UDC has to hold regular leadership meetings to give political legitimacy to their cabinet

Let us disabuse ourselves of the forlorn hopes of hoping against hope.

Reports that the executive committee of the ruling Umbrella for Democratic Change has not met since the party took over government should be treated as a scandal.

There is everything wrong about that. And it is truly unsettling any many levels.

There is no excuse. And this cannot be defended. It is akin to negligence.

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