This is really a very interesting story. The "comeback" of the PPP and Yaya Ceesay and some of the same older politicians trying to come back.
I am glad that folks like Dr. Saine has officially started to make some moves on the ground. The real way to go. I hope all those who make so much noise and stays on the side line will learn from such. It is high time a lot of talk is put into action.
Ousman Jallow Bojang
Malamin Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
PPP Plans Serious Political Comeback
The Independent (Banjul)
PK Jarju
Banjul
In pursuance of its objectives to reorganize, rehabilitate and revitalize
all its organs that were paralysed since the July 1994 military coup that
swept it from power, the People's Progressive Party (PPP) last Sunday
inaugurated its new Central Committee which would be responsible for the
daily running of the party's activities and programs.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, which brought together old and young
members of the party, Alieu Kama Badjie a former Minister of Education in
the erstwhile PPP regime who gave a brief history of the party, pointed out
the need for the reintroduction of genuine democracy, the rule of law, as
well as a comprehensive and good governance program in the country which
according to him has been completely left to decay by the Jammeh
administration.
The aged Badjie emphasised the need for members of the party's central
committee to be poised to meet the people at the grassroots level to discuss
burning issues of the day so as to restore sanity to the country's political
arena and to ensure that the constitution becomes the "guiding light" for
all decision-making institutions and bodies, particularly the executive
which he believes has abused the powers vested on it since the advent of the
new dispensation.
Mr. Badjie noted that in order to make any significant achievement, members
of the party's central committee must only come together but to be
committed, dedicated and sincere to the principles that the party stood for
which he said are as relevant and noble as in the 1950s when the PPP was
founded. He called for honesty, tolerance and room for other members of the
opposition parties, which is a means of avoiding conflict.
"We as a party are partners and should have a cordial relationship with
other opposition parties in the country" he admonished.
On his part Dr. Abdoulie Saine, the deputy head of the political science
department at Ohio University emphasised the need for a peaceful change of
the Jammeh regime, which he accused of having completely mismanaged the the
affairs of the country.
Saine, who has already opened a fund for the Gambian opposition parties,
said he has seen firsthand the suffering of the Gambian people while he is
visiting the country. He said such a situation has caused him to look at
mechanisms to enhance the possibility for a peaceful change of government in
the 2006 general elections.
Omar Jallow the party's coordinator stated that the Jammeh regime has not
only shown traits of despotism, but has also deliberately mismanaged the
country's economy thus subjecting Gambians to the most severe hardship ever
experienced in the country's entire history.
Mr. Jallow who is also acting as the party's interim leader informed his
colleagues of the party's contribution into the defunct coalition of
opposition parties in the run up to the 2001 elections. He added that
despite being banned for seven years, the PPP was now poised to reclaim its
rightful position in the political arena. "The PPP as at now comprises
young, old and energetic Gambians who would in no small measure revive the
party by injecting new ideas, focus and policies which not only reflect the
ideas of the general populace but also the reality of the situation on the
ground" he indicated.
Yahya Ceesay the party's interim national president who chaired the ceremony
highlighted some of the challenges the party was confronted with during its
formative stage in the early 1950s and urged his colleagues to brace
themselves to stand up to greater challenges of righting the wrongs caused
by almost ten years of kleptocratic leadership under President Jammeh.
Meanwhile the following people were nominated as adhoc members of the
Central Committee. Yahya Ceesay interim national president, Omar Jallow,
interim coordinator, Musa Drammeh interim treasurer and Kanji Touray as
interim secretary of the party.
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