Fellow Compatriots,

Just what exactly is the purpose of publishing these correspondences between 
the opposition leaders on the net?
True, we are all of us in this, and access to information is often 
invaluable, especially now that deadlines are swiftly approaching. But 
whatever the gains, the effect of publicity is to help demonise one leader 
while the other appears beyond reproach, thereby making a rapprochement 
between the two blocks even more difficult. All the while the possibilities 
of a coalition which is more important than either NADD or the UDP/NRP 
alliance becomes even more remote than formally.
I suspect that it was this reason that led to the NADD executive expressing 
confidence in and delegating responsibily to Hon. Halifa Sallah to conduct 
all negotiations in private with Ousainou Darboe until when a decision is 
reached. To our dismay, we all learnt very publicly, that Mr. Amat Bah 
betrayed this privacy.

Similar circumstances produced difficulties during the initial leadership 
selection process, when information that should have remained confidential 
(in my opinion) found its way into Pa Nderry Mbai's online paper.

I cannot see any purpose for such publicity deserving more merit than the 
secrecy that is called for before an agreement is reached.

Cheers,
Momodou S Sidibeh 

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