Modou, When you desire the support of your fellow citizen, you ask him or her politely. When nadd desires the active support of the UDP, nadd I'm sure knows how to ask for that support. The UDP, NRP, and GMC have been magnanimous not to field a candidate so nadd could have the opportunity to increase their NAM rolls and to acquire greater leverage in any Alliance talks. Please don't bother me about what the other opposition parties should do for PDOIS/nadd. They might be mentally deficient, but they are not terribly stupid at nadd. Haruna. -----Original Message----- From: Modou Nyang <[log in to unmask]> To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tue, Apr 19, 2011 11:27 pm Subject: Re: Gambia: Wulli East By-Election. Courtesy - Gainako & The Point newspaper. Uncle Haruna, how are you? Thank you for sharing. Don't you think i can also say that i hope people like you "will not spun" this too as a sign of "magnanimity" on the side of the UDP? As far as i know the UDP only contested a NA election in Wuli in 1997 that was when the constituency was not divided and in fact the first NA election after the transition. UDP dd not contest the seat after the division of Wuli into two constituencies in 2002 neither did they in 2007 and even another by election when then Rep of the constituency Duta Kamasso was removed from the APRC. Uncle, what is however important now is that since the UPD and other opposition parties did not field candidates in Wuli east making it a two way race against the APRC, all necessary efforts need to be made to win the seat from the APRC. The UDP will further display the "magnanimity" you are talking about by even joining the campaign in support of Suwaibou Touray's candidature. The other parties could do the same as well. Remember, there might be another by election in Kombo East whose incumbent member of the NA also passed away recently. In that constituency the UDP did well in the previous by election and the 2007 election too. In that case i can also see the other parties supporting a UDP candidate and also campaigning for him or her. Have a good evening. Nyang --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Gambia: Wulli East By-Election. Courtesy - Gainako & The Point newspaper. To: [log in to unmask] Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 6:26 PM This demonstrates some magnanimity on the part of the UDP. I hope it will not be spun as "Oh the UDP just could not find a viable candidate". The bumblebees are brainstorming. Haruna. Its NADD vs APRC in Wuli East By-Elections; Signs of Tactical Opposition Alliance?? The ground has been set for the much-awaited bye-election in Wuli East constituency, after the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) and the opposition National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD) on Monday nominated their candidates for the elections. While the ruling party fielded one Saidou Sabally, a native of Passamas Fula Kunda in Wuli East district, the opposition NADD's candidate is Suwaibou Touray, the same candidate who lost to the ruling party's candidate in the last legislative elections. Presided over by IEC official Alieu Momar Njie, the nominations took place at the Independent Electoral Commission's regional office in Basse Mansajang Kunda. The bye-election, which followed the death of Bekai Camara, National Assembly Member for Wuli East last month, was scheduled for 28th April 2011. Speaking to this reporter in Basse, shortly after his nomination yesterday, Saidou Sabally the APRC candidate expressed optimism that he will sweep the polls. He said the ruling APRC will register even more votes in Wuli East this time around than in the last legislative election. NADD candidate Suwaibou Touray told journalists that all political parties in this country have their programs and policies, and that his party's policy has been proven 100% in The Gambia. According to him, there must be winners and losers in any election, noting that the current situation in The Gambia shows that people must participate in elections or else democracy will fail. "The type of development we have in this country is cosmetic development," Touray said, adding that the priority of the people of Wuli is the construction of roads, and that the ferry service is in a deplorable situation. Meanwhile, Yankuba Colley the APRC National Mobiliser told this reporter that there is no single opposition party in the country that can challenge the APRC. In his view, come this bye-election and any other election, the APRC will sweep the polls. 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