracy works and if anybody got problem
> > with that, turf. Therefore, any suggestion that
> Darboe
> > was trying to foster is personal ambition at the
> > expense of NADD is completely baseless, bizarrely
> > malicious and absurd.
> >
> > As things stand now, Halifa, Mr Darboe and OJ have
> all
> > been nominated. However, none of them have earned
> the
> > unanimous approval of the constituent parties.
> That
> 
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