Thanks Chris for your challenging thoughts. I certainly do not have answers to your question relating to Mr. Darboe's wives but his daughter, mariama, is mentioned in the profile and I am sure the wives are more than pleased with that. You should be pleased too since the profile featured a daughter and not a son even though there is a son too. On social justice, again there is no mention of men. It is all about women and children. So it is me who suppose to be angry because I am being left out much to the pleasure of the girls, hahahahah! I have a bone to pick with Dr. Borro Suso of the policy unit of the UDP Secretariat. Anyway, the welfare of both men and women cannot be upgraded in the absence of a conducive governance environment, a healthy economy and better education for all. That's why these items top the list. Please send me a private request for the names of Mr. Darboe's wives and don't forget to enclose a fat cheque. Thanks Daffeh On 13 October 2011 13:12, Halima Sukuna <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'll take Ousainou's wive's names for 500.00 please. The profile needs to > be corrected and the names of the two women added. The exclusion provokes > great irritation. Who are these women, how do they feel about their > husband's political aspirations and do they have any plans for what > opportunities or challeges they may like to take on if they were to > become the first ladies of the Gambia? How come they are not campaigning or > being interviewed? > > *Who are they? * > > The other irritation is on the website under policies, specifically Social > justice point 2 which states: > > 1. *Protecting Women and Children* > Women and children constitute two of the most vulnerable groups in our > society and they experience the more acute forms of social ills of society > such as poverty and deprivation. In the interest of social justice and > harmony the constraint raced by *these groups needs to be addressed as > a national priority*. > We are committed to protecting all the rights of women and children and > increase the level of opportunities as a matter of national priority. > > If the above needs to be addressed as a national priority then it needs to > be higher up on the food chain of policies and not the very last > policy/point. It sounds correct but, due to placement, doesn't provide the > reader, particularily a woman,much confidence. It's also too short. Three > sentences for a "national priority" also makes me question the > level of commitment. I checked to see if the polices were in alphabetical > order but, they are not so, it's hard to make out why National security and > foreign policy are discussed on the site before Social Justice, Health and > education. > > I > Chris > > > > > --- On *Thu, 10/6/11, UDP United Kingdom <[log in to unmask]>* wrote: > > > From: UDP United Kingdom <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [G_L] Profile of Lawyer Ousainu Darboe > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Thursday, October 6, 2011, 1:22 PM > > *Ousainou Darboe biography* > > Lawyer Ousainu Darboe is widely seen as the most serious challenger to > President Jammeh. He became secretary general and leader of the United > Democratic Party in 1996 in the wake of the ban on First Republic > politicians and their parties imposed by the then AFPRC Military junta (now > APRC) that toppled the democratically elected government of former president > Jawara. > > His father, the late Hon. Numukunda Darboe, was a member of parliament > representing his native constituency of Lower Fulladu West. He was also the > propaganda secretary of the then opposition United Party of the late PS > Njie. > > Born in 1948, Lawyer Darboe attended Bansang Primary School before > proceeding to St. Augustine High School and Gambia High School in Banjul > where he successfully completed his GCE O Levels and A Levels certificates > respectively. He then left for Nigeria having won commonwealth scholarship > to study law. > > Mr. Darboe graduated from University of Lagos with an honours degree in law > (LLB Honours) and was called to the Federal Bar of Nigeria and subsequently > to The Gambia Bar in 1973 after successfully completing the required > training at the Federal Law School in Lagos, Nigeria. He also obtained a > Masters Degree in law (LLM) from the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. > > > *Legal Career* > > Mr. Darboe returned to The Gambia in the 1970s and worked at the Attorney > General’s Chambers; first as a state Counsel, then Acting Registrar-General > and subsequently legal draftsman. He resigned in 1980 and went into private > practice. > > As a private lawyer, Mr. Darboe defended many of the alleged coup plotters > in the foiled 1981 coup including the late Sherriff Mustapha Dibba, then > leader of the opposition National Convention Party (NCP) and Pap Cheyassin > Secka, a lawyer, both of whom were charged with treason. He also > successfully represented the majority of the people detained under the > various Emergency Powers regulations promulgated by the PPP government of > ex-president Jawara after the 1981 abortive coup. > > Mr. Darboe served as a retained legal advisor for many leading private and > public Corporations including Gambia’s telecommunication gaint Gamtel, > Continent Bank, GPTC, and Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation. > He continues to provide regular legal services (advice and representation) > to disadvantaged members of the society on a pro bono basis. > > He had served the Gambia Bar Association as vice president for many years > and still remains a leading member of the association. His involvement in > politics is seen by many as a big personal sacrifice but a sacrifice himself > considers worthy of doing if The Gambian democracy is to be saved. > ‘‘Somebody has to do it’’, he would say. > > Mr. Darboe was also a member of The National Advisory Committee for the > selection of judges to the International Court of Justice. > > He is an avid sports enthusiast who served as the First Vice President of > The Gambia National Olympic and Sports Committee for many years and was also > the Chairman of The Gambia Wrestling Federation. > > Mr. Darboe is married with two wives and several children. 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