To start with, there is not argument about the UDP's tally of votes since 1996. Notwithstanding, however, it is also clear that there is a much larger number of voters who are have never and is not likely to vote UDP in any subsequent election in the Gambia. So, Bamba Mass, the talk here is not about your party's tally of votes in 1996, 2001 and even 2006. What we are talking about is what formula do we present to the voters to convince them they should vote Jammeh out on November 24.
Having said that i would want to register my disagreement with the recurring use of the "merger" by some people when talking about forming a united front of the opposition parties. I personally do not think that there is need for a merger of the opposition parties for them to contest against Jammeh. A merger could have been necessary in 2005/2006 as a tactic to preserve the gains that were being registered then under NADD. We are no more in that situation. What we need right now is an alliance of opposition parties to help change the rotten system in Banjul.
How do we ally to face Jammeh and his APRC after 17 solid years of consolidating power is the task before us. My party PDOIS has put forward a set of proposals and it is also necessary for the UDP to so similar. Whether they put it out for the general public's view is up to them but they have to put pen to paper their wish to the other potential partners.
Some silly people can continue with their skewed views of what are international standards of negotiating coalitions/alliances.
Nyang --- On Wed, 8/10/11, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [G_L] Thank you Bamba Mass for these figures. I have been after Suntou for them for the longest.
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011, 10:01 PM
I shall now continue my conversations with Baks Yamba sugar Neba die.
Haruna.
Subject:
Re: PDOIS Central ,Commitee statement On United Opposition. The Long Road To
From:
Bamba sering Manka Mass <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To:
The Gambia and Related Issues Mailing List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:07:36 +0000
I totally agree with suntu, Gambia is bigger than any political party or
individual person and if anyone thinks you can use any medium that has
no value to Gambians to fool people or confuse a few, then you must be
living in a fools paradise. UDP's track records are there in the open to
speak for it and when one looks at the trend of voter percentage, UDP
had more percentage when it stood alone than when it merged with other
parties. Just take a look at the tables below
In 1996 Presidential elections,
Registered
Voters
446,541
Total Votes (Voter
Turnout)
394,537
(88.4%)
Invalid/Blank
Votes
43 [See Note
Below]
Total Valid
Votes
394,494
Number of
Votes
% of
Votes
Yahya Jammeh
(APRC)
220,011
55.77%
Ousainou Darboe
(UDP)141,38735.84%
Hamat Bah
(NRP)
21,759
5.52%
Sidia Jatta
(PDOIS)
11,337
2.87%
Now look at the percentatge with a UDP-PPP-GPP coalition compared to when UDP has it alone?
18
October 2001 Presidential Election
Registered
Voters
509,301
Total Votes (Voter
Turnout)
Not Available (approx.
90%)
Invalid/Blank
Votes
Not
Available
Total Valid
Votes
458,533
Candidate (Party) [Coalition]
Number of
Votes
% of
Votes
Yahya Jammeh
(APRC)
242,302
52.84%
Ousainou Darboe
(UDP) [UDP-PPP-GPP]
149,448
32.59%
Hamat Bah
(NRP)
35,671
7.78%
Sheriff Mustapha
Dibba (NCP)
17,271
3.77%
Sidia Jatta
(PDOIS)
13,841
3.02%
NADD
never went to the 2006 Presidentials polls united and even with UDP
out of NADD, they were able to do far far better than NADD
22 September 2006 Presidential
Election [Results by Administrative
Area]
Registered
Voters
670,336
Total Votes (Voter
Turnout)
Not Available (approx.
59%)
Invalid/Blank
Votes
Not
Available
Total Valid
Votes
392,685
Candidate (Party) [Coalition]
Number of
Votes
% of
Votes
Yahya Jammeh
(APRC)
264,404
67.33%
Ousainou Darboe
(UDP) [ARC]
104,808
26.69%
Halifa Sallah
(PDOIS) [NADD]
23,473
5.98%
Those alledging of a fall in the UDP percentage
have failed to realise that even the APRC with everything at their
disposals vote buyings, intimidations, and cheatings they were never
able to secure more 300,000 Votes in a country of more than 670,336
registered nvoters in the last presidential elections Lets ask our
selves why more than half the voter population want Jammeh out of power?
I BELIEF THE ANSWER MIGHT BE IN A COMPLETE UNITED OPPOSITION
If
now all Gambians want oppositions to come together as one united
front to make such dream a reality, I don't understand why some just
think is either people go with their idea or nothing? It is good for our
country for a united opposition but those fools who think they can
undermine genuine Gambian efforts for the removal of this tyrant
through the ballot box just by zig zagging their turns in confusing
themselves because they cannot fool those Gambians some of us think are
illiterates. Those Gambians are more aware of what they want than we
knew of them. The results will tell . If we want Yahya in power just
because some don't want to see Ousainou Darboe lead a coalition, well
so be it Ousainou has only this elections maybe but a time will come
when someone else's turn will surely emerge and when that time comes we
shall all face it together. Gambia belong to all her citizens and all
voices count. Let that message be clear.
Thanks Bamba.x
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