Thanks Saiks. Great piece. I am certain our bittaya is getting stronger. Regards to you and my good sister. Kejau Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: samateh saikou <[log in to unmask]> Date: To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [G_L] Reply from Halifa Sallah to Modou Nyang via Maafanta LD, After reading the letter from MR Sallah i am not at all surprised that he was out to put the record straight. Mr Nyang is a member of the PDOIS and for that reason whatever he says and do will surely reflect on this fact. I reacted myself to what Nyang said here about Darboe and insist that much more is expected of him than those few lines in address a party leader ,which was more a personal attack. You and I can write and say a lot here without thinking aloud as to party affiliation but Nyang is a future leader, a member of PDOIS. I disagree that all party issues should be dealt with internally, there are certain issues such as this in which the party needs to speak out for public consumption. There is another thing that Mr Sallah raised in his letter which we definitely need to have in mind, one ,our role should be supporting the ground forces and move them towards a common objective and not otherwise. That PDOIS attacking, UDP,NRP or PPP is just natural, it is politics and not personal attack. These are political parties who are competing for the votes, inviting each other for a debate or attacking each others programme does not in any way mean that they should not be able to reach a common goal. What am saying is that, Darboe attacking MR Sallah or the other way round does not in any way negate the fact that they have respect for each other. Look around you and you will find government coalitions of different political parties who have been involved in better election rivalries prior to voting, in Greece, in Norway, etc The substance here, which I believe should have been an issue of discussion, is the point raised by Halifa, that Nyang should show respect to a party leader. Nyang has been here criticizing the politics of UDP without any reaction from his party because that is expected of him, personal attacks are not and should not be entertained, this is what I believe Halifa and PDOIS are addressing. It will be hypocritical of Halifa to act as if there are no wide political differences between him and Dorboe and the same goes for Darboe too and that is not the issue here. The other issue been that Nyang, Pa Samba, D.A Jawo have all expressed their disappoint with regards to the standpoint of the political party they are members of or are sympathetic to with regards to the Raleigh conferences. This is just healthy for a democratic party and the same would have happen with the UDP had it been the issue, I believe. The above mentioned names are more sympathetic to the PDOIS than I am ,but I am more sympathetic to the PDOIS reasoning for not coming to Raleigh than the three of them. Let’s get our acts together and challenge the forces on the ground ,it will then be much more difficult for them to accept dealing with Jesse Jackson and ignore us.I have no doubt that Nyang will understand why his party need to speak out in the open with regard to this issue. For Freedom Saiks Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 10:43:05 +0100 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [G_L] Reply from Halifa Sallah to Modou Nyang via Maafanta To: [log in to unmask] Thanks Sariang, and I still celebrate Nyang's unprecedented courage in dealing with the uncomfortable question of Raleigh as far as PDOIS' absence from that exploratory unity meeting. If Halifa's posture is to be believed, he confirmed our reservation about Nyang venturing into unsolvable contentious territory, i.e., the issue of failed attempts at coalition building over the years, and how in his considered estimation the UDP bears responsibility on that front. However, I must say I am suspicious of Halifa's true intentions in the manner he reacted to Nyang's perspective on Raleigh. According to Halifa, "the opposition leadership on the ground has been showing tremendous respect for each other since the Presidential elections". In reality, what constitutes "the opposition .... on the ground", and who is the "leadership" of that "opposition"? As far as active politics, the opposition on the ground, in order of electoral strength comprises the UDP, NRP, and PDOIS. And the leadership of that opposition is Ousainou Darboe, Hamat Bah, and Halifa Sallah. This must be the first realistic starting point. Any attempt to place the defunct PPP, and the clearly non-existent GPDP, in the same category is a complete nonsense. Similarly, any attempt to place OJ, and Henry Gomez, on the same footing with Ousainou, Hamat, and Halifa ought to be seen as foolhardiness. It exemplifies the Gambian farce of maslahah and must be rejected. Among those with electoral following, and therefore the bona fide opposition, it is not accurate for Halifa to claim that "the opposition leadership on the ground has been showing tremendous respect for each other since the Presidential elections". Halifa's recent combative letter to Hamat challenging him to a "debate" or "joint press conference" cannot be regarded as "tremendous respect" under any sensible construction of that phrase. In the immediate post-election period, Halfa also launched a scathing attack on OJ. Notwithstanding my view that OJ is not a bona fide opposition leader, where was the respect in that attack by Halifa? If Halifa's "tremendous respect" is in doubt, his implicit defence of Ousainou, and the UDP must be in doubt. I am obviously unpersuaded by Halifa's ostensible reason for coming after Modou Nyang. In his own way, Daffeh is holding the UDP corner quite well, and if Halifa is sincere in his overall reaction to Nyang, the proper course of conduct would have been to engage him privately. I have no interest in milking this unfortunate dispute, but as the matter is in squarely in the public space, I am very suspicious of the real driver behind Halifa's public pursuit of Nyan but I am confident the course of time would provide sensible guidance on the point. LJDarbo From: sariang marong <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, 7 June 2013, 5:58 Subject: [G_L] Reply from Halifa Sallah to Modou Nyang via Maafanta Courtesy of Maafanta. Please take it away folks. Halipha Sallah warns Modou Nyang - maafanta.com (via @Fatou Jaw Manneh) Re: PDOIS must not have missed Raleigh Dear Modou Nyang, After reading the brilliant interviews conducted by Maafanta, the Central Committee of PDOIS has resolved to issue a statement of the Raleigh Conference which we still consider to be a brilliant initiative even though people like you have misconceived the direction it should have taken. This was a conference aimed at bringing people together and not to knock heads against each other. It was a conference for the humble and purposeful and not for the conceited and self-righteous. It was a conference to search together for answers and not to direct angry invectives against each other. It should have been a unifying conference not a divisive one. It is unfortunate that you have used the language you did to interrogate what Mr Ousianou Darbo said. We would not use such a language against a person who has not given us any cause to do so. You as a Gambian citizen are entitled to the way you view things and make use of the English language. Prudence dictates that you weigh your words before putting them down. What are you really trying to gain for making the remark you made in the public space? How will this enhance the integrity of what you stand for or the cause of the Gambian people? What you have succeeded in doing is not the defence of principles but the pitting of PDOIS against everyone in opposition. I do not know how such a positioning of PDOIS on the political landscape of the Gambia could ever earn it the confidence of any one. What the Gambian people need at this stage is not endless bickering or the depicting of the opposition as a force in disarray. What the Gambian people need is a message of hope and solidarity to promote their liberation. The opposition leadership on the ground has been showing tremendous respect for each other since the Presidential elections. This is reflected at the grassroots level. The Diaspora should be reinforcing this instead of putting iodine on healed wounds. We hope you will take your time and read the statement issued by the Central Committee which you would be able to interrogate in your own Committee meetings abroad and at any Congress. Internal party Democracy is the way forward for the future. Clarity however is indispensable if it is to breed a consensus based on truth, good faith and the National interest. Halifa Sallah Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of people, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure. (Admiral Arleigh A. Burke). From: suntou touray <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, June 6, 2013 6:04 AM Subject: PDOIS fatl mistake: Admits Modou Nyang http://www.maafanta.com/modounyangpdoismustnothave Modou Nyang's commentary is lucid, I hope the Central Commitee in Banjul listen. Gambians are bored of the same rigmarole...I hope Halifa goes easy on Modou Nyang..he is not an enemy. 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