Formidable or Independent -- Logical mind vs Emotion Heart

It is called the Rule of Balance.

“Fine words do not produce food” says the Nigerians. You better believe it lol. When our logical mind clashes with our emotional heart 90% of the time our logical mind loses. This phenomenon is because human-beings are emotional animals that is why those of us who keep a close eye on our emotions especially in time of despair tend to be better decision makers.

We all agree that an Opposition Coalition will be the ideal setting, however, I disagree with many of you how we should choose the Flag-bearer. It is my opinion that, many folks here base their support on mere nostalgia and you have romanced this whole process. Listen I get it, it is very easy for us in the diaspora to fall in love with Dr. Touray, she is an incredible and accomplished woman. Not many women of her generation have come close to what she has accomplished. Believe me, I admire her deeply.

"Fine words do not produce food."

However, what we fail to understand is that all these things I have identified above doesn’t matter to your uncle, grandpa, and grandma in the provinces. If it really mattered, we won’t still have Yahya Jammeh as our president today. You see my point? Taking on a dictator requires sleight ingenuity and excitement building. You must be able to get the electorates on your side.

So far, the only excitement I have seen around DR. Touray is from the diaspora. Here is the fact: Dr. Touray is way too serious and un-humorous. She is a crummy/poor Orator, her spoken English is super basic even though her level of education is higher than the rest of the field (I respect that), she don’t SMILE and can’t crack a joke.

Sorry, I am NOT attacking her, this is fact. We have few weeks left, let’s NOT make the mistake of falling victims to our emotions while ignoring basic logic. Dr. Touray gets more publicity than any other candidate yet her crowds are as big as Uncle Halifa’s lol. Why are we ignoring such clear signs??

The only candidates capable of taking on Jammeh are Mamma Kandeh and Adama Barrow. They have proven it with their support base. To be honest I have reservation about Adama as well, I don’t believe he can unite all the demographics in play, but he has a strong BASED who are emotionally attached to UDP. So that makes him a credible and formidable candidate. Mamma Kandeh on the other hand will DEVOUR Jammeh. Before I elaborate, I would like to remind you that Jammeh won over 70% of the VOTES in the last elections and the country was as fuckup THEN as it is NOW, yet he was able to WIN that big.

You see where I am going with this? To win Jammeh, you must dismantle his base. Who other than Mamma Kandeh in the opposition is capable of doing this?? NONE, NADA my friends. Coupled with the fact that he is the most exciting candidate among the rest. Why do you continue to pooh-pooh this?

There is NO second chance folks, this is it. So please hold your horses, take a deep breath and remove the cloud in your eyes. If the rest of the opposition back Mamma, he’ll match into Statehouse, even the Soldiers will cheer him. As we speak, he has dismantled Dictator Jammeh’s base for the first time since 1994, you take him out of the equation they’re all going back to Jammeh or stay home.

If we go with Dr. Touray, I can guarantee Jammeh will win nothing less than 70%. You’re backing a candidate with NO proven strong support based on the ground, somehow, all you care about is she an Independent candidate with a PhD. Folks, forget the nostalgia, this is not about her, it is about the future of our country and an opportunity that doesn’t come very often. So quit the insults and endless shouty-bounty. Give this a thought.

I am NOT your enemy, I am just brave enough to NOT agree with you all the times. My only interest is to get rid of Yahya Jammeh. I hope you see my point, this is NOT about Isatou, Mamma or Adama. This is about the Gambia. I choose Formidable Candidate instead of Independent Candidate, I hope you do too.

Before I conclude, I would like to acknowledge the sacrifices all those speaking-up every day against the dictatorship in The Gambia are making. Our efforts in trying to make Gambia a better country will pay off. The reason I say this is because for the most part I disagree with many of you and it is very easy to construe our disagreement as enmity, nothing could be further from the truth. I might NOT endorse your approach or strategy but I’ll take you any day than those who choose to be mute/ignore the situation in The Gambia. So thumbs-up fellows!!

Please let me know what you think. I love you my friends!!