Put your country first:

It is times like this that one can see the real character of leadership, and decency in its strictest meaning. The US election back in 2000, was a real test to the bastion of democracy---America was confronted with a constitutional crisis. The backbone of their very democracy was hanging on a “chad” in the state of Florida; citizens in Broward county and Palm beach were at each others throat, pushing and shoving, each party trying to have it their way. It took the intervention of the judiciary, and ultimately the decency of a politician who was willing to put his country first, by accepting defeat and brought about stability to the process. The whole affair in Florida has become nothing more an issue for political pundits, and an academic exercise, but it took actions from the courts and a decent person who was willing to put the interest of a country first.

Clearly, The Gambia is confronted with a huge problem, and she is really at a dangerous cross road. To quote, Mr.Dampha, flirting with anarchy is the beginning of horrible things that can happen to this peaceful country we all use to know. The President Jammeh’s government is not capable of overseeing the country as it is, and it is time for them to make the sacrifice and put the interest of the country first. They have claimed that July 1994 was the ultimate sacrifice to rescue a nation, but now is really the time for them to demonstrate than ultimate sacrifice and hand over the reins of government to an interim government. The survival of our peaceful existence could be riding on this one.

Solution 1
President Jammeh should immediately contact the legislature, step down form the Presidency and hand over to an interim government made up of the Speaker and the leadership in the National assembly, the leadership of the Bar association, other party leadership and other relevant civic groups. This interim government will immediately zero in on the pending cases that have posed a challenged to the very pillar of our survival—the laws of the country. It is time for every Gambia to be assured that the laws of the land are here to protect all of us. It is one thing to have economic challenges, slipping of the Dalasi, corruption and other developmental challenges, but the eroding of the laws in a country is the beginning of the end for Gambia, as we know it. The President should know that it is all over now, and it will never get back to the way it was. It is time to put the interest of the country first.

Thanks

Musa Jeng

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