IT TAKES TWO TO SPEAK TRUTH ? ONE TO SPEAK AND ANOTHER TO HEAR

                                                Henry David Thoureau

It was with a great sigh of relief that I learnt of  Mr.Darboe's admission
of defeat and the subsequent Congratulatory Message he had sent to the
President-Elect.What better sign for a bright and peaceful democratic future
could any farsighted, peace-loving Gambian and friends of the Gambia hope or
pray for! Since grace in defeat has never been a forte of and almost always
in short supply in African politicians ,Mr.Darboe must therefore be saluted
for his courage,dignity, statesmanship and patriotism. Just as the newly
elected president must also be sincerely congratulated for the overwhelming
manner in which the Gambian people have Renewed their trust in him  and  his
contract and mandate to run their affairs.But  having said that, my top
accolade goes to the sovereign Gambian people for the patient,dignified and
peaceful manner in which they conducted themselves,not only to exercise
their democratic right to choose the leader they believe represents their
interest best,but also to confound the  pundits and the doomsayers that,
just as they(the Gambian people) were ominously capable of upping the stakes
to the point of pushing our entire nation to the brink of catastrophe just
few days before the polls,they were equally capable of deciding at the
eleventh hour not to jump off the precipice,thereby miraculously reaffirming
the wisdom, good sense and  peaceful nature of our tiny country even in one
of the most critical and potentially explosive  moments of its history

This must, without doubt, be Gambia's contribution to Africa's great march
towards an era in which peaceful democratic exercise of choosing the
continent's leaders is the norm and NOT the exception. Long Live A Peaceful
and Democratic Gambia and Long Live A Peaceful And Democratic Africa!

And to all of you out there,the members of this great cyber instrument of
debate and intellectual exchanges,I say: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK DOWN THERE!!

Regards, Basss!


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