"Haruna:" JDAM.
Hi Lamin. Its so very good and refreshing to hear your voice.
"The context of your above deals with the issue of who among the so-called
opposition presidential aspirants should be entrusted with the mantle of
flag bearer for the original five-party NADD." JDAM.
Lamin, I'm afraid you have condensed a comprehensive discussion too much to
afford it justice. In the last of the 3 paragraphs, and where I thanked you
for the forward, my context was exactly as you share. That is the extent of it.
And in there, I am not extending the conversation to who should be
presidential candidate of any NADD for I took that to have been your personal opinion
as you have cautioned at the end of your notes here. I have moved beyond NADD
or its intricacies. What I address is the difference between acumen and
perception in determining which fellow citizen is more committed to the rule of
LAW. Further, if that fellow citizen is a politician vying for a leadership
position, how do I discern superlative commitment to the rule of LAW in
comparison with other citizen politicians who also vye for the same office. I shared
that in a country such as Gambia where you do not currently have the rule of
constitutional law, how do you determine that the person who is most
committed to the rule of LAW is trained on Constitutional LAW as opposed to another
type of law when they declaratively disavow any one or more of the
constitutive cultures that is the harbinger of such constitution?
Your preference for NADD flagbearer my friend is simply that. Your
preference. Another citizen could argue equally licidly that The Hon. Ousainou, or the
Hon. Hamat, or the Hon. Hassan Musa, or the Hon. OJ, or the erstwhile Hon.
Waa or the Hon. Sidia is the most committed to the rule of constitutional LAW
in Gambia. The reasons you gave for your choice of Hon Halifa are as
subjective as another of your fellow citizen's reasons would have been. I will get an
opportunity to share some ideas on this with you later. I must warn you
though that if you yearn for the return of the NADD that fizzled, you may miss a
good part of this conversation. I have to watch yew!!!
"Based on my understanding of the objective evidence as then available in
the public domain, and in consideration of the Gambia I would like to live in
post-Jammeh, I was in no doubt that of the potential aspirants, Halifa was far
and away the most credible candidate for NADD flag bearer if only for his
constant willingness to share his vision with fellow nationals." JDAM.
Indeed Lamin and I do not deny you the privilege of personal opinion. Should
you desire to review your opinion with me, I wish to ask you then in the
realm of contemporaneous intent (potential aspirants), are the other aspirants
incredulous candidates and have they been unwilling to share their vision with
their fellow nationals? And how did you determine that? Remember, I am in no
way saying that these two qualities are the only components of your calculus
for you have inserted (if only for) in your analysis. We will get an
opportunity I trust to discuss the other components of your calculus.
"As a convinced and confirmed institutionalist, he is essentially a devotee
of the rule of law." JDAM.
Lamin, I am sure you are still sharing subjective conclusions here. Well, I
like you a lot but you mentioned:
1. Convinced. This indicates to me you are sharing that Hon. Halifa has
convinced you from a set of qualifiers you assessed him by. If you do not share
how he convinced you as an ardent institutionalist we do not have the liberty
of benefitting from similar convincing. This therefore contends for an
indefensible proposition as you are wont to quip.
2. Confirmed. This shares that you have confirmed Hon. Halifa to be an
institutionalist. What institution you do not share.
3. Essential Devotee. Here you share that the Hon. Halifa, having convinced
you, and you having affirmed his institutionalism, you are now ready to,
de-minimis, confer on him "Devotee to the rule of LAW". You did not share that
the Hon. Halifa is the most devoted to the rule of LAW in Gambia neither have
you shared comparative analysis on the convincing that the other aspirants had
accomplished or are capable of accomplishing. You did not share which of
your fellow citizens had confirmed any of the other aspirants to be
institutionalist. Nor did you share whether any of them is considered devotees to the
rule of LAW. This is the danger of forming personal opinion of qualified
leadership on such intractable and subjective phenomena. Have you therefore
dispensed with superlative citizen votes or appreciation of the other aspirants? I
understand you to believe that those expressions of appreciation (by votes) are
a product of cluelessness on the part of your fellow citizen voters, but I
submit, that they may still be entitled to those expressions of cluelessness.
Welcome to Gambia and Democracy. Unless of course you desire another form of
governance or LAW. I prevail on you not to pin yourself to a non-progressive
corner. I have higher regard for you as a student of constitutional law and a
fellow citizen. And a former Magistrate. If these aspirants were to present
themselves before your court for wisdom in determining the most devoted to the
rule of constitutional LAW among them, will you rely on these subjective
barometers or would you rely more on the weighted desire of your fellow
citizens? There is value in the actuarial sciences. And I don't mean Leadership of
NADD for whatever period.
"Having arrived at Halifa as most suitable presidential candidate for a
coalition against the APRC, I simply played the role of advocate in communicating
my considered choice with opposition Gambia and the wider national
electorate. Even when NADD was collapsing before our collective eyes, Halifa
demonstrated his mastery of the political process by spinning those catastrophic
developments in his favour." JDAM.
I understood as much Lamin. Therefore, I am hopeful that you may be able to
engage in further requiem for Gambia because you express personal opinion on
an elapsed event, yet Gambia still needs bereavement. I think I can work with
you Lamin and I want to meet with you again if that is possible.
For mine own part,
A. The Hon. Halifa has indicated that he would be devoted to the rule of
constitutional LAW.
B. Hon. Ousinou, by record of his chosen profession and prior deliberations
on the behalf of his fellow citizens dating back to the PPP era, has ably
demonstrated that he is immensely devoted to the rule of constitutional law and
the defense of his fellow citizen against the enormous state machineries. He
also belongs to one or two of the constitutive tribes of Gambia.
C. Hon. Hamat Bah's relatively brief sojourn in the National assembly has
demonstrated amply that he is equally devoted to the rule of constitutional LAW
in Gambia. He also belongs to one or two of the constitutive tribes of
Gambia.
D. Hon. Hassan Musa, during the PPP regime, immediately after, and up to the
present, amply demonstrates he is devoted to the rule of constitutional LAW
for Gambia. Likewise, he belongs to one or two of the constitutive tribes of
Gambia.
E. Hon Sidia, prior to his membership in PDOIS, and during his tenure with
PDOIS, has demonstrated his devotion to the rule of constitutional LAW for
Gambia. He has been returned to the national assembly many times over by his
proud constituents of Wulli. He also belongs to one or two of the constitutive
tribes of Gambia.
F. The Hon. OJ, during his time with PPP and by the fact that the people of
his constituency of Serrekunda have desired him to represent them on numerous
occasions then, has demonstrated that he is devoted to the rule of
constitutional LAW for Gambia. He also belongs to one or more of the constitutive
tribes of Gambia.
And I am still not able to assert that any one of these Honourable gentlemen
is superlatively committed to the rule of LAW in Gambia than the others.
"To state, as you did, that "all citizens are equally committed" to the
"pursuit of the rule of law" is to contend for an indefensible proposition in
that not everyone understands, much less accept the fundamental prerequisites
of that doctrine of governance." JDAM.
The only understanding any citizen needs to appreciate the foregoing "All
citizens of Gambia are equally committed to the pursuit of the rule of
constitutional LAW in Gambia" unless otherwise proven, is the extent of their
dispensation and agreement to belong to the constitutive assembly that is Gambia.
Yahya and Edward have proven their devotion to power and wealth overwhelms
their devotion to the rule of constitutional law for Gambia. They are making
ammends though, if ever so slightly. I still do not know whether the
aforementioned honourable gentlemen will be more devoted to the rule of constitutional
LAW than Yahya and Edward so I will not make that the basis of my personal
calculus in leadership and circumstance..
"Unlike you, I think we should develop the ability of unambiguous
communication with those who aspire to lead us." JDAM.
I agree wholeheartedly with you Lamin. You did say COMMUNICATION and not
speech, lectures, and propaganda.
"You appear not to have done that with the camp you supported in the
disastrous events leading to the catastrophe of September 2006." JDAM.
Lamin, Ikebaayaata nyinyele. FYI, I did not support any camp in September
2006 or September 2005. I did not view them as camps even as they convened on
the NADD negotiations. It will be helpful to understand how you concluded the
demarcations of camps and how I came to support one camp or the other. My
pursuit is democracy and the rule of constitutional LAW in Gambia. I am at a
loss therefore as to what gave away my belonging to camps and circumstance.
Please share that with us here. Beware the ire of subjective reasoning Lamin. I
would like to maintain pride for you if possible.
Your friend, Haroun Masoud. MQDT Darbo.
I reemphasise that when I communicated my views with fellow Gambians in
"Honourable Halifa Sallah for NADD Flag Bearer" - the "notes" you alluded to - I
was simply acting as an advocate for that proposition. I was not acting in
the role of a teacher dilating on the niceties of constitutionalism, and, or,
the rule of law.
LJDarbo
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