Sanusi, others:

I agree with your notion that the current UDP saga is
a classic power tussle. If for nothing but experience,
it is subconsciously teaching Gambians an important
lesson in democracy: the ability to take on your
leader and not be fired for it.
It is a first and it ought to  be encouraged. As to
the immediate damage it is causing the party, well,
that's hard to gauge right now. Time will indeed tell
if the Gambian electorate and public has the stomach
for such intra-party squabbles. Gambians are currently
confused and somewhat awestruck, as they should be, by
what is considered hubris by Juwara.
But you know what, Gambian socio/political
sensibilities need to be awakened. This to me
represents the struggle between our nation's
Mansa/subjects relationship and that of a
vibrant/modern democratic dispensation. Leadership is
not a birth right nor is it anointed by God; the
ability to lead is forged through moral courage, high
ethical standards and a social conscience. None of the
leaders of Gambia's various political parties should
expect to lead their parties for life.
May be it is time for Darboe to step aside and let
someone else assume the mantle. The current tumult
just might usher in such a reality.
 Chaotic, yes, but eventually, it may be exactly what
the doctor ordered for the UDP and the future of a
viable democratic opposition in the Gambia.

Have a healthful weekend.

Abdou


--- Sanusi Owens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Sillah
>
> The whole business of Collective Responsibility is
> that all members at high level are held responsible
> for its Organisation's SUCCESS/FAILURES.
>
> If Waa Juwara believes that the Leadership of the
> UDP
> has failed, then why is he still calling himself the
> National Organising Secretary of the UDP???
>
> What Waa Juwara is currently embarked upon is just
> similar to the political struggle between Denis
> Healey
> and Tony Benn, for that one time vacant post of
> Deputy
> Leader of the Labour Party. In fact, historians have
> attributed this political struggle between
> Healey/Benn
> as a direct result for Labour Party 's long wait in
> the political wilderness, so lets wait and see for
> the
> consequences.
>
> Have a pleasant weekend
>
> Sanusi
>
> --- "B. Sillah" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >It
> seems Waa Juwara is criticising the leadership
> > of
> > >the Party to which he is a MEMBER  and therefore
> > all I
> > >am advocating is for him to resign from the NEC
> as
> > >National Organnising Secretary  but not from the
> > PARTY
> >
> > Telling Waa to resign from the NEC is the same as
> > telling him
> > to give up membership bro. How would you reconcile
> > this? Waa is too "big"
> > and ambitious to be relegated to the back. Think
> > about it!
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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