BRAIN AND NOT EMOTION IS THE KEY TO LEADEFRSHIP AND SUCCESS
Means that distance oneself from the achievement of ends are ill conceived. Martin Luther King marched to Washington to prick the conscience of a Nation that is still remembering his immortal words.He did not go to Washington to take over the White House or the Congress. If the Gambia is to have a future, the children of Independence must have greater clarity, maturity and tact than those who were born during the colonial period.
The young of today should not be robots and marionettes in the hands of people who drive them into political adventurism that is full of noise and fury, but ends up as a hollow or empty enterprise leading to no fruitful gain. They should be partners to those who wish to empower the people through necessary and viable means so that they could take full ownership of the Country and make it a bastion of liberty, dignity and prosperity.The young in the Diaspora should understand that in International Law states and not personalities are recognised. Hence those who control state power become the legitimate authority for a state.
This is why the Syrian Foreign Minister could go to the US and address the UN even though all types of adjectives and superlatives were being used to describe his President as a war criminal. Gambian youth should not hear attacks of the West and immediately conclude that their actions against Gambian officials would be tolerated by those governments. These attacks become significant only if they lead to break in relations. Many Governments have come to realise that Heads of state of small countries do sometimes make noises just to win attention and ease pressure, if they are under pressure.
Hence in many cases; they do not isolate them, they just give more carrots and then continue to exercise influence on them to conform to international norms. Hence, the Gambian people should not be disappointed when they see a foreign Government maintain relation with the Gambia government after being attacked. Governments know how to handle each other without coming out in the open.Needless to say, a Government should also avoid inflammatory rhetoric that radicalise those who are quick to be infuriated and driven to rash actions that they may live to regret later.
Gambians should focus on each other and engage in the most important debate of our time on the future of the country. We must put emotion aside and rely on clarity of vision to shape the best way forward. This is the demand of destiny and it should be answered without delay.