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Gambia News : Gambia opposition leader challenges ruling party to debate
Halifa Sallah, the Coordinator of the opposition National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD), has thrown a challenge to the leadership of the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) for a "national debate on all issues of national importance".
The sociologist says if they would accept his challenge, he would want to take on anyone in the party, including President Yahya Jammeh.
Halifa's challenge is in reaction to remarks made by the Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council, Yankuba Colley, who is also the National Mobilizer of the ruling APRC, that Gambian opposition leaders are fake.
Sallah immediately accused Colley of sinking into politics of insult and character assassination, arguing that the 2011 elections require a mature debate on issues affecting the lives of the people.
"In fact we are already late in commencing such an important debate. I hope Mayor Colley knows that whatever he says as National Mobiliser of the APRC is being recorded by history for posterity and would be used as a yardstick to determine whether the reaction of the ruling party in the Gambia to any important concern, is characterized by integrity or mediocrity," said Halifa.
He said politics was about principles, policies, programmes and practices, stressing that there was no need to oppose a government if one shared the same principles, policies, programmes and practices.
"Opposition to a government becomes necessary if one holds contrary vision on how to promote liberty and prosperity. Personally, my duty is to expose the wrong principles, policies, programmes and practices of governance of the APRC and provide alternatives."
He said he did not only show what was wrong but also, showed what should be done to correct the shortcomings.
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- Mr President Jammeh and the rulling APRC has transformed our country to the best form ever since. IN 20 years travelling experiance, so many countries in this world are over come with haterace and enemity but our country is very safe and lovely. BJ
(Posted on February 26, 2010, 12:52 AM bob J)
- papa sallah PDOIS is the best party in the gambia
.other opposition leaders are fake we be came to know that in last election of 2006.if all of u came together jammeh is no more we all konw that so why not doing that in 2006 all gambians un happy.
(Posted on February 19, 2010, 2:31 AM A.A.SAMBOU)
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