UDP Appeals To Diasporan Gambians

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UDP Appeals To Diasporan Gambians

Wednesday, 02 November 2011 16:51

Lawyer Darboe

(JollofNews) - Lawyer Ousianou Darboe on behalf of the UDP and it's allies will stage a citizens outreach effort aimed exclusively at the diaspora on Sunday November 6th 2011.His aim is to extend best wishes in the tradition and spirit of the glorious day of Eid ul Adha (Tobaski) and in the process solicit the prayers and support of a constituency critical to both the ongoing well being and perhaps more importantly determining the kind of future that our people deserve. This being the thick of the campaign season, Mr Darboe will take the opportunity to ask every citizen to shake off all their understandable inhibitions be it fear, indifference, uncertainty, disappointment and imagine a Gambia that is free, safe and democratic where the national leadership is reflective of the admirable values and goodness of it's people.

Lawyer Ousainou_Darboe

The UDP recognises that the overwhelming majority of our citizens oppose the regime of Yahya Jammeh and believes that with unity of purpose our diverse people can consign this nasty regime to the dustbin of history. With structures, support and connections in every part of the country, The UDP offers the best vehicle to deliver the kind of change the majority wants. Once change comes, the political environment would improve for all Gambians spawning newer and hopefully more robust parties and politicians. To those Gambians who are ambivalent about the UDP in general or Ousainou Darboe in particular for whatever reason, please take the time and call him at 9911588.I am convinced he would allay your concerns, answer your questions to the best of his abilities and accord you the utmost respect through it all. Some of his critics confuse his congenial temperament and fidelity to the rule of law with weakness. Nothing could be further from the truth and infact most Gambians tend to be polite and soft spoken consistent with our deep rooted tradition of moderation and being considerate. The habitual insolence of Yahya Jammeh especially his penchant for talking down to the Gambian people has so coarsen the public discourse that there is a strong yearning among the people for exactly the kind of temperament Ousainou Darboe projects.
As someone who has been affiliated with the UDP for a few years, and dealt with the entire spectrum of the party from the national executive to the voter at the precinct level, I invite all of you who want to usher in real change to partner with us for a decisive battle to end tyranny. Ousainou Darboe is an honest and reliable gentleman who can oversee transformational change and restore our core national values of humility, freedom and equal protection under the law. He will revert the Gambia gov't to it's constitutional responsibility of solving problems and away from it's current perverse orientation of being a persistent cause of fear and repression. Terrible regimes can't be wished away .They are removed by the affirmative action of citizens rising above comparatively small inhibitions to mitigate a larger menace. I urge all my fellow citizens to not give into instincts that steer them away from working for what they know to be right. Our country needs all it's citizens in this our of national need. Please do not abandon your country. UDP invites all of you to a historic outreach conference call on Sunday November 6th at 5.00pm Eastern Standard time (US). Ousainou Darboe would like to personally and directly lobby you. The number to call is 7124320075 199147#. Insahallah the event will start 5.00pm prompt and diasporans outside the US can follow the event and perhaps join through the online broadcast media.
Finally we would like to solicit financial support from all of you good folks to cover campaign costs such as transportation, logistics, food, posters, tee shirts and other incidentals associated with the overall effort. Donors can send their contributions either directly to the party treasurer Mr Ahmadou Sanneh in the Gambia or you can send it to the Account and address below from where it would be promptly remitted to the campaign We thank all of you in advance.

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0 #14 2011-11-11 10:37

My fellow Gambians, " citizens outreach" is a cry to help only those who think Gambia belongs to them, Oh how stupid. I say stay at home and eat your best fruits!

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+2 #13 2011-11-09 09:11

Quoting Bax:

Quote 'those who want to personalise this debate really have nothing to say and should quit this forum'

Quite right, except that it comes from someone who's called me 'worthless' and a 'slow burner'. Double standards or change of attitude ?

ha ha, seems someone can't stand the heat of the kitchen..

you can't have your cake and eat it...

if the scene of gambian politics was recorded as a movie, we would definately be going for "the best comedy ever award"

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0 #12 2011-11-04 23:50

Quote 'those who want to personalise this debate really have nothing to say and should quit this forum'

Quite right, except that it comes from someone who's called me 'worthless' and a 'slow burner'. Double standards or change of attitude ?

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-5 #11 2011-11-04 23:05

Darboe was the first person to convene a meeting to built a coalition. However, certain opposition just don't want to rally behind UDP EVEN though UDP is the biggest party. There is nothing Darboe can do about that. He was elected as UDP leader and will contest as a UDP candidate. Those who are calling for unity should be honest and recognise that coalitions are always led by the biggest party or a candidate chosen from it, and that makes udp's demand to lead any alliance legitimate and reasonable.

Those who want to personalise this debate really have nothing to say and should just quit this forum.

Thanks

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-4 #10 2011-11-04 22:56

Saaibo, I think it is better for you to tell us how much you have sent to the UDP first as that is when you will have right to demand for accountability. If you have never contributed, then do like me; keep quite.

Thanks

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+3 #9 2011-11-04 14:11

What happens to all the remittance UDP received since 1996.Is there any accountability after elections?.Is the remittance invested in to building a UDP Television station or web site to sell their agenda to the Gambian population.UDP does not have a genuine website since its inception or a Television station.They already know that African leader never allow opposition fair access to national TV OR Airwaves.Why can't UDP be innovative around those obstacles if they want to lead the Gambian people.We are not trying to get rid of President Jammeh and replace him with anybody that he is better than and end up worst off than we are today.So fellow citizens,no condition is permanent,we got to be careful who we replace Jammeh with.We already know who Jammeh is,but we don't know who we replacing him with.People change when they occupy the office of the President.We don't want Gambia worst off than it is today and had to do it all over again which takes time.Long live Gambia.

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-3 #8 2011-11-04 05:38

WE DEFINITELY NEED CHANGES THIS TIME BECAUSE EVEN A BLIND MAN IS SEEING WHAT EVERYONE IN THE COUNTRY ARE GOING THROUHG, LETS JOIN HEADS AND REMOVE JAMMEH FOR GODS SAKE, LETS SHOW HIM THAT WE HAD ENOUGH AND HE NEEDS TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY A PEACEFUL COUNTRY, PLEASE LETS DO SOMETHING BEFORE ITS TOO LATE FELLOW GAMBIANS,

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+4 #7 2011-11-04 04:00

I personally would want President Jammeh to remain in power indefinitely than Ousainanou Darbo to be a president.He would be no different than the former PPP regime.I love UDP,but no leadership skills in Ousainou Darbo.We need a leader with a vision not a leader with grudge.He is been a presidential candidate since 1996 and don't want to give chance to someone else in the party.If he wins how will he relinquish power after 10 years if he is not ready to do it now.?Remember Darbo is more for Darbo than Gambia state.He would not even want to go to mile 2 for the sake of GAMBIA.Let people who are ready to go to mile 2 lead UDP.

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0 #6 2011-11-03 21:39

Guys what's us with the caps Lock ?

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+2 #5 2011-11-03 11:43

IT RATHER IN A HURRIED TO SAY SOMEONE WHO SIT S YOU REMAIN STANDING THAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING WEAKNESS THAN THE ONE SITTING WHILE HAVING THE SAME EFFECT , IF YOU THINK JAMMEH IS NOT DOING WELL WHY FOCING OTHERS TO REMOVE JAMMEH BY THE WAY OF IN STABILITY ,RATHER BY BALLOT BOX THROUGH ELECTION , THE ELECTION IS ON THE DOOR STEP

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