In a message dated 11/3/2002 6:26:57 PM Greenwich Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > UDP, interestingly is a party of which it can be claimed that both its > coming into being and its pallid demise are important for the evolution of > the Gambian polity. > The class of politicians whose parties were banned following the '94 coup > could not simply wither away by decree. From PPP and NCP they all needed to > oppose the APRC to justify their own identities as politicians in the first > place. Even when the brutal facts of oppositional politics dawned on them, > it felt legitimate to oppose for the sake of opposition. > That wobbly position could not possibly be maintained after the failure of > the coalition and the subsequent victory of the APRC. Issue-oriented > allegiance in politics, however bogus, must eventually dictate the > composition of herds and flocks even such leanings are driven by instinct. > It is simply impossible for former PPP and NCP members to remain faithful > in a marriage of convenience forever. > Well said Momodou Sidibeh. Jabou Joh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~