Well, here is my question, why did Darbo decide to resign inthe first place? 
That is what I don't understand.  Darbo just didn't wake up and resign, 
something had o have led to it.  So what was it?  Is it just simply because 
Darbo was power hungry and wanted the flag-bearer position for himself?

     I am not comfortable with him resigning, but I don't agree that his 
resignation happened within a vacuum, something had to have made him resign. 
So what was it?  I just don't beleive that Darbo should just be blamed for 
resigning, especially if something happened within the coalition that he 
didn't agree with, and he felt he was left with no other options.  I just 
don't think that someone would put two years of their time into a process 
and just drop out for no reason.

     I don't think that Darbo would resign, or not resign, without thinking 
deeply about the consequences of that decision, and the affect it would have 
on the people as a whole.  Everyone's making Darbo out to be this unthinking 
person who is selfish and cares nothing for what the Gambian peole are going 
thorugh, and that he only cares about his own interests, and if that's the 
case, I'd like to know how htis is so.

     Leaving the coalition, because of irreconciliable differences, does not 
a monster or power hungry person make.  I am sure thta he gave a lot of 
thought to the affect his decision would have, or at least, I'd hope that he 
did.

     I'd like to think that he is well aware of the suffering of the Gambian 
people, and I'd venture to say that he cares a lot more about the Gambian 
people as a whole, than Jammeh does.

     So I just don't agree that Darbo is a power-hungry person who just 
wants all the pie for himself.  He may be making a bad decision, and I'll 
give anyone that, but I don't think this decision to resign can be used as a 
demonstration of his "power hungriness", especially if there are allegations 
that the process of selecting a flag-bearer has problems, and that when Omar 
Jallow was supposedly "selected" as flag-bearer, that that "selection" was 
not done in the most transparent and legitimate of ways.

     Whatever the case, maybe it's better to wait for an official statement 
from NADD, since none is forthcoming at this time.  Which I really don't 
like.  NADD seems to have a history of not saying anything, when they at 
least should be saying something, even if it is to say that they are still 
talking or they are still working on the problem or whatever.  Because the 
silence on NADD's part leaves the door open for the Pa Nderry's and other 
people who think they ahve the inside scoop because they have access to one 
of the NADD members, or they know someone who has access to the NADD 
members, to come on here and report what many times have turned out to be 
spurious reports on the goings-on of NADD.  Perhaps NADD and / or the 
parties involved in NADD could appoint some sort of online liasson, who can 
be here to answer our questions and let us know what is going on, or who 
could take our concerns back to them.

     Anyway, just some thoughts.  Taking a deep breath now, and going to 
find some lunch.  Take care all.

Ginny


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Halima Sukuna" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: The National Alliance for Democracy and Development (Nadd) 
reportedly broke up


> Saihou,
>
>  "the reality is any split
> within the rank and file of the opposition, Jammeh is
> winning."
>
>  Simply stated, here is the bottom line that is inescapable.  Why would 
> anyone in their right mind pull out with less than 10 months to go and 
> actually give Jammeh any more of an edge come election time?  If it's all 
> over the flagbearer issue, which might be simplifying the situation 
> greatly, than it would seem to me that even if one member decides to pull 
> out they have pretty much given up their current and future aspirations to 
> become President anyway-where is the good for Gambians on the ground and 
> abroad to make such a decision? The move is suicidal and essentially 
> erases many great sacrifices and hardwork that countless folks have been 
> involved in and I guess I would not want that on my conscious for the next 
> decade or two.
>
>  Ginny, you asked the question how does a human rights lawyer become a 
> monster overnight (my words here) but, I got where you were coming from. 
> Here is essentially how it is done.  One major poor decision that will 
> allow anything to disrupt a large effort, an international effort mind 
> you, to remove a large portion of an incredibly sticky problem is one way 
> a person can change overnight.  Folks are suffering senselessly day in day 
> out, day in day out, women and children always taking the brunt of it...I 
> would say if he follows through with the decision to resign and in any 
> shape or form does damage to the cause, he has moved himself in shameful 
> terrority.
>
>  I sincerely hope Darboe reconsiders for the fact that this fight needs to 
> happen with a united NADD.
>
>  Take it easy,
>  Christine Sukuna
>
> saihou Mballow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>  Joe,
>
> i am appealing to you because i know how
> committed you are to this struggle. You, me and some
> others know how difficult it is to reach where we are
> today.
>
> We are expected to be uniters but not dividers. We
> should be the last people to condemn or denounce any
> single party among the five parties call NADD.
>
> I am a member of the UDP but still busy keeping people
> together and you know how difficult it is when APRC
> supporters are within us trying to frustrate our
> efforts.
>
> No procrastination here, the reality is any split
> within the rank and file of the opposition, Jammeh is
> winning.
>
> Thank you for your understanding.
>
>
> Saihou
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Joe Sambou wrote:
>
>> Just as NADD made history against the APRC, they
>> will also make history with
>> or without the UDP. The national interest of
>> Gambians reigns supreme over
>> that of any individual or group, including, but not
>> limited to the UDP.
>> Gambians forked out their hard earned cash and
>> sponsored the UDP candidates
>> for the sake of the national interest, not to
>> mention the countless man
>> hours that they expensed. Now, all I hear is we are
>> the biggest; are born
>> to rule; are the opposition, etc. I wonder what
>> they are thinking? For
>> anyone to think that they can come to battle harden
>> Gambians to peddle such
>> garbage and get away with it, they must be out of
>> their fruggin minds.
>> Folks, in the next weeks to come when we know the
>> description of this ghost,
>> then Gambians will exorcise it/them. The picture is
>> taking shape slowly but
>> surely. NADD is here to stay with or without the
>> UDP. Gambians are behind
>> NADD not some freaks that think that they owned the
>> country.
>>
>> I had said that we wait to hear from NADD before we
>> make comments. However,
>> after being reliably informed that the charlatans
>> that were here peddling
>> spin on behalf of the UDP, and now no where to be
>> found, have confirmed that
>> Ousainou/UDP has tendered their resignation from
>> NADD, all bets are off.
>> Folks, we ought to recognize the selfish interests
>> amongst us and call them
>> out. If one comes here to defend the UDP against
>> the false alarm that OJ
>> was selected flagbearer, I expect that same person
>> to come out here and tell
>> us that their allegiance has severed ties from NADD.
>> To not do that
>> confirms that these folks care less what happens in
>> Gambia as long as they
>> got theirs. How narrow minded and selfish? No
>> amount of spinning is going
>> to get them out of this scam they trying to pull.
>> Folks, the UDP has waged
>> war against Gambians and Gambians are going to meet
>> them half way. You
>> owned Gambia? We shall see about that. You are the
>> dominant party over
>> NADD? We shall see about that. We have a murderer
>> to get rid of, and these
>> power thirsty crop want to relegate Gambian
>> aspirations to their craziness
>> of a leadership birth right. Over our dead bodies.
>>
>> Chi Jaama
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>> >From: Kebba Dibba
>> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
>> list
>> >
>> >To: [log in to unmask]
>> >Subject: The National Alliance for Democracy and
>> Development (Nadd)
>> >reportedly broke up
>> >Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:47:06 +0000
>> >
>> > Split! Written by DO
>> >
>> > Friday, 03 February 2006
>> >
>> > The National Alliance for Democracy and
>> Development (Nadd)
>> >reportedly broke up on Wednesday with the pulling
>> out of the United
>> >Democratic Party (UDP) - the largest component
>> party in the alliance.
>> > According to sources, the rupture occurred after
>> Nadd's high profile
>> >meeting on Wednesday when it was expected to
>> finally select a leader.
>> >Sources further indicated that after weeks of
>> internal wrangling over the
>> >selection of a standard-bearer for the party, the
>> largest opposition party
>> >felt belittled and disappointed over the rejection
>> of its leader, Ousainou
>> >Darboe in his bid to be Nadd standard-bearer.
>> Insiders at Nadd said UDP had
>> >always argued that its leader should be given the
>> chance to contest under
>> >the Nadd, given the fact that he heads the largest
>> opposition party in the
>> >country. "Wednesday was the final meeting for Nadd
>> over the selection of a
>> >standard-bearer. We decided that we will either
>> have our leader, Lawyer
>> >Darboe taken as standard-bearer or we say bye to
>> them. Nadd is Nadd because
>> >of UDP and without UDP, there is no Nadd. I know
>> they will deny this fact
>> >but the prove of the pudding is in the eating. Let
>> them go on their own and
>> >we go on our own. Can we accept
>> > people who do not even have parties per se to
>> lead us? This is
>> >ridiculous. We better allow President Jammeh to win
>> the election than allow
>> >an election of joke where foolish and greedy
>> politicians will use us to
>> >achieve their selfish needs. Let it all end and in
>> fact, we hope to join
>> >hands with a party that is stronger and more
>> serious than those other
>> >parties that do not even have agendas," a senior
>> member of the UDP told
>> >this paper yesterday.
>> >
>> > According to our source, Nadd's numerous
>> meetings were nothing but
>> >gatherings of hypocrisy, as there was a certain
>> party that wanted its
>> >member to lead when it did not even have another
>> party to second his
>> >nomination. He said even though that particular
>> party failed in their bid
>> >to get their nomination seconded and for that
>> matter, the nominee had to
>> >withdraw under the grounds that he was not
>> seconded, they could not still
>> >say which other candidate they wanted to support.
>> "They remained neutral
>> >and silent. This shows you the type of double
>> standard and hypocrisy they
>> >play. It also shows you that they don't have
>> confidence in any other party
>> >or people but themselves. If that is the case then
>> let them be on their
>> >own," he said. Sources have also hinted to the
>> Daily Observer that two
>> >camps had emerged in the coalition. The UDP is
>> reported to have been
>> >supported by NRP while the PPP goes with Ndam. "But
>> one interesting thing
>> >is that there is no only a split in Nadd but there
>> seems to
>> > be another one in NRP because one of the NRP
>> representatives in the
>> >executive committee gave his backing to Ousainou
>> Darboe (of UDP) while the
>> >other gave his own to Omar Jallow (of PPP). So the
>> whole thing is mixed up.
>> >In fact, the meetings had been marred by bitter
>> quarrels and arguments
>> >about who should lead. "One thing that is important
>> to make clear is that
>> >UDP did not even make any nomination, but because
>> of our majority, we only
>> >presented our leader as the Nadd flag-bearer which
>> the others refused to
>> >pay heed to," the top UDP man added.
>> >
>> > Until the time of going to press, the UDP had
>> not officially announced
>> >their withdrawal from Nadd, but it has been
>> confirmed that, yesterday, they
>> >had had series of meetings with their members
>> country-wide, at their bureau
>> >in Banjul with regard to the situation and stance
>> of their party. It has
>> >not also been confirmed whether the NRP has pulled
>> away from Nadd with UDP
>> >or not. Some UDP supporters who spoke top the Daily
>> Observer yesterday were
>> >casting venom on the other members of Nadd
>> describing them as being
>> >ungenuine and unserious. Similarly, the other side
>> of Nadd has also
>> >described UDP as a power-hungry group that does not
>> have the interest of
>> >the country at heart.
>> >
>> > Reacting to the development, Fatoumatta
>> Jahumpa-Ceesay, a nominated
>> >member of the National Assembly and top member of
>> the APRC, said: "This is
>> >not a surprise to me. I have always predicted that
>> Nadd would fall like
>> >carded wool because they were just a marriage of
>> convenience comprising of
>> >people with different ideologies. How do you think
>> they can succeeded. In
>> >fact, the amount of hatred and in-fight they have
>> within themselves is more
>>
> === message truncated ===
>
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