"The leadership of the UDP/NRP Alliance is very conversant with the laws of
The Gambia and in particular laws regulating and governing election matters.
Probably if the views of some people who are part of the UDP/NRP Alliance
were heeded the legal and constitutional mess created by the registration of
NADD would have been averted."
Well, in view of the above pronouncement, the billion dollar questions I
would like to ask are these. If the intentions of the UDP/NRP to forge an
alliance with the other opposition parties were sincere and genuine and They were
not seeking and have never sought power for its sake as they say, then one
must necessarily ask:
1. where were all these learned legal minds who claim to be "conversant with
the laws of
The Gambia and in particular laws regulating and governing election matters"
when the formation of NADD was presented to them and they accepted it?
2. Where were these capable legal minds when the MOU was being put together
so they could lend their legal expertise to make sure they applied the above
mentioned knowledge to ensure no problems arose with the terms outlined in
the document?
3. And even if these capable legal minds did not take part in formulating
the MOU ( and if so, then shame on them) where were they when it was time to
review it and make sure that nothing jeopadizes this golden opportunity for all
those who profess to love and dedicate themselves to the service of our
country and our people to join hands and pool resources together to save mother
Gambia from the APRC beast that is devouring our country and our people on a
daily basis? Surely nothing could be more urgent or more important for all
patriotic sons and daughters who are not driven by personal aggrandizement and
lust for power to make certain that this document was in order?. Surely no one
with such legal expertise or who has such legal expertise available to them
should ever have to affix their signature to a document they vehemently
disagree with, especially a document that spells out an agreement such as this if
your intention was to really abide by the agreement?
3. Where were they when the registration of NADD as a political party was
proposed to them and upon reviewing the MOU, their legal expertise led them to
the conclusion they are now claiming as the reason they left NADD? Then what
exactly was the reason they did not scream as loud as possible to oppose it
for the sake of salvaging the alliance for the interest of Gambia and the long
suffering Gambian public if their intentions in this regards were genuine?
4. Where were they when they held a grand signing ceremony of the NADD MOU
kindling a hope in our people that they later trampled upon?
5. Where were they when they jointly agreed to sponsor candidates under the
NADD ticket?
One would have thought that these capable legal minds who want to lead a
country forward would have never agreed to put pen to paper to sign unto
something that their legal expertise told them was flawed in the first place instead
of using it as an excuse after the fact or was that the plan?
Besides, UDP & NRP were still in NADD after the same court ruling that Mr
Darboe is quoting as the reason they cannot re-join NADD now was made and they
still went on to field a NADD candidate in the by-elections. Why did they
not leave NADD there and then even if their legal expertise missed all the
above mentioned opportune times to object to the MOU up to that time?
The proposal by the UDP/NRP alliance to have NADD join them and just leave
the rest of the details to be worked out according to the constitution is not
one made in good faith by someone who wants to see the opposition unite or
who wants to see real change in our political system, nor does it reflect the
legal expertise that is being claimed here because our constitution is in
tatters and anyone who wants to conduct business under a new government
according to the present constitution that Yaya Jammeh has altered beyond
recognition to legitimize his criminal acts against our people signals a scary prospect
indeed.
Such a proposal in my view was put forth because the UDP/NRP alliance is not
interested in any reconcilliation of the opposition to save Gambians from a
brutal dictatorship. They simply still foolishly think they can win come
September or they think they can bamboozle their colleagues in NADD to surrender
to them and tote the line like Mr Hamat Bah so Ousainou Darboe can fulfill
his dreams of becoming President.
They knew no one in their right minds who had the interest of our people and
our country at heart would agree to such a preposterous and insincere
proposal.
This agenda of the UDP/NRP alliance is clearly manifested in this response
and in the almost daily.barrage of UDP/NRP supporters' writings on this list
as well as in other Gambian online papers where they shamelessly engage in
manifesting the most blatant hatred, mostly towards the person of Halifa Sallah
that I have ever seen Gambians engage in even at the expense of sounding
totally clueless about what it is that really matters here. And what is it that
Halifa Sallah and NADD are guilty of except wanting the best for all Gambians
and having the capability and competence to bring about such change?
What a shame that when our country and our people are at their most needy
hour, all these biased, power seeking and yes tribalists have to offer us is a
daily dose of hatred for their compatriots that is so evident in their
writings in which one can clearly see that it is certainly not intelligence and a
dedication to what is best for all Gambia's people that guides them, but
rather the propagation of self interest even at the expense of our national
interest. The question we must make sure we ask ourselves in the face of such is
this. Can we in Africa afford to continue to lend our support to such backward
thinking individuals and still hope to have results that are different from
what we have had for far too many years and which has brought us to where we
are today? As someone said, to engage in that exercise is the definition of
insanity.
If Gambians want to see a change that is real, and not just another window
dressing exercise with dubious agenda, a change that is sincere, genuine and
something they can truly experience, and which will come as a result of the
work and dedication of capable and truly dedicated people whose only desire is
to do what is best for ALL Gambians regardless of ethnic, religious or tribal
affiliation, a Gambia where you do not have to be afraid to speak your mind
or support the political party of your choice, then PLEASE DO SOMETHING GOOD
FOR YOURSELVES AS WELL AS ALL YOUR FELLOW GAMBIANS AND VOTE FOR NADD come
September 22!!
Jabou Joh
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