It is unfortunate that many compatriots are not in the clear on this subject. The contribution of Abdoulie Saine and the lack of direct clarification on this particular point from the NADD leadership have left many in limbo.
Unofficially, I would like to venture to explain the issue at hand.
Mr Saine, was commenting at a particular given time, which does not mean that his analyses are still valid.
NADD was engaged in the first stage of the select and election process to come out with a standard bearer. Omar Jallow was nominated and seconded, Halifa Sallah was also nominated and seconded and Ousainou Darboe was nominated but not seconded. Both Halifa and Ousainou Darboe withdrew their candidature at this juncture.
The first option for the parties, abiding by the MOU, is to agree on a Standard bearer by consensus.If there had been a consensus, then they would have proclaimed O J as the sole candidate and proceeded to electing him according to the MOU.
Unfortunately, for some reason, their was an objection to the procedure and it’s results and this led to the suspension and later the cancellation of this first option. Meaning that NO ONE was officially elected in this first attempt.
The second option was the selection of a Selection committee that came out with guidelines stipulating the criterias the standard bearer. It was under this period that the commotion occurred. The UDP was represented by Kemeseng Jameh and Yahya Jallow at the meeting and not Ousainou and the group now are to scscrutinisebsp; recommendations of the select committee and agree to them by coconsensusefore momovinghead to either select one of the aspirants or to conduct primaries by giving the opopportunityo grgrass rootembers of the parties making up the Alliance (the chairwomen, the chairmen and the youth leaders of the various local branches).
The leadership should now let it be known to the people, if the same aspirants are still on the list or not. This point I cannot claim to have the answer to.
The confusion that is facing everyone at the moment and particularly the members and supporters of the UDP and NRP is the declaration of resignation by Ousainou Darboe (yet he uses the technicality that he is a member of the NADD Alliance as agreed in the MOU, but not the NADD party which was registered do to constitutional flaw that does not provide for an Alliance to fill in candidates for election but only parties).
Furthermore, Ousainou Darboe and Hamat Bah declared that an Alliance between the UDP and NRP is in the making and Hamat Bah said that he is behind Ousainou Darboe as the leader of the new Alliance. After making a review of the situation, NADD asked all the party representatives to go back to their original parties for consultation and come with a clarification of the position of each and every party. They also dedeclaredhat all the five parties are still official members of NADD.
Kemeseng Jammeh dedeclaredhat he is still a member of NADD. That he was elected at the last by-election together with Halifa and Sidia on a NADD ticket. He is still one of the representatives of the UDP in NADD together with Yahya Jallow.This is where we stand at the moment.