In 2010, I did ask the leadership of my party, the UDP to resign and submit itself to the congress for election, and they did exactly that. In fact, I found them already preparing the ground for a congress. It was the people themselves who, in Jarra Soma, in turn decided to renew the mandates of some members and replaced others. Therefore, I can categorically and unquestionably state that the UDP has a leadership that is leading with a clear mandate from the very owners of the party, the people. Absolutely no doubt about that. Unless you are demented, you certainly wouldn't have any problem acknowledging this irrefutable fact.
As for the Coalition issue, it is the UDP that has taken the lead as befitting a leading Opposition, to reach out to others in the spirit of coalition building. We are ready to lead and ever looking forward to others joining us in tandem with conventional principles of coalition building as practiced universally.
Maybe you need to tell me how on earth your president, Nasiiru Dean, is able to fire at will, elected members of parliament representing your party, the APRC- Alliance for Promotion and Rejuvenation of Corruption.
Thanks
Daffeh
How about putting that question to UDP? How about telling UDP leadership to consider joining a coalition? How about electing someone who fights for Gambians - Halifa or Sidia, as the head of a potential coalition?Let me know what you think..RegardsFankung¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 10:56 AM, UDP United Kingdom <[log in to unmask]> wrote:¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.htmlFolks,
If you could recall sometime last year, the PDOIS party convened a congress at the Atlantic Hotel in Banjul but and for unexplained reasons, failed to elect a new executive and leader or renew the mandate of the existing ones. However, they have promised to convene another congress this year, 2011, to review and elect a new leadership. The 2011 election is now not more than six months away and yet no word has being said or heard about PDOIS’s pending leadership election.
If PDOIS is to be taken seriously on democracy and their mantra of ''Soveriegnty of the People'', I think it is absolutely imperative that its oligarchs are seen not only adhering to but also projecting democracy and democratic principles through their very own internal politics.
My question now is; is the PDOIS party ever going to convene anther congress this year, before the 2011 election, to elect a leader? Or is it going to be another ''Destiny has called on me to lead?''
The last time PDOIS conducted leadership election was in 2000 in the village of Wuli Taibatu, Upper River Region.
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