(JollofNews) – There are people who may live longer and be able to live at 80 or 85 and they are still not senile. Therefore, I would rather recommend an immediate constitutional amendment that will lower the limit of qualifications for judges, vice-president and president, leave the upper limit open to the population who may judge who is senile or not. And candidates should be old enough to have some experience, but not enough to be suspect of senility.
Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair has shot down arguments that Africa needs to set a limit to the term of office for its leaders and determine the age range at which people can become President. According to him, age isn’t important in governance but experience is key to be effective as a leader. He emphasized that, the will of the people should be made paramount, therefore whoever the citizens wish to lead them as President should be allowed to lead.
The former PM noted that even though youthful Leaders are more energetic, its essential that Africans choose the best people as Presidents.
“I actually think you should elect the best person whether they are younger or older. With youth can come vigor but with it should be experience. The best is to have vigor and experience. I don’t favor the age limit, I favor the right of the people to decide and they should decide based on the best person, whatever their age, whatever their gender.”
Tony Blair became Prime Minister in 1997 and was leader of United Kingdom at the age of 44years. He was prime Minister for a decade.
Even though he became Prime Minister at a relatively young age, Tony Blair said he isn’t keen on the age factor in leadership.
By Alagi Yorro Jallow
The author is founder and former managing editor of The Independent, the Gambia’s only private newspaper before it was banned by the government in 2005. He was a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy, a 2007 Nieman fellow and is the author of Delayed Democracy: How Press Freedom Collapsed in Gambia published in 2013.
Not everyone’s mad at later years. Jammeh was mad in his 20’s. And he still is mad.
The first sign of madness is growing hairs in the palm of your hand.
The second sign is looking for them ?
hahahahaha !!!!
Maybe Tony BLiar should have been barred for being TOO YOUNG and immature – the majority of the British people today believe he should be ON TRIAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT!
Infact, TODAY, UK Attorney General is going to court to save BLiar!
16 APRIL 2017 • 10:43PM
The Attorney General will go to court to demand that Tony Blair should not be prosecuted over the Iraq war, it has been reported.
The Guardian, which has seen legal documents on the reported intervention, said the planned move by the Attorney General follows a ruling that Mr Blair had immunity from the attempt to bring a criminal charge against him on the issue, and that pursuing a prosecution could “involve details being disclosed under the Official Secrets Act”.
The private prosecution – brought forward by General Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat, the former chief of staff of the Iraqi Army – is in relation to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and seeks the trial of Mr Blair, then foreign secretary Jack Straw, and the attorney general at the time, Lord Goldsmith. It reportedly seeks their conviction for the crime of “aggression” and is based on the findings of the Chilcot report into the war.
Key conclusions of The Iraq Inquiry
• There was “no imminent threat from Saddam Hussein” in March 2003 and military action was “not a last resort”
• The UK “chose to join the invasion of Iraq before the peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted”
• Tony Blair’s note to George Bush on July 28, 2002, saying UK would be with the US “whatever”, was the moment Britain was set on a path to war
• Judgements about the threat posed by Iraq’s WMD “were presented with a certainty that was not justified”
• Tony Blair told attorney general Lord Goldsmith Iraq had committed breaches of UN Security Council resolution 1441 without giving evidence to back up his claim
• Ministry of Defence was “slow” to react to clear need for better equipment and it was not clear whose job it was to do so
• Planning for post-war Iraq was “wholly inadequate”
• Blair government “failed to achieve its stated objectives”
The legality of the war can only be decided by an international court
Source: iraqinquiry.org.uk
Blair’s age wouldn’t have mattered, just like Bush’s age wouldn’t have mattered. It’s their “heads” & “hearts” that matter and who “controls” those. They are the “operatives” and “puppets” of a Global Neocon-Zionist movement that is determined and committed to reconfiguring the world in their image, through a New World Order, starting with redrawing the map of the Middle-East.
A precursor of this elaborate master plan is a subtle, but well managed, well funded and skilfully implemented systems of education, propaganda, false flags, misinformation and rewards to influence and manipulate politicians, public figures, influential individuals and public opinion of the powerful countries towards their narratives of world events, whilst eliminating, through manufactured scandals or outright “murder”, all potential future leaders or influential individuals, who show signs of “creating” an obstacle to the realisation of the master plan.
Anybody wonder why the entire establishments of the West & US chorally pander to the Zionist settler entity of Israel, regardless of what it does or fails to do, watch the Aljazeera documentary, “The Lobby.”
The Tony Blair’s, George Bush’s and many across that part of the world, are products of a subtle, but well funded and managed system to identify, nurture and propel to the fore, young people filled with the same Zionist world view and all indoctrinated with the “Friends of Israel” Neocon-Zionist doctrine.
The rise of Jeremy Corbyn to the Labour Leadership sent alarm bells ringing, thus necessitating the subtle attempt to rid the Labour Party of Corbynites, through anti-Semitism and other scandals (as happened with Ken Livingston) and a clandestine drive to identify and recruit Israel friendly young into the Labour Party.
This presented “Robin”, undercover Aljazeera journalist, with the opportunity to expose the operation, forcing Masot, the UK Israeli Embassy official at the centre of the operation to resign, whilst the embassy, naturally, distanced itself from his activities. We should have had headlines of Israeli meddling in UK (& US) politics, just like we have Russian supposed meddling headlines, but you won’t find many, if any at all.
We know about the 7 Middle-Eastern (African) countries that are to be taken out in 5 years, even before a single shot was fired in Iraq. They are only engaged in manufacturing “reasons” to destroy these countries. Three have been destroyed (Iraq, Libya & Afghanistan), two have been decapitated (Sudan & Somalia), two are being destroyed right now (Syria & Yemen) and “reasons” are being manufactured and advanced for the destruction of the last one, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Then, if they succeed, they will turn their attention towards Russia & China. The ultimate plan is to create a unipolar world with no rivalries to their world domination and they are ready to incinerate any who dare stand in their way.
The rest of us need to wake up and smell the coffee. We, the ordinary citizens of the world, regardless of our colour, religion and geographical location, are all at the mercy of these dubious, heartless, delusional and power obsessed, control freak maniacs.
Bax, I’m impressed with your knowledge, ww3 has started already It’s between Russia and the Russians that were kicked out of Russia and now occupying North East Africa (Israel) but I tell you my money is on Russia to win, USA will start sending the fireworks on behalf of their master Israel, and Russia and China will finish it, let’s hope I survive to collect the winnings. Well done Bax, your on point.
Tony Blair is one of the untouchables, he’s got good insurance cover, Mr peace envoy man.
Now that is ironic Grim Reaper: A War Criminal as a “Peace Envoy” – LoL!
Totally agree. Out of curiousity, what was Tony Blair doing or plotting a few weeks ago?
In The Gambia?
Yep, that was WEIRD – Blair RUSHING to meet Barrow! I think Blair was OFFERING his CONSULTANCY SERVICES to UNLOCK development aid funds for The Gambia. To be FAIR to the DEVIL, he was actually GOOD on a) Africa Development Agenda and b) Education Funding in UK – I am a teacher here. Blair just messed up big time with Iraq. So he could be helpful to the new government in helping to raise development funds.
I think His Excellency has many callers and many options.
Gambia has a bright future;
Blair was never a bad guy/ He just got blinded by the size and scope of America and made Britain a colony of the USA. Bush coined the phrase:” Blair is not my poodle”
On Africa he said; “Africa is the scar on the conscience of mankind,” the West could fix Africa’s problems if it had the mind to”
When asked if he would like to apologize for slavery on the 200th anniversary of its abolishment? He replied ” I can’t, because I wasn’t there”
Whilst some will judge his 10 years in office over the consequences of Iraq/ Many of us will remember his statesman like handling of The Death Of our Much loved Princess Diana. Which most unusually for a Labour Prime Minister did much to save and protect The Great British Monarchy. This has also done much to save the Union so far/ His recent stand to think again over leaving Europe, has garnished much praise from those who admire his eloquent and believable oratory skills. To many he is still relevant.
So what happens if the Foreign Secretary is shit at his job ? Should Barrow sack him ? lol
More to the point/ Can he ?
If someone disagrees with Darboe in The Cabinet room, Who does Barrow favour ?
Would Barrow ever disagree with Darboe ?
This was supposed to be a Coalition of equals for Three Years/ That didn’t last long did it / If I were Halifa I’d be pissed off too. I see OJ’s still hanging out with this crew.