Introduction    Assalamu Allaikum to you all (both Muslims and Christians)
  All Praise belong to Allah Lord of all that exist. May Allah have Mercy on Muhammad(Peace Be Upon Him), his family, his descendants, his companions, his friends, his helpers and his wives.(Peace be on them All).  May Allah have mercy on Nuh(Noah)(Noah), Ibrahim(Abraham), Musa(Mosses), Isaa(Jesus) and all the Messengers and Prophets(Peace be on them all).
   
  The Gambia is our country and it belongs to all of us. Every Gambian has two options,the option of either hating The Gambia or the option of loving The Gambia.
  Hating The Gambia is an easier option it requires no effort whatsoever to help The Gambia move forward, it requires no sincere and selfless people and requires only cowards to do it
  However loving The Gambia is the best we can all do and most difficult. It is not an e an easy thing to do. It requires sacrifice, commitment, patriotism, sincerity, knowledge, honesty, maturity and dignity.
   
  What is happening in The Gambia is a very interesting historical turning point. Most Gambians in the opposition wants to remove Jammeh from power through the ballot box. If Gambian are really serious in wanting to remove Jammeh from power, they must therefore choose a flag bearer who has the respect of even his enemies. I had therefore made the following suggestion as to what I thought the Qualities of a Flag Bearer should be
   
  QUALITIES OF A FLAG BEARER
    
   BRAVERY The flag bearer must never run away either in defeat or in victory. The flag bearer must be prepared to risk every thing for sake of his or her supporters.Cowards have no place in politics and are the ones who die many a times, heroes die once and they die in dignity.  
   SELFLESSNESS The flag bearer must have the interest of nation at heart and a person who is neither greedy nor power hungry.  
   INTELLECTUAL MATURITY The flag bearer must be an individual who has capacity to focus on the issues at hand rather than focusing on trivial, archaic traditions, petty issues and character assassination. Intellectual maturity presupposes honesty and dignity.  
   PATRIOTIC I want to see a flag bearer who have the interest of The Gambia at heart. A flag bearer who see The Gambia as one community speaking different languages. A flag bearer who sees these languages not as different groups but a mere tool of communication.  
   KNOWLEDGE Knowledge is not merely education, it is sum total of the experience human beings have gathered in nature and the societies they have live. the process of gaining this knowledge is what education is all about. the tools in acquiring this can be be formal(schools, colleges and universities) or informal. A flag bearer must possess this quality to be commander of both his own destiny and the commander of the party or alliance she or he leads.  
   PRINCIPLED A flag bearer must take a principled stance at all times no matter what. Any one who compromise these principles might compromise his or her country, party or alliance.
  While I have confidence in the Gambian people I hope they would select a flag bearer who even in defeat will be a defeat in dignity. If a flag bearer who has no credibility is selected it will be a humiliating defeat.
  The only person capable of defeating Jammeh is one who has the credibility and the respect of even Jammeh. Jammeh will be very happy if a reactionary is selected as a flag bearer, this will be like gifting him the elections.
  I would be if members of the L have other ideas as to what qualities are necessary of a flag bearer
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


    Muhammad Bai Drammeh Bin Alhagie Sheihu Muhammad Lamin Drammeh Bin Muhammad Kanday Drammeh bin Muhammad Kissima Drammeh bin Foday Drammeh

    
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