WHO IS MY BROTHER??
ALBERT MARGAI ONCE STOOD AGAINST SIR MILTON MARGAI FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SLPP. SIR MILTON LOST BY ONE VOTE. An agreement was reached, which accommodations were not fulfilled by Sir Milton. That brought a SPLIT in the SLPP. This led to ALBERT and his Lawyer friends (plus Siaka Stevens) to break away from the SLPP and form the PNP (Peoples' National Party aka PEKIN NA PIKIN PARTY). But Sir Milton later made peace with his brother who eventually succeeded him as Prime Minister. The rest is history. KKY, never mind your big brother FODAY'S betrayal, (or CHOICE), BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER!!!! LUNTA!!
{Courtsey: Pay Wahun: Facebook post.}
Kandeh Yumkella's Response to Foday Yumkella's Maada Bio Endorsement:
Date: Monday, 15 May, 2017.
Dear Foday,
Last night, I sent a message on social media urging my supporters to respect your choice of endorsing Julius Maada Bio. I was told that since you made the endorsement on Friday night my supporters have written so many things trying to discredit you. I cannot tolerate any of my supporter for blackmailing or smearing you because of your political choice.
I am sad that as my big brother I have failed to convince you to support my aspiration to lead the SLPP that our father was a founding member. I take personal responsibility for that failure and that has had a profound negative impact on me and my campaign in the last few days. I respect your choice to choose my opponent but doing it at this time has exposed me to public ridicule and mockery. It pains.
In the past few days after your endorsement of my opponent, I have also used the opportunity to do an introspection of myself and the actions I have taken since I nurtured the ambition to lead the SLPP. On some occasions, I know you have expressed your personal disappointment on the manner in which I have carried my campaign and certain utterances I have made in the process.
One thing that you have always pointed out was the embarrassment I caused the family over my registration fiasco with the many allegations of forgery. I accept I should have handled that better and be more honest with my supporters. Further, when it was also reported that I referred to party members as terrorists, gangsters and bunch of criminals you questioned my political judgement and maturity to lead the SLPP. I also remember you advising me against disrespecting Party authorities. I now accept I could have been more responsible with my language and show more respect to Party authorities and ordinary members I aspire to lead.
I know your greatest disappointment has been the frequent court cases against the Party and your view is that my supporters are holding the Party hostage when the Party should concentrate on preparations for national elections. I disagree with that view because in a democracy people should seek justice if they are aggrieved. However, I accept that the frequent court cases against the Party are damaging the credibility of the Party and I take personal responsibility for failing to do more in seeking political solution than supporting court actions against the Party by some of my supporters.
Foday, with all the embarrassments that have befallen my campaign, I also now accept that I was unwise with the composition of my campaign team to include Foday Daboh, IJ Kabbah, Alusine Fofanah, Brima Keita, Memunatu Koroma, Joseph Kpulun, Martin Gbonda, Ibrahim Njal and others. I only later learned that these persons have all lost internal elections in SLPP and have personal bitterness with the current Party executives. Also, I only later know they were all supporters of Usu Boie who lost against my opponent and went to APC. The grassroots have expressed that anger against me. I also now accept that the legacy of President Kabbah in the Party is not something anyone can be proud of. I have now learnt that the anger against President Kabbah is what is vetted against me because of the UN background.
If I were to start my campaign all over again there would be many things I would do differently with the decisions I have made and the utterances I have made. It has been a learning process for me throughout this period and most times it has been very painful. I feel personally hurt with all that I have gone through. However, I still aspire to lead the SLPP but if I am not successful I will hold nothing against you because you just don't believe in me. You believe in the ability of my opponent to make a change and I respect that. That is what our democracy should be about; citizens supporting a candidate beyond tribe, regional and other parochial considerations. Ramadan Mubarak in advance.
Your brother,
Alhaji Dr. Kandeh K. Yumkella
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