tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906333.post113993664127655185..comments2023-09-22T01:46:59.110-07:00Comments on Home of the Mandinmories: The Fragmented Oppposition.ousman ceesayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03756128037080964284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906333.post-1140030794646180732006-02-15T11:13:00.000-08:002006-02-15T11:13:00.000-08:00The term limit argument is their new meme. The peo...The term limit argument is their new meme. The people bandying around that crap have no inside info than you and I. If this was the case, NADD in their latest press release will say so. The funny thing is that the NADD press release is a lot more concialiatory than the comments of the online bomb throwers. They(NADD execs) are realist. People like Halifa (working on the ground) know what a UDP/NRP withdrawal will do to NADD. That is why he is still looking for a way out of this impasse. It would have made a world of difference if he had accepted the flagbearer position. He punted and now it is a mess.ousman ceesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756128037080964284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906333.post-1140029520312101382006-02-15T10:52:00.000-08:002006-02-15T10:52:00.000-08:00Interesting... I also heard that Darboe didn't li...Interesting... I also heard that Darboe didn't like the term limit set by NADD, which indicates to me, that if Darboe is elected, Gambia may be in the same boat they are in with Jammeh. However, this is only conjecture at this point and may not end up being the truth. This is an unfortunate turn of events no matter what. I will keep my fingers crossed in hopes that the best thing will happen for Gambia.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515523400127073358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906333.post-1139951209612780932006-02-14T13:06:00.000-08:002006-02-14T13:06:00.000-08:00It is true that Darbo ran twice against Jammeh and...It is true that Darbo ran twice against Jammeh and lost, but so do Hamat Bah, Sidia Jatta of PDOIS. Does this preclude them from running again? That was before the coalition. I am not going to mention OJ or Juwara. Their parties have never ran in a national election. <BR/><BR/>The tribal card is just what it is. If you look at the vote breakdown for 2001, and knew anything about the demographics of the Gambia, you will know that it is not logical to equate UDP with mandinkas. Yahya won in predominantly mandinka areas like Badibu, kiang and Jarra to name a few. <BR/><BR/>Ousainou's detractors and people mad at him for leaving NADD will want others to believe in this bat shit idea. A quick look at the UDP hierarchy tells a different tale. It comprise of all tribal groups in the Gambia. here is the url: http://udpgambia.org/bio.htm<BR/><BR/>The hatchet job against Ousainou has been going on for the past few weeks. The likes of Dr. Saine claimed OJ was selected even when the executives of NADD were still deliberating. Add to the is the constant leak of information on the deliberations to Pa Nderry by one the executives who obviously have an axe to grind against Ousainou. They drag the man's name through mud and when he got tired of the bullshit and called it quits, they called him a tribalist.ousman ceesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756128037080964284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7906333.post-1139943910709767622006-02-14T11:05:00.000-08:002006-02-14T11:05:00.000-08:00No matter what happens with NADD, Darboe ran twice...No matter what happens with NADD, Darboe ran twice and lost and this says something about the trust people place in him. As far as NADD, looking at the IEC website, NADD doesn't have a prayer without Darboe. They are impotent! It also looks like Hamat Bah is hedging his bet, i.e., tagging alone because even if he had stayed with NADD, they still wouldn't have had a chance without Darboe. If Darboe wins, it will be interesting to see if he will fare any better than Jammeh. I have to wonder - maybe this is why he lost the election twice before. <BR/><BR/>Btw - I know there is something to that tribal politics talk. I was there when Karamba started talking about parity and how the UDP had the largest constituency, i.e., Mandinka (~45%). Everybody wanted to ignore this, but what happened was inevitable.<BR/><BR/>Although I don't know Darboe, from what I've read about him, I have my doubts about him (a gut feeling). Good luck. This is going to be interesting.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515523400127073358noreply@blogger.com