Mr Njie, Thank you so much for your time and effort invested in forwarding the NADD's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Chi jama Che >From: Amadu Kabir Njie <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: What is NADD's Economic Agenda? >Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:56:40 +0100 > >Mr. Bah, > >Sorry for adressing you as Mr. Jallow, it was a genuine mistake. I have >forwarded NADD's MOU for your perusal. > >Regards, > >Kabir > >Amadu Kabir Njie <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Mr. Jallow, > >NADD's coordinator has repeated a hundred times in different media since >the signing of the MOU what you are asking clarifications for. > >You must have missed several mails from the L in order to have missed >Halifa's repeated explanation about how NADD is governed. As late as a few >days ago he again stressed how important it was under the long and >exhaustive negotiations leading to the signing of the MOU how important it >was to have a coalition in which all parties had equal say irrespective of >party size, etc and even sited the APRC/NCP so-called merger in which one >side dominates, and the other is almost never even heard of, as something >they were conscious in trying to avoid during the long process. > >So, if you are genuinely interested in knowing "...whether there is a >dominant side in the coalition, that if change take place. Being Left, >right or moderate, a political force that can make the Gambia better than >today...." whatever that means, please go to the archives of Gambia-L and >browse the many issues of "Foroyaa" regularly posted here. > >As for the "...alarming situation in Kenya and our neighbouring country, >Senegal...", at least they are not committing murder against their own >citizens which NADD can certainly be expected not to do either when it >comes to power; and the citizens of those two countries you cited are able >to put food on the table and when necessary, take to the street to >demonstrate without the fear of being massacred. > >You wrote: > >"...Are all parties involved agreed upon a common plattform at the >governing of the nation, if the majority of the Gambian people vote NADD >into power?..." > >You sound like someone who has read nothing at all about NADD. Did you read >the MOU? Could you not throughout the document find the answer to the >above?!? > >You wrote: > >"...Allowing a constitutional change of government that lack both the >ability >and the capibility to rule a nation could have dyfunctional >consequences..." > > >I'm supposing here - because I want to believe that you are not insinuating >that NADD does not have the 'ability' and 'capability' to govern - that you >are joking. > >Regards, > >Kabir. > >Cherno Marjo Bah wrote: >Mr Wadda, > >The question is, what is NADD's economic agenda? Is not what is PDIOS's >economic agenda? > >I can understand Mr Jallow bringing PDIOS into the picture, prior to the >economic agenda of NADD. The question, Mr Jallow posed has simply been to >give an insight into the political interests of the difference political >parties that form the alliance "NADD". As a result help the Gambian mass to >assess the viability of a coalition government by the alliance of NADD as a >whole. We want to learn whether there is a dominant side in the coalition, >that if change take place. Being Left, right or moderate, a political force >that can make the Gambia better than today. > >The reason for the question of Mr Jalllow to be table in a debate form is >vital, because of the alarming situation in Kenya and our neighbouring >country, Senegal, where such alliance had made change of government >possible, followed by conflict of political interests within the coalition >government. We are seeing parties withdrawing from the coalition in these >countries weaken their parlimentary base. Which of cause means, they >failled >the people who give them the mandate to rule. > >Therefore, it is the interest of all parties to have certain degree of >awareness on NADD's optimal goals. Are all parties involved agreed upon a >common plattform at the governing of the nation, if the majority of the >Gambian people vote NADD into power? > >Allowing a constitutional change of government that lack both the ability >and the capibility to rule a nation could have dyfunctional consequences. > >Chi jama >Che > > >What is NADD's Economic Agenda? > > > >From: Baboucarr Wadda > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > > > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: What is NADD's Economic Agenda? > >Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 23:57:07 -0500 > > > >Ebou, > >I think you didn't really understand the concept of socialism with >regards > >to PDOIS and that of the way developing countries need to get of this > >current mess. You need to revisit a PDIOS manifesto for the last election > >too. I think that will help you to equip yourself with a comprehensive > >background to start this debate. It is completely misleading for you to > >simply imply that PDIOS have a "socialist outlook and others democratic". > >Let me remind you what PDOIS stands for: Peoples Democratic Organisation > >for > >Independence and Socialism. So i can't still understand how you come to > >your > >conclusion. I will be glad if you can ellaborate on this. You might be > >right > >about the economic ideology of PDOIS being different from the other > >parties( > >which from my point of view is not that much different from that of any > >gov't of any developing country that want to get out this mess). The main > >point is that develop the productive base of the economy. This can be >done > >by investing in these productive sectors of the economy from the national > >cake(budget) equally( on the bases of how much each of these sectors > >contribute to the national wealth). It is not fair for one sector of > >society > >to enjoy at the expense of others. In The Gambia for instance, some >sectors > >having contributing to the national cake for decades without anything in > >return, also the people have being paying taxes to their area councils >and > >gov't for ages without any development of any sort. > >Ebou, just try and lay hand on that manifesto. You have all rights to > >differ > >with this ideology, but do it with honesty and not by misleading our poor > >masses. Stop misleading the masses about the ideals of PDOIS. The likes >of > >Ebou know that majority of our people can't read and it takes much effort > >for one to explain for them to understand these ideals. > >Most Fracophone countries have socialist gov'ts ruling for a long time > >since > >independence. Senegal is one example in our midst. Prof. Shiekh Anta Jobe > >and other Pan-African leaders having been advocating for these ideals as > >the > >only way we can over come our plight and catch up with the trend of > >globalization of our time. > >You need to do more rearch and enlightening yourself about this subject > >matter before we can start this debate proper. Later. > > > >Peace! > > > > > >>From: Ebou Jallow > >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list > >> > >>To: [log in to unmask] > >>Subject: Re: What is NADD's Economic Agenda? > >>Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 08:19:05 -0700 > >> > >>NADD's economic agenda shall be a very interesting read in anticipation >of > >>a party manifesto and some few necessary clarifications. Honestly, both > >>Halifa and Waa have been systematically evasive on the truth of the >facts. > >>NADD was registered a political party and any other spinning of that >fact > >>into a "political entity" , "alliance" or "party of parties" is an > >>absolute > >>nebulous nonsense. The IEC registers only political parties and nothing > >>else. > >>This brings us to a more troubling fact/problem about NADD: how can one > >>pull off a merger of diverse political platforms of rival parties into >an > >>effective union in law ? PDOIS is socialist in outlook, and essentially > >>all > >>the rest of other parties claim to be "democratic". In effect one can > >>reasonably expect NADD's economic agenda to be social democratic, i.e > >>socialism and capitalism combined. Such a syncretism engenders > >>contradictions in practice: Socialism is based on self-sacrifice, and > >>Capitalism is fundamentally based on self-interest- it sounds like >mixing > >>oil with water. The two are simply incompatible in a country with a weak > >>economic base and low level of productivity such as the Gambia. > >> > >>In any case, I would love to see what NADD is all about as a political > >>party. > >> > >> > >>Ebou Jallow > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>africa fest wrote: > >> > >>does any one know whether such info is available somewhere? or do we >have > >>to wait until after the 2006 elections and if they win then it will be > >>presented? > >> > >>latjor > >> > >>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To > >>unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web > >>interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To > >>Search > >>in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > >>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List > >>Management, please send an e-mail to: > >>[log in to unmask] > >>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい > >> > >> > >>--------------------------------- > >> Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > >> > >>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい > >>To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L > >>Web interface > >>at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >> > >>To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: > >>http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l > >>To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: > >>[log in to unmask] > >>いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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