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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Halifa Sallah, Secretary General of the People\u2019s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), has accused parties allied with the ruling National People\u2019s Party (NPP) of losing their independence and effectively becoming subordinate to the party\u2019s authority.<\/b><\/p>\n

In an interview on Coffee Time With Peter Gomez, Sallah was asked whether opposition parties might be better positioned to influence change from within the government, as some had joined the administration following the NPP coalition\u2019s rise to power.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, you must evaluate what happened to those who went in and what they are today. Obviously, they are marginalized; they do not have parties anymore. Look at those parties that say that they are part of the coalition,\u201d Sallah said.<\/p>\n

He stressed that joining a government entails collective responsibility, warning that members cannot distance themselves from a government\u2019s failures. \u201cYou cannot just join a government that way and then depart. Whatever is wrong with that government, you have been a part of it,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Sallah specifically pointed to the National Reconciliation Party (NRP), National Convention Party (NCP), and Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress (GPDP), asserting that these parties have been reduced to underlings of the NPP, with the ruling party exerting supremacy within the coalition. \u201cSo NPP is supreme to their coalition,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

However, he later apologized for naming the parties, saying that PDOIS should not comment on the actions of other political organizations. \u201cI should not have mentioned them, and I apologize for mentioning them. It is not fair. What is important is to focus on our party. Our party\u2019s trajectory is to change the country, and to change a country requires that you have your principles,\u201d Sallah said.<\/p>\n

He highlighted PDOIS\u2019s guiding principles, which are enshrined in its constitution and manifesto. Sallah emphasized that national development should benefit all citizens, with the budget allocated to promote productivity rather than mere consumption-based welfare.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at the government budget this year, the ministry for those people who are in vulnerable groups they have allocated D200 million. Divide D200 million by half the population who are living in absolute poverty, they will end up with D200,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sallah also pointed to the high rate of informal employment in the country. \u201cLook at the statistics; it is telling us 81 percent of the population that is productive is in the informal sector. Not in a formal sector, not in industry, not in government. So people are just moving from hand to mouth, so that is the type of economy we have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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