(JollofNews) – Halifa Sallah of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism, PDOIS, has said yesterday that the objective of the Coalition in the National Assembly is to reform the Constitution and to humble the executive, which he said President Barrow has agreed to.
Sallah went on to say that the first humbling would have been to concede to the 3 year term agreed by the coalition which will require Constitutional amendment where a provision will have to be introduced in the 1997 Constitution that will assert that upon resignation or vacation of the seat of the Presidency for any cause, the Vice President will act for 90 days thereafter presidential election shall be held. “But at the moment that provision is not in the Constitution therefore as it stands, Barrow has a 5 year term. But if it is injected in and he agrees then he would be able to resign after 3 years and presidential election would be held,” Sallah said at press conference at the PDOIS Bureau in Churchill’s Town.
Expanding, Hon. Sallah said the objective of the Coalition as far as PDOIS is concerned is to put an end to self-perpetuating rule and build a democracy which will allow the supreme Gambian people to make an undiluted choice of leadership.
He said such a desire requires the transformation of instruments and institutions as well as practices. “This is what directed PDOIS in terms of the National Assembly election so as to fulfill that three year mandate to be the bright example of how self-perpetuating rule would be amputated for good from the politics of this country. It was our conviction that if President Barrow leads the example of limiting his own term then no other leader will ever emerge again that will go beyond two terms,” Sallah said.
He continued to say that that bright example is what PDOIS has always focused on throughout the campaign, “to emphasize to the Gambian people that we were destined to build a principled political programme base on the foundation of building one Gambia, one nation and one people.; to put partisan politics aside, ethno-linguistic politics aside, tribal and religious politics aside and any form of divisive or any form of parochial politics aside so that for the first time in our history we will build a nation”.
He said they also agreed that there be security of tenure to the Independent Electoral Commission in terms of the appointment by the President as it happened before. He argued that this will prevent the full control of the executive to appoint the members of the IEC. “The security of tenure for the National Assembly themselves is another issue as the previous government had been removing the members through the back door by simply driving them away from their parties by exploiting a particular provision of the Constitution,” Sallah said.
He further disclosed that the chiefs are very vulnerable and the local government needs reevaluation to ensure that the decentralization process will actually be a reality. He said this will prevent the local authorities from being subjected to any form of dictation by the executive in any manner.
“There are key legislative packages and also key issues of how to ensure greater participation of women at the level of the cabinet, in the National Assembly and in the Councils. That debate is unfolding between the inter-party committee and the political parties and the government.
“What is now evident and the greatest fear that one have before is political party influence to have undue bearing on the decision making process of the executive. So have we escaped what we wanted to escape? That is the fundamental question that the nation must address. What we as PDOIS feared is precisely that and that fear is yet to be allayed as we look at the composition of the cabinet, the composition of the National Assembly in terms of nomination of members and the composition of the Ambassadorial posts. So it means that the nation must be alert to who occupy what post. And have we gone more into technical considerations rather than partisan considerations? Are they been filled by the obligations owed by the executive or the obligations owed by the people and the nation. These are fundamental issues to PDOIS and we want to put it before the nation and Gambians as tropical issues.”
He said one problem that has been averted is the problem of threatening the executive in terms of legislative interventions.
He said the National Assembly could pass a vote of no confidence on the executive but that could only be done with 2/3 majority. He said the 31 seats occupied by the United Democratic Party do not provide the legislative cloud to be able to threaten the executive.
He said the same composition cannot give any particular party to make any Constitutional amendment without being passed by the 2/3 majority of the house members. However, he also said with the 31 seats of the UDP, if all of them refused to support any bill in the parliament then the other members cannot pass such bills.
Source: http://standard.gm
Crisp, clean and concise; From Great Halifa.
Let any thinking of consolidation, think again.
Cometh the hour; Cometh the man !!!
I saw the swearing in ceremony and the election of majority and minority leaders. A bit chaotic and sometimes, outright laughable, but hopefully, we’ll get there.
If members allow him, Hon. Halifa will guide them to perform their duties well.
We’ve succeeded in getting rid of Yahya, let’s be realistic, the work on the ground under the best of circumstance will require stability, expertise and time. Coalition agreement of 3 yrs in office is a political contract between the parties, it is certainly not in the best interest of Gambians. This government needs Barrow as president for 5 years to realize the people’s mandate. Those who wish to be president can wait. My advice is stop talking about terms of office, start doing the people’s work. God knows it will take 10 lifetimes to fix Yahya Jammeh’s mess.
Bax, my in-law, if the Standard reporter is correct, Hon Halifa, having “clutched defeat out of the jaws of victory” by refusing to work with Barrow’s government as a member of the cabinet, is now mumbling to try and “clutch the APPEAANCE of victory out of total defeat”!
This statements may be sweet music to the ears of the partisan illiterates, but it cannot pass the test of simple primary school analysis!
Decoded, here is Halifa’s message:
“Halifa said one problem that has been averted is the problem of threatening the executive in terms of legislative interventions.”
MEANING: “I, Halifa have only 4 NAMs and can’t threaten executive”
“The National Assembly could pass a vote of no confidence on the executive but that could only be done with 2/3 majority”.
MEANING: “I, Halifa have only 4 NAMS (7%) and can’t hope to garner a 67% majority to pass a no confidence vote on the executive so I am suggesting that it is the UDP that would be a threat to the Executive!””.
“Halifa said the 31 seats occupied by the United Democratic Party do not provide the legislative clout to be able to threaten the executive”.
MEANING: UDP’s 53% of seats is as powerless as my 7%!
BUT, Halifa, that is misleading! UDP is in partnership with NRP (5 seats) and Barrow has nominated 5 seats (which gives the President’s Coalition 41 seats or 71% – more than 2/3). That 71% is SOLIDLY behind the President and will NOT “threaten” the executive”
“Halifa said the same composition cannot give any particular party to make any Constitutional amendment without being passed by the 2/3 majority of the house members”.
MEANING … WHAT?? UDP is in partnership with NRP (5 seats) and Barrow has nominated 5 seats (which gives the President’s Coalition 41 seats or 71% – more than 2/3). That 71% is SOLIDLY behind the President and will pass ANY amendment they want! That is a UDP-led Coalition with 71%.
“Halifa also said with the 31 seats of the UDP, if all of them refused to support any bill in the parliament then the other members cannot pass such bills”.
MEANING: I, Halifa, will be completely powerless in parliament – unless 31 seats of the UDP back me! UDP is in partnership with NRP (5 seats) and Barrow has nominated 5 seats (which gives the President’s Coalition 41 seats or 71% – more than 2/3). That 71% is SOLIDLY behind the President and will support the Executive to pass the bills the executive put forward.
AS GOOD DR. SARR SAYS, THIS IS ALL SO CHILDISH AND A WASTE OF TIME ON HALIFA’S PART. LET’S GET ON WITH THE ACTUAL WORK OF DEVELOPING THE COUNTRY!
DEMOCRACY WITH A CAPITAL “D” IS NOT A STATISTICAL NUMBER. NOR DERIVED FROM BETRAYAL AND SUBTERFUGE.
Inspite or Despite the Platitudes and Self-agrandizing Words Not withstanding, Gambians Be Warned of the Vultures high up in the Sky Ready To Pounce.
Do not confuse Vigilantism and Mob Rule as Democracy. They are two distinctly different Realities. However, I realize that you would not know that. You are blinded by Ethnic affinity dresssed up in Majority Hegemony of the kind that Plunged Rwanda in Genocide. UDP Regime Led By Ousainou Darbo, Mai Fatty and Adama Barrow behind them, need to act as Leaders and Civilized Adults they are expected to be. GAMBIA is at an impasse still and their, UDP and its Leadership’s actions may Intentionally or not Precipitated a bloody avalanche they cannot Stop or predict the end result. The Unlawful Attacks, Arrrests, Detentions and Vigilantism Perpetrated by UDP Regime Led Government and its Enablers Deserve to be CONDEMN and Fought Against by a Collective, Multi-Ethnic Based Single Minded Mass. Waiting until UDP’S LEADERSHIP AND ETHNIC GROUP BASED BIGOTRY LED REGIME WOULD ONLY MAKE VICTIMS OF MANY MORE DECENT NON UDP GAMBIANS. GAMBIA IS MORE THAN THE SUM TOTAL OF ONE INDIVIDUAL, ONE ETHNIC GROUP, ONE REGION.
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My in law, I don’t agree with your decoding. I think it’s flawed, due to your well known bias against Hon. Sallah.
Remember the conspiracy theory before the National Assembly Elections that Halifa wanted a back door route into the Presidency, by impeachment? I think what he is saying is that your conspiracy theory should be laid to rest. The presidency does not face any threats from legislative interventions by a single party.
Hon. Sallah actually recognised the voting power of the UDP and that’s wby he said that the other members cannot pass a bill, if the UDP decides to vote against it. That’s a recognition of their superior voting power.
There was no partnership between the UDP and NRP during the elections. It was everyone to themselves. We don’t know of any agreed partnership between the two parties, at now.
I think issues relating to the term of President Barrow; composition of cabinet; national assembly; diplomatic appointments; appointment of service chiefs; etc, are all very important and should not disappear from the public fora because we have a new President.
Let these be put before us as topical issues for discussion. Having these discussions at the national level openly, will not distract us from the task at hand, but it will enhance and facilitate our task of holding people to account, which will ensure good governance through active citizen involvement. That’s what we want; not that passive citizenry again, which may be what some want.
Halifa should be realistic about what is achievable within three years considering the huge task of restructuring the political and economic and other systems in the country. I do not think most of these changes can or should be rushed through just to tick a box. Halifa has conveniently forget to mention that there will be a need for a referendum to make any amendment to the term of office of president constitutional. And, that there may be a need to dissolve parliament and conduct another general election to bring it in line with that of the president. Is it financially prudent to have two presidential and general elections and a referendum within three years??? Why trying to fix something that is not broken?? Did Halifa and other coalition leaders not consider all these issues before agreeing to the agreement they made or did they not think the coalition will win?? Have they considered the distraction that will cause at a time when people should focus on building the nation?? “It was our conviction that if President Barrow leads the example of limiting his own term then no other leader will ever emerge again that will go beyond two terms”. May I ask Halifa how many times has he seek election to become president?? Has it ever occurred to him that there should be a limit on the number of attempts any individual can make at being elected as president if you are in opposition? I would suggest a single attempt. Halifa has made about three attempts, Hamat Bah has also made similar number of attempts and Ousainou has made four attempts. That is also self-perpetuation in a leadership position. All the opposition leaders should take a good look at themselves first before pointing a finger at the president. “What is now evident and the greatest fear that one have before is political party influence to have undue bearing on the decision making process of the executive. What we as PDOIS feared is precisely that and that fear is yet to be allayed as we look at the composition of the cabinet, the composition of the National Assembly in terms of nomination of members and the composition of the Ambassadorial posts” Halifa is either being disingenuous or being a hypocrite here. Halifa and PDOIS turned their backs on Barrow and the executive and refused to take up any positions within the government, yet he wants to complain about others having influence over the executive. That is low for you Halifa. PDOIS had the same opportunity to play an active role in the executive but choose not to. Therefore, they have only themselves to blame. Halifa is a NAM so if he wants he can put forward a private member’s bill proposing these changes but i doubt it if he can convince his colleagues to vote for it. Has Halifa discussed this issue with Barrow and other signatories of this agreement before going to the press?? If he has not, then going to the press first is very very sly. I find it very odd that Halifa is talking about a threat to the executive barely a week into the legislative term. There’s a lot of work to be done so enough of the petty politics please. So I would suggest to all politicians to stop bickering and get to work.
Democracy Is Not A Statistical Number, And Leadership Is Not Silence In The Mist Of An Ongoing Crisis. “Fassaya” Is Not A Way To Govern.
Buba Sanyang, Halake, Max and Others of the Political Divide, may be Politicians would get down to work, when in this case, Militant UDP Regime Led Government Supporters like you, Max and Halake Cease and Desist from Enabling a Propensity toward a Despotic, Unconstitutional, Undemocratic Party Politics and Mob Rule that is again been Perpetrated on the Opposition, in this case the Jola and anyone who is Perceived to be an “Enemy” of UDP. These are the same Undemocratic, Despotic Actions, and Policies the Jammeh regime under APRC were accused of. They were Wrong then and are Wrong Now especially, because the UDP Regime Led Government and Leadership are elected by the Plurality of the electorate. Mind you, I said Plurality not Majority because the Majority of Gambians (55%+) did Not Vote. They, as Free born Citizens of the GAMBIA Voted, Not to Vote. They DECIDED, TO DECIDE, Not To DECIDE who their NAM would be. This Action of Inaction is a Collective and Explicit Protest Vote. One that any Sensible, well meaning and Long Term Oriented Government and Leadership would be Better off Paying Attention to and Responded in a Manner Consistent with Good Conscience and Governance. The Ball is in UDP REGIME LED Government of Ousainou Darbo, Mai Fatty and Adama Barrow. How they Play and Referee the Next three years, due to the fact that they have Packed all the Spots in the Field with their Players, would Determine the future Existence of a Peaceful Nation State of many Ethnic Groups or a Collective Bloody Mess of a Nation State of Balkanized Ethnic Groups in the GAMBIA. The Choice is for UDP, OUSAINOU DARBO MAI FATTY AND ADAMA BARROW AND SUPPORTERS TO MAKE. Fifty-five percent plus of OUR FELLOW GAMBIANS HAD DECIDED ONE WAY AND ABOUT Forty-two percent DECIDED ANOTHER WAY. THIS IS BY NO MEANS A MANDATE FOR UDP LED REGIME of Ousainou Darbo Mai Fatty and Adama Barrow. What would Save GAMBIA and Gambians as well as UDP and its Leadership and Enablers is Not the Convenient Newly Acquired Philosophy of “See no Evil, Hear No Evil”. Nor the reported Vigilantism and Selective Arrrests and Detentions that are Motivated by Ethnic and Party Affinity. There are also Regionally Motivated Violence and Vigilantism Perpetrated under the Color of Ethnic Group and Party Affiliation. Regardless of who Started it, the UDP Regime Led Government under Ousainou Darbo Mai Fatty and Adama Barrow are incharge of Affairs in the GAMBIA. They are therefore, Responsibile for All Gambians’ SECURITY, SAFETY AND WELFARE. ONE GAMBIA, ONE PEOPLE ONE DESTINY.
Sidi, I know this discussion is way too advance for you but try and make a coherent argument if you want to engage me in an intellectual debate. I am not interested in your deluded psychotic convoluted rants. Get back to me when you can string up a sensible sentence together.
Quote: “Why trying to fix something that is not broken??”
Buba, the system is completely broken. When has it been fixed? I wasn’t aware when it was fixed. I thought we have just embarked on the process to fixing it.
What is the “realistic” time frame to achieve the reforms we need for free and fair genuine multiparty elections? Why can’t we achive theae reforms in 3 years ? Aren’t we forgetting something so early: That the need for the opposition Coalition was the recognition that no single party can defeat the APRC due to the imbalanced and unfair system. President Barrow sold a transitional Manifesto to The Gambian People and pledged to serve for ONLY 3 years, to undertake Constitutional and Institutional Reforms (and Economic), before he supervises General Elections across the board, from Presidential to Local Government, hand over to the new government to usher in the 3rd Republic proper. So, let’s not fault Hon. Sallah for wanting to do the right thing, which is to honour an election pledge.
If people think President Barrow shouldn’t honour an election, well, we should all accept then that we are setting a precedent right at the entry point to the 3rd Republic, and if it becomes a habitual practice in the 3rd Republic, we should only have ourselves to blame.
Continued…
There are many people protesting about the cost of Elections and a referendum soon after Presidential and NA elections within 3 years. It makes me wonder whether we know what we want or whether we are even up to the task.
Isn’t fixing a broken system that has been so badly abused, and is still prone to abuse, worth every single penny (butut) we spend on it? Democracy, we should remind ourselves, is not cheap and may require heavy investment.
The amendment we need to bring the transitional term of the President in line with the Constitution does not require holding a referendum. It is contained in Section 65 (2), dealing with vacancy of the office of the President.
Furthermore, unless we want Jammeh and his operatives to go scot free for some of their atrocities, and thus deny those victims any justice at all, we have no choice but to hold a referendum, because the indemnity laws which indemnify the perpetrators of some of the most heinous crimes of the regime, have been placed in the Entrenched Clauses Section.
So, we must make up our minds: either justice for all; indemnity for none and a sanitised Constitution into the 3rd Republic, which requires a referendum, or no justice for some; indemnity for some crimes and the same bad laws into the 3rd Republic, which requires no referendum.
The choice is ours.
Bax, we all know that Barrow inherited a broken nation from Jammeh. However the term of the presidency is not broken so does not need fixing. It is the least of things the nation is hankering for right now. The constitution needs a root and branch overhaul so i do not think that can or should be rush through. The institutional reforms that you referred to and economic reforms that are needed cannot also be rushed. The VP age amendment Bill fiasco is an example of what can go wrong when government tries to rush Bills through parliament. I would rather we all have a chance to contribute to the debate on these important Bills and allow parliament sufficient time to scrutinized these Bills instead of having them rubber stamped. We should aim to have a constitution that can stand the test of time. All the proposed changes should be gazetted and follow the proper procedures as set out in the constitution. Sections 101 and 226 are there to create a balance between the excesses of constant change and inflexibility. Halifa could have discussed this issue with Barrow and other signatories first before talking to the press. And if it was in response to a question from a journalist then i would have expected a politician of Halifa’s caliber to answer it in such a way that it won’t cause a storm. He could have replied that their agreement was for a three year transition and now that all the elections are over, they will discuss the issue and let the nation know where things stand. Bax, i will be surprised if that was the only issue Halifa discussed at that press conference but it has overshadowed any other things he might have said that day.
To Be Continued…
Interesting :
That the executive was voted in on a three year transitional period and then there would be an election for President. That as it stands The National Assembly would need to vote in a provision of Three Years as the Constitution stipulates 5 years.
Maybe Halifa realised that a Three year coalition complete with a President was not possible under The 1997 Constitution ??? and therefore The President should serve 5 years ???
I wonder what a Constitutional Lawyer would have to say on this?
When Barrow was asked in France by Journalists if he would serve the 3 years, he appeared to suggest 5 years “as he had a job to do”
Dr Sarr appears to suggest :
” Coalition agreement of 3 years in office is a political contract between the parties”
But what about the contract with the people?
I certainly don’t think Hon. Halifa is wasting anyones time.
Happy Easter.
Buba; You are making many good arguments but regret inconvenience and how many attempts at trying for President are irrelevant to The Constitution as it stands today. I don’t think Hon. Halifa is doing anything different to what he has always done; He will always wave The Constitution;
Nothing at all wrong with that/
Mike Scales, don’t mine Buba Sanyang. There is a saying that “those who believe in their Press Clippings, do so at their own peril”. He is still growing and hopefully maturing and learning. Though, by his Reflexive, Dogmatic, Narrow Propositions and Positions of burning the candle at both ends, I doubt it and it may surely land him on Mount Elba for his Napoleonic Complex and Extremists Views. With experience and age, comes a certain appreciation of the “Glass half full” and not half empty”. Hon. Halifa Sallah has not committed or done anything wrong by saying or doing what he is doing. What would Buba Sanyang and Company have Hon. Halifa Sallah do. Follow the Flock of Sheep to the “Slaughter”? No. Hon. Halifa Sallah is no such a LEADER.
Mike, the number of attempts people make to become the president does have a bearing on the constitution because self-perpectuation in leadership starts from there. In Africa and Gambia in particular, people stay on as party leader for as long as they could. It is therefore not surprising that they act the same way when voted into office. For decades now opposition leaders and Gambians have been talking about a term limit for the president but no one seems to advocate for the same condition on opposition leaders. Limiting the term of office of the president and the number of attempts one could make at the presidency will create a good flow of talent and ideas in politics in the country. What Jawara, SM Dibba, Jammeh, Ousainou and Halifa have in common is a cult like status from some of their supporters. This is because they have all stayed too long as party leaders. We need to break this cycle for our democracy to evolve. Talk to the staunch suppoters of any of these men and they will try to convince you that their man is a saint. It is about time we apply all requirements and conditions the costitution places on the president to anyone who aspires to be president.
You have raised a very good point about the tenure of office of our opposition leaders. I think the office of an opposition leader also needs to have term limits. It is not a good sign for democracy that one person can go on and on and on, seemingly, for ever, despite repeatedly losing elections.
But we should also recognise that party leadership in The Gambia is not the same across the board, and although Halifa is often presented as the leader of PDOIS, this is not quite accurate, as PDOIS has a system of collective leadership. That is why Presidential candidates can change in PDOIS and has actually alternated between Sidia and Halifa.
In fact, Hon. Sallah has indicated that this is his NA contest and may be, he will give the Presidency another go, and if he succeeds, he will serve for ONLY one term and he is done with representation.
But your criticism is genuine and I hope we see changes in how opposition leadership is exercised in the future.
Buba Sanyang, No person is more idiotic than the Individual who thinks and believes that, “because he is, therefore, the others are or the world is”. Look at yourself in the mirror, if you can. I know you probably avoid it due to its Humbling experience. What do you see? A Reflection and Symptom of Dogmatic and Selective Absolutism that is Nutured in a False sense of Self. One that is Characteristic of Grandiosity Signifying Nothing. I will leave you to your Half baked Platitudes and Bluster only fit to impress the Functional illiteratrate you are and shall remain. Please, ask for a refund from which ever “fly by night” so-called Higher Institutes of Education you supposedly got your Certificates from, because it cannot be a Credible Degree. Your 419 Credentials are not doing you any justice in the field of Communication. People Communicates not Convince themselves. They do so with the hope and intent of Convincing others. That is what sane people do. In your Grandious Dogmatic Narrow World view, this fact is Non existent. England is known for its Institutions of Higher Learning, try them for a change and after matriculating from them, come back if you wish to try your ABCs. Respect yourself, youngman….
Did i touch a raw nerve??? Ha!ha!ha!
Buba; I have heard this request too many times;
If You and Bax and Dida ever want to form a new party let me know; I will be your silent partner;
You see a Constitutional situation would arise from this as I am only an honorary citizen of Gunjur and not a fully paid up Gambian citizen.
As such any financial injection from myself as a Foreigner could make your new party Null and Void. But go for it anyway; The three of you talk a lot of sense.
Happy Easter;
@Dormu Rewwum Gambia (aka Luntango Suun Gann Gi)
“Halifa said the 31 seats occupied by the United Democratic Party do not provide the legislative clout to be able to threaten the executive”.
MEANING: UDP’s 53% of seats is as powerless as my 7%
It seems you really ont understand Hon Halifa’s argument. He meant that the 53% have given UDP such a strength to outlaw any bill that they are opposed to whether it is in the interest of the country but as long as it does not serve their own (UDP) interest.
Some rightwing supporters of this government have become blinded by their hatred for the past 22 years old administration to such a level that they see no wrong doing in this current administration. Your positions will come back to hunt your very conscience and your comments in these forums will stand to remind you in the near future.
Good Leadership quality is shown by quality example not just in words but vehemently in actions. I hope that President Barrow agrees to the there year term he was chosen for by all who came together to fight against oppression and dictatorship in gambia. He used these three year terms to pus his campaign nit just to the Gambian people but to the international community who stood fully with te Gambian people t effect a change they have so much desired.
I see no constitutional problem with a President agreeing to serve for three years as this was what he agreed to do and spoke openly about it to the whole world. Let conscience be the President’s guide.
There are so much that can be achieved in three years but paramount to this was te reformation of the Gambian Constitution. The current President, not any President, will ever be able to achieve all his/her goals no matter how long he/she serve a nation.
You can easily judge people by their actions rather than their words.
Buba/Sidi
Just because a person thinks differently than me does not mean that person is not thinking ?
Mike Scales, I think Buba Sanyang manages to think before writing. What is of Concern and Worry to me is from what end his thinking process emanates. Like I said, the young man is growing but not maturing. With experience, comes refinement and and Understanding that the believe that my Ethnic Group is my Country, my Country the World, has its limitations. Wholesale Purging, Vigilantism and Unlawful Attacks, Arrrests and Detentions of Non Mandinka as a form of Retributive Justice for the alleged Crimes of One Individual, Should be Condemned by all including UDP SUPPORTERS. GAMBIA is More than the Sum Total of One Individual One Ethnic Group and Region. One GAMBIA, One People, One Destiny.
Mike, i like to engage in intellectual debates because i believe i can always get something from it. That is why i like debating issues with you, Bax, Dida, Dr Sarr, Bourne, Andrew, Stan and even Babu Soli to an extend. However it is very tedious to deal with a narrow minded tribal bigot who always try to make every debate, even about the weather, an issue about a single tribe.
Buba; You and Sidi make me chuckle;
But whatever we say on here and elsewhere; Isn’t it just grand that we are not sending condolences to the last victim and demanding the body to be returned to its family.
Its a sobering thought ?
Whatever happens or is happening right now. It is so much better.
Mike, once again you have nailed it. People are fixated with tangible things and forgetting the greatest achievement of this government, freedom of expression and association and respect for human rights which are by far more important than most physical structures. Yahya had built roads, hospitals, schools and even a bridge but his abuse of people’s rights makes all that insignificant in the eyes of the people. Sidi and his elk fails to understand that human rights trumps everything else.
Buba Thankyou;
But just to remind you The EU built your roads and The African bank built your Bridge and the islamic bank built your schools/ Ultimately it was the Gambian people through taxes and loans. Loans you will be paying back for many many years.
Happy Sunday/ I’m racing in Ireland.
Mike, safe journey. I was just being kind to Yahya.
The elf like Individual is known and seen. His Napoleonic Like Shortcomings, no joke intended may be what doomed the Coalition Alliance and the MOU. Buba Sanyang, grow up and stop trying to being what you are Not and shall Never be. It may be a gene or trait? But try. Simmer Down, young man.