Thanx Yero for sharing. I read Hon. Fatty's plea. I sense there is need for advice. I am ready willing and able to share some ideas with the good honourable and he knows that. He must understand that he formed the party called GMC. As much as a political party is envisaged to belong to all the people of a nation, citizens cannot be presumptuous to offer advice or infuse themselves in a party. A political party is to be considered as a product. It must be presented to the intended consumer and assistance must be solicited for it. Nowadays, support for even Non-profit organizations with the most laudable missions, does not come unsolicited and unwarranted-for.
I believe Hon. Fatty still has my phone number and my email address. I will send them to him again in the event he does not have access to them now. I never knew the GMC needed funds or more advice. I have taken it upon myself because I admire GMC's vision for Gambia, and Hon. Fatty's gallantry for forming a political party amid threats to his person and property. I also commend him for his erfforts overseas on the behalf of all Gambians. I think the only need for GMC is good organization. Folk, especially Gambians, will always give to good causes when solicited. And sending a plea for help to newspapers is not the way to go for political parties.
Haruna.
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[...I cite the case of GMC. Two years after our founding, aside a barrage of criticisms and unrealistic expectations from some, we have not received a single practical help or funding from any single Gambian or non-Gambian to date. How do you expect us to grow if you do not help us? Many ask of our National Secretariat, branch offices, structures and staff they never bother to ask how on earth were we going to pay for all these? The last time I checked no one asked how is GMC doing financially, or how would it finance Elections 201,1? Manna does not fall from the sky for us. I am not a wealthy person. With adequate resources, and your support and help, GMC can and shall deliver change. Make no mistake about it.]
Bro Wandifa,
Thanks for sharing as always. I would first of all offer him my prayers for a faster recovery.
I applaud Barrister Fatty for coming out this plain. I only want to position that it is up to the GMC to work with its organs and sympathizers to solicit funds. That means you guys should be aggressively selling your agenda to get many people on board who will buy your ideals and convinced enough to the extent of supporting the party. With the lesson learnt from the previous coalition miscarriages, many people clearly see no glow or appetite in financially supporting any political party. Talking for myself, I would support a coalition of all the oppositions.
Part of my expectation from Fatty is that, he will invite all the other opposition stake holders, so all of them can share the same table to discuss the way to come together. Failure to do this, our efforts are all for the gutters. We cannot afford only the headlines observed from all the political leaders, ranging from PDOIS, UDP, NRP, GMC, etc… We need to fight this battle, and we are not fighting for a second position. We are fighting to win, to uproot terror and replace it with democracy for a nation that is already oppressed enough. If we miss this five years, we have another five years to bear the terror under the same capricious regime.
Yero
There is no god but Allah (SWT) and Muhammad (SAW) is His messenger. Fear and Worship only Allah alone!
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Folks here is an update on Hon. Fatty, GMC Leader from Daily News (www.dailynews.gm)
I am Now Fit, says Opposition-GMC Leader
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
“Compatriots!
I salute you in the name of peace and love.
I would like to apoligise for my absence which led to legitimate questions about my whereabouts. I understand that from the first day that I offered myself for public service, I ceased to be a concern for my family alone. A public figure is like a public commodity; everyone has a stake in it, and each stakeholder can lay both individual and collective claim to it. I read no adverse meanings into your right to know about my circumstances, it is a legitimate question. I will offer explaination, something you are entitled to.
In doing so, I am equally aware that as a public figure, I should not expect everyone to be necessarily complementary of me. There should and ought to exist well meaning Gambians who may disagree with me, including my explanations, or some who may perhaps even intentionally distort my views out of context. This is a price to pay if one opts for public service. What we say or do as public figures should be subject to microscopic scrutiny by all and sundry for in this exercise, we are kept on our toes to remain true to the ideals we proclaim for the public good. There is no better alternative. I applaud all of you for standing steadfast on this principle. Keep us, the public figures accountable, or you would fail yourselves, us and posterity.
The past period was very eventful for me. I have been, in substance engrossed with national and regional duties, among others. GMC is a young Party. We are doing our best to make our promises for our country come true. This involves a lot of expenses both at the home front and internationally. I am so far the exclusive financier of the Party, a rather unsatisfactory situation. The danger in one person funding a political party is that it carries the potential to kill internal democracy, as is the case in many countries in our region.
I am aware of this, and while Allah bears me witness that I shall not fall prey to this, the precedent so volatile could be subject to abuse without adequate safeguards. I have been making efforts round the clock, strenuously to create the necessary legitimate avenues to get our planned activities off the ground, without which GMC would not be able to operate anywhere. That is why if we form a government, I will ensure that all political parties are funded by the state to some degree, including mandatory payment of a number of key party offices and staff level, of course establishing clear legal guidelines to prevent it’s abuse by those who may see State political party funding as a conduit to live off the back of the public.
Meanwhile, I was also hospitalized again in connection with injuries I had sustained three years ago, and had to compulsory slow down consequent to medical advice. I am glad to report that, all praises due to Allah, I am now fit as fiddle again. I understand that the demands of the time are fierce, and the challenges mounting. However, I ask you to have faith that I shall never abandon Gambians. My relentless passion for our collective wellbeing is one that if necessary I am prepared to die for. I am ready to do all within my limits, working together with you all, to achieve the national goals we set for ourselves. Like you all, I know the variables on the ground. But I am also realist. I know that the stakes and the odds are TOUGH for 2011, and my candid view is that we (all of us) have not done enough to reap the fruits in 2011.
Change does not come by itself or by yearning for it, nor does it come by hoping that it shall. It requires the putting into operation concrete and practical actions.
It is fair to say that most of those required actions have been consciously neglected by our collective will. It is fair to say that political party leaders should not be expected to perform miracles by themselves without the required full practical support from the public. I cite the case of GMC. Two years after our founding, aside a barrage of criticisms and unrealistic expectations from some, we have not received a single practical help or funding from any single Gambian or non Gambian to date. How do you expect us to grow if you do not help us? Many as of our National Secretariat, branch offices, structures and staff, they never bother to ask how on earth we going to pay for all these? The last time I checked no one asked how is GMC doing financially, or how would it finance Election 2011? Manna does not fall from the sky for us. I am not a wealthy person.
With adequate resources, and your support and help, GMC can and shall deliver change. Make no mistake about it. Let me state that I am not eternal but GMC is. The ideals that inspired the formation of GMC shall outlive all of us, and it is to those ideals that I urge you to rally around, not the person of Mai fatty. I am a small tiny fly in the equation. The Gambia is more than me, and GMC is bigger than me. Let us not allow ourselves the luxury of futile distraction. Each Gambian where ever you may be has a role to play. If you play that role regardless of your place of abode, and commit yourself to the triumph of national interest, the cumulative effect would be radically overwhelming.
GMC is peopled by ordinary Gambians who believe in the justice of our cause, but most or nearly all of whom, as much as they would like, are incapable of economic support. GMC is not Mai Fatty: it belongs to The Gambian people. There are times when the leadership is confronted by militants for effective action or national tour. Such would be impaired due to lack of resources. Notwithstanding, we are very proud of what we have achieved over a year and a half. We can do more and we will do more with your help. We sacrifice our all for the public good with legendry pride, forgoing a lot of our desires so that a generation of Gambians would live in freedom, dignity and prosperity.
Fellow Gambians, I ask you to help us with resources we need to change the situation in our country. In return, I assure you that I shall lead the chariot of Gambian warriors on the ground inside our country till conclusive victory. Every soldier knows that battle tactics alone cannot win a war. Preparedness alone cannot win a war. Without the required arsenal, even the biggest fighting force will be subdued to its knees by a well prepared, motivated, well armed smaller contingent. GMC shall not go to war or battle without the required arsenal because as the General, I will not recklessly imperil the lives of my fighting men and women. Help us to help you and our country. Help us with the resources we need, and have faith in us, yourselves, our future and the limitless possibilities. I am very confident that armed with the requisite resources, I am capable of providing the right leadership direction till conclusive victory.
The ball is now out of my yard and unto your court. Your people, our people are crying out for help. God Bless the Republic of The Gambia!”
Mai N.K Fatty
GMC Leader”
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