Malanding,

I'm not a subscribing member of the UDP and I share your sentiments.
However,I'm disturb by the way Waa is handling the issue.
Usually,party crisis of this magnitude is handle at the committee level,if
that fails to provide resolution,the discontented party/parties
usually resigns from the party.

I read in the local papers,I believe it was the Independent,that Waa was
invited to the U.S,by a Gambian group,to explore the possibility
of forming a political party.I am wondering,going by Waa's behavior,if his
intension is bring down the UDP and use some of the fallouts to jump start
his new party.

Just a thought.

Beran


>From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:41:24 -0400
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>Since I am not a subscribing member of UDP I would not try to tell them how
>they should run their party but I am of the opinion that after losing two
>general elections Darboe should call for a congress and change of
>leadership.
>
>That in itself is what would make Gambia and the UDP a true democracy.
>Darboe would have assume a special place in Gambian history as not only the
>first opposition leader who conceded to election defeat (by congratulating
>the winner) but also as one who had the vision and courage to allow someone
>else lead to keep the fight alive. Such a move would allow him to focus his
>energy an expertise in other areas of party administration e.g. public
>defender. In fact the past 7 year had demonstrated that Darboe's is more of
>a public defender than a politician.
>My advice to him is it is better later than never.
>
>Malanding
>
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