At moments in the life of a vibrant and dynamic political party, there is bound to be such anxiety from fundamental discernment. It demonstrates that the state of the NRP is Good.

Hon. Hamat agonies over the desire of Resident NRPhites Not to join the prospective UDP-led opposition alliance on the one hand, and the desire of diaspora NRPhites TO JOIN the alliance. He has shared with us that among the two NRPhites, he views the Resident NRPhites to be more significant and valuable because they are the ones who actually vote for NRP. And this is true as far as the electoral fortunes of NRP are concerned. However, I urge Hon Hamat not to dismiss the value of Diaspora NRPhites because they, to some extent, ENABLE their Resident family members, relatives, and friends to accrue such comprehensive electoral fortunes. At the very least, the Diaspora NRPhites contribute to the day-to-day operations and campaign programs of NRP (I hope). Even if it is not the case that Diaspora NRPhites contribute financially directly to NRP operations, you can be sure that they help to sustain the Resident NRPhites who in turn vote massively for NRP. 

Because of the critical need to complete Alliance formation at this time, (time is of the essence), I encourage Hon. Hamat to urge the Resident and Diaspora NRPhites to choose from among their good number (perhaps 3 or 5 each), and begin sharing ideas on how to merge the two desires - To join or Not to join. I have enormous confidence that the two positions, as regards NRP, are bridgeable in the affirmative. NRP must however understand clearly why their Resident counterparts Do Not Desire for NRP to join a UDP-led Opposition Alliance for the purposes of presenting a unitary presidential candidate in the november polls. It will be unconscionable to dismiss their ideas off-hand without understanding their rationale.

Haruna.

 




¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface
at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html

To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l
To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to:
[log in to unmask]
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤