Subject: Re: Something tells me the UDP is not pleased with Halifa's revisionist disposition.
Suntu
Here we go again. Another election looming; another calls for political alliance in the Gambia; haven't we learned nothing from history.
You have indeed eloquently expressed the UDP UK and UDP everywhere's stand point on this issue. Another political adventure like NADD will pose no greater threat to Yahya than that opposition alliance itself. It will surely destroy the UDP. The UDP does not need another political adventure. It is already in a political alliance with the NRP and needs no further allinaces.
It's time our comrades realise that the alliance they are propagating here, is just fantasy, which will never materialise. The UDP as a party has moved on from that dream land and shall never be drawn back to a similar NADD drawing table.
The alliance our comrades need to propagate here is that for Halifa's NADD political party and Sidia's PDOIS political party. There is indeed a leadership crisis looming between those two. Since Halifa's dogma that NADD is a political which he left alone to lead, whilst Sidia still hold on to his leadership of PDOIS. To suggest that the UDP and NRP should jump into that leadership wrangling between NADD and PDOIS is disingenuous indeed.
NADD was a mistake and another NADD will be a similar mistake. The UDP cannot afford that mistake again. Unless one does not want to give Sam Sarr, the third of the trinity, a party to lead.
Furthermore, i do not agree to the dogma that Jammeh can only be removed by a united political alliance of all the Gambian opposition parties. This is a fallacy; Jammeh can indeed be defeated with or without such a political alliance. The parties can unite in spirit whilst not physically. They can joined on one message whilst not together in an alliance. And we have never reached a point in our history when we are united with one cause than now.
All we need is to become advocate of that cause, at the same time give our people the choice to choose their leader, as in every democratic society. The bureaucratic selection process that marred NADD, will not be right, as it ignores the right of our people to choose favourate leader.
So come next election, lets have APRC versus UDP/NRP alliance and PDOIS/NADD alliance. What are we are scared of comrades!
Yanks Darboe
Member of the UDP UK steering committee.
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:56:51 +0000
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Sanusi and Haruna
I fully comprehend your much respected and sound opinions. I also commend the two of you for the mature and sincere opinions always. In this matter, Owens have touched on vital issues, ie we needn't do the same as the detractors. But were the UDP U.K begs to defer again so far as the importance in setting the records straight is concern.
Yes, we know Yahya is the bigger picture, yes the UDP main body in the Gambia has focus its attention on just that. But what one cannot also ignore is the continuous bickering and self-righteousness Halifa injected in his politics. Blaming all else apart from himself.
We are not out to quarrel or start fire, we are out to tell Gambians that, the UDP is focus on doing whatever it can in the unity process. But that doesnt mean, those who are peddling the idea that, Ousainou has only one last chance and they will do all they can to derail that in the name of bogus ideas and fanciful pronouncement and then they will stand the chance post-Ousainou.
What we are saying to those views is that, Ousainou has done enough to warrant the UDP to stand the test of time. Ousainou shall continue God-Willing to be a voice in the UDP whether he contest any election or not. The UDP has young and upcoming leaders who shall not sell out to any body or group. The UDP will seek cooperation were value call be added for the greater good for the Gambia. But it shall not abandon its voters for seeking leaders in other parties.
The UDP U.K's response was necessary and vital for Gambians to understand the type of politician we are dealing with. I admire Owens optimism, but if one knows and understand Halifa's politics, you will think twice before thinking he will ever abandon his quest to some how become the leader of the Gambian opposition against all odds.
We know in PDOIS today, only one man's voice matters. All others are discarded to a dustbin of futility. They are torn between NADD and PDOIS. What shall the other leaders do? Agree to join in the unity efforts or stay with Halifa's ideological crusade?
The UDP's doors are open. The moderate voices in PDOIS need to speak now before it is too late. Halifa should stop being an opposition to UDP and become an opposition to APRC. The UDP leadership never attack PDOIS in any newspaper. It never indirect any comments against them, why should Halifa thinks only he has the ability to deal with the Gambian media? I think for those who wish closure in this matter, let them either openly or privatelyy advise Halifa that, that time when he can write misinformation unending against the UDP is over. We are more than capable of correcting his errors and point the truth out.
Thanks again Sanusi for your unifying call, I hope God answer your wishes.
Suntou
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Haruna Darbo
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Suntou,
I second Owens' disposition without prejudice and equivocation. The larger picture here being that each of your two sides can find reason to continue this banter for it is cyclical at best and cannot yield either of you your desired ends. Meanwhile, time's afleeting. 2011 is tomorrow and that's how we ought to approach it. Might your two sides then revisit your banter after your commoner goal is achieved? I again advise Halifa to cease the gratuitous egging without further prejudice. This is with the recognition that however superlative his arguments, his intent is to harness his ware for commoner relief. The arguments must therefore be seen as superlative by the commons. In the marketing, should his prosecution bear inordinately on tattered communion, the resultant and more desirable union will have been severely undermined.
Let us look to the future together. We can retell the stories of our singular gallantries in more austere ambiance. So say I. So says Gambia.
Haruna. Thank you Owens for your sobriety. I think Suntou will reconsider. No matter disdains and prides lost.
Sent: Tue, Feb 2, 2010 4:17 pm
Subject: Re: Something tells me the UDP is not pleased with Halifa's revisionist disposition.
My Dear Suntou
Many thanks for clarifying your position on this matter. My concern in this
discourse is the timing of your article and the motives if there is any for
sending such piece. In all honesty, we should redouble our efforts in ensuring
that Jammeh gets defeated once and for all. We should therefore position our
energy towards the APRC camp and make sure that the Silent Majority come of the
wilderness and vote decisvely for the Grand Opposition Coalition. We must
therefore work towards reconciling all Opposition Parties so that a United Front
could be in place for 2011 Presidential Elections.
Whilst I share your unquestionable affection for UDP, I must stress the need for
restraint. We should be calling on our Executive to formulate proposals for a
Strong and United Front Opposition for 2011 Presidential Elections.
Yours in the struggle to liberate Gambia from Jammehism
Sanusi Owens
--- On Tue, 2/2/10, Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Something tells me the UDP is not pleased with Halifa's
revisionist disposition.
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, 2 February, 2010, 21:03
> --- On Tue, 2/2/10, suntou touray
> <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > From: suntou touray <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Something tells me the UDP is not pleased
> with Halifa's revisionist disposition.
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Tuesday, 2 February, 2010, 20:36
> > Bailo, the statement
> > wasn’t saying Halifa engineered the lost of the NRP
> > leader’s seat but that the lost resulted from the
> > registration of NADD as a political party against
> every
> > sound legal advice. That is undeniable. You should
> also be
> > reminded that decision making in NADD was meant to be
> based
> > on unanimity but this did not happen in respect of
> the
> > registration as the UDP was clearly against it. The
> only
> > people that were connected to the registration were
> Halifa
> > and PDOIS. Since the registration did not earn the
> unanimous
> > approval of all member parties, the UDP-UK statement
> is
> > absolutely in line with the truth when it described it
> as
> > clandestine.
> >
> > I agree with you though that we
> > should move on with a more positive approach toward
> 2011.
> > However, I hope you too will appreciate that this
> statement
> > was just a mere response to an attack from Halifa. A
> > response is therefore necessary and should have been
> > expected. Attacking me personally on this issue is out
> of
> > line as this not about me.
> >
> > I hope you will desist from turning
> > this as a personal matter between you and myself. I am
> not
> > UDP-UK, I am just a mere coordinator.
> >
> > By the way, when you start advising
> > Halifa to focus his lense on issues that will foster
> unity
> > and togetherness, then we will leave him alone. If you
> have
> > read the UDP U.K's response with an open mind, you
> will
> > notice that we avoided commenting on Halifa white
> elephant
> > project of an agenda. And finally Bailo you should be
> the
> > last person to get personal with people. If i
> remember
> > carefully, you have in the past engaged in a bitter
> insult
> > contest over personality. Stop getting carried away
> with
> > Suntou, I have no time for personal tussle. The UDP
> U.K
> > reserves the right to rectify Halifa's continous
> > misinformation, and if that boil your blood, you will
> have
> > to find a way to deal with it.
> >
> > Sanusi, your position is much
> > respected, but i beg to differ with the notion that we
> have
> > to leave Halifa alone to carry on twisting facts for
> the
> > sake unity. What sort of unity are you calling on
> to? If
> > Halifa feels he is astute enough to plaster errors in
> the
> > Gambian world wide, we too reserve the rights to
> correct
> > him. If that is seen as causing disharmony, then so
> be
> > it.
> >
> > Ansumana, thanks for speaking the
> > truth amidst the fact bending. Some feel we should
> leave
> > Halifa to say whatever he wants, we say no to that.
> > There are two sides to every story.
> >
> > Suntou
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 1:19 PM,
> > bailo jallow <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ansu said:
> >
> > "Let us be objective and stop demonizing each other
> > and be serious about the issue at hand; how do we
> > effectively dislodge Jammeh from power to give our
> people
> > the space they need to better themselves.
> Name-calling and
> > mischaracterization of the other side’s agenda and
> motives
> > will not get us there ever."
> >
> >
> > I cannot agree more with the above statement; Indeed
> > there is no politician whose agenda have been more
> > deliberately distorted within all the opposition than
> > Halifa's. One such distortion by UDP-UK is as
> > follows:
> >
> >
> > "The lost of NRP leader’s Upper Saloum
> parliamentary
> > seat in the 2005 by-election which was by the way
> > necessitated by Halifa’s clandestine registration of
> NADD
> > as a political party against every sound legal advice
> and in
> > contravention of the Preamble and Part1[1] of the
> Memorandum
> > of Understanding that explicitly established NADD as
> an
> > alliance.....",
> >
> >
> > The question that arises from
> > the above unsubstantiable allegation against Halifa
> is: Why
> > would he 'clandestinely' or otherwise register NADD
> > as a political party in order to render the seats held
> by
> > the original NADD alliance which includes his very own
> at
> > risk of being captured by the APRC? The problem is not
> about
> > the analysis or rebuttals or sharing of UDP's
> > perspective; it is about making untrue statements
> against
> > Halifa or Ousainou or anyone else.The undeniable
> underlining
> > of Halifa's piece that UDP-UK were supposedly
> reacting
> > to is that the Gambian electorate clearly expressed
> their
> > dissatisfaction with the all the opposition parties
> more
> > than with the ruling party. Constantly blaming Halifa
> or
> > Ousainou or NADD or UDP or NRP or PDOIS for the
> fall-out of
> > NADD or the poor results of the either of the
> opposition
> > cannot therefore be the best course ahead.
> >
> >
> > Henceforth, our focus ought to be on trying to
> identify the
> > conditions for a tactical alliance between the
> opposition
> > parties which both Halifa and Ousainou have
> respectively
> > identified as a viable way forward. Also, all
> opposition
> > parties need to give very high priority towards
> reversing
> > the prevailing general voter apathy. Only the APRC
> stands to
> > benefit from it.
> >
> >
> > Suntou, I hope you are not offended with me calling
> your
> > name. Please accept my apologies if you are. Let us
> pave the
> > best way forward and focus on the real issue at hand,
> that
> > of defeating the incumbent.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > Bailo
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Tue, 2/2/10, Ansumana Bojang <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Ansumana Bojang <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >
> > Subject: Re: Something tells me the UDP is not pleased
> with
> > Halifa's revisionist disposition.
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Date: Tuesday, 2 February, 2010, 11:03
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I find some of you guys totally disingenuous in your
> > claim to want to foster good neighborliness amongst
> the
> > opposition parties and so urge UDP supporters to
> refrain
> > from "attacking" Mr. Sallah yet where were
> > y'all whenever Mr. Sallah or anyone else comes out
> with
> > their attacks on UDP? This piece that you all are up
> in
> > arms about is a response to a piece Mr. Sallah wrote
> that
> > had some very strong so-called attacks on UDP but I
> did not
> > see any one of you say a word about Sallah needing to
> show
> > restrain. As far as I am concern, after reading the
> UDP UK
> > piece carefully, I think it is very good one in their
> > attempt to set the record straight statistically from
> their
> > perspective.
> >
> >
> > Let us be objective and stop demonizing each other and
> be
> > serious about the issue at hand; how do we
> effectively
> > dislodge Jammeh from power to give our people the
> space they
> > need to better themselves. Name-calling and
> > mischaracterization of the other side’s agenda and
> motives
> > will not get us there ever.
> >
> >
> > yours,
> >
> > Ansu
> >
> >
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