Rene, a positive backdrop. Cheers Suntou On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 8:16 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The people and organizations behind this effort needs to be applauded. > This is a positive move in seeking a democratic response to the political > challenges that we face as a country and as a people. We need a new > beginning and a new start. > > At this point there are so many divergent interest; and > notwithstanding the fact that people want a restoration of democracy, the > motivation for the different interest persuasions are real and people who > share the same interest persuasions will solicit with others and solidify > their positions in any conflict situation. This can only be normal if the > institutional and democratic infrastructure is anchored to promote and > uphold the dignity, sanctity, peace, prosperity and liberty of the human > being. Thus the challenge to foster a new beginning that will consolidate a > culture that celebrates the sovereignty and inalienable right of every > citizen. > > A democratic response to our political challenge can only become > feasible if all divergent interest, political goals and ambitions are > subordinated to an all encompassing apex body that will prosecute on behalf > of the Gambian opposition, the struggle to create a new beginning. Thus the > North Carolina conference is pivotal. > > I hope that a convention for a democratic Gambia can emerge as a > principle which will endeavor to create a democratic representation for all > those seeking to have a new beginning. > > Since we have gone this route before, particularly in the case of NADD, > and the possibility for political leaders to embroil in leadership > struggles is very real, the mechanism and the dictates to choose a leader > should not be confine only to political leaders in the Gambia but should be > extended to other leadership within the diaspora. If a leader should emerge > from the diaspora, such a person can be repatriated to the country to meet > any and all constitutional obligations. > > To ensure that the political leaders in the Gambia are a formidable > force in any transitional arrangement to usher a new democratic > dispensation, there should be a provision in any constitutional review that > will create a body, and the person who is elected president cannot do > certain things without the advice and consent of this body for the duration > of this transitional period. All the opposition political leaders should be > in this body. This can mitigate the desire for anyone of them be a leader > or to become a president. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: suntou touray <[log in to unmask]> > To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sat, May 18, 2013 10:07 am > Subject: [G_L] Catch up the re-broadcast of North Carolina Opening > Conference > > http://kibaaro.com/udp-leader-**we-have-to-talk-with-**frankness/<http://kibaaro.com/udp-leader-we-have-to-talk-with-frankness/> > > James Bahoum to host the 1st day main event on kibaaro. > We will be broadcasting live the main event today. Last night > we broadcast the opening ceremony, the key speakers sets their agendas. You > can listen again if you miss it. Kibaaro has two members of its team > providing this service. You will hear every pin drop, all the > statements...From 4pm GMT we will commence today's live broadcast. You will > not miss anything. 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