Mr. Samateh:
This is the explanation why the UDP leader was absent. Mr. Karamba Touray had eloquently stated that Mr. Darboe's plane delayed and was
in the air at the time of symposium.
Mr. Saihou MBallow, an elected member of the UDP
leadership had Ousainou's speech faxed to him.
Mr. MBallow was outright rejected by Latjor and
James to substitute for the UDP leader. Another
violation was that they allowed Joof to speak on
behalf of the tyrant government and Mr. Jatta for
APRC. Sadly speaking, the organizers changed the
rules in the middle of the game.
I know some of you had asked why the UDP did not
attend the symposium. In fact I had requested to
fill in for Ousainou, and I was also rejected my
James.
On another note, I am shocked to hear that Mr. Jatta is
your uncle. Do you know he voted for me to be the NCP youth leader in Banjul? He called out my name when people started pounding on him. I was moved because I had not seen him for nearly 22 years. I hope we reaches sanity and leave a government that had killed innocent Gambian school kids and continues to torture and exhibit all kinds of terror on the Gambian citizens.
My message to the tyrant of kaninlai is simply this: dictator
yahya jemus, LET MY PEOPLE GO. THE DICTATOR OF KANINLAI IS THE
WORST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO THE GAMBIAN PEOPLE.
LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY AND DOWN WITH DICTATOR YAHYA JEMUS.
Naphiyo,
Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
------Original Message------
From: Fye Samateh <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: May 30, 2001 10:52:41 PM GMT
Subject: Re: ALD Symposium
Thanks Mr Sillah
well composed insights on the ALD Symposium,Infact i should thank the organizers jobb well done and if i may congrats Mr Halifa Sallah,Amat Bah and Mr Tombong F Jatta who happens to be my born Uncle repesenting a tyrant he knows well so please have no pitty for him.I wish i was there to hear his defenceless points for the APRC.For Mr.Joof been the AG to Yahya is to me a disgrace to call him an AG for the Gambia because he was there for Yahya but not for the Gambian taxpayers.A ranway AG in my courtrom is as quilty as his master for he has nothing to offer us with his socall entourage.Where is DUMO&CO's citizen rights, who killed our young lads,these are questions Joof will never face so i surely agree with KB to call Mr Joof a coward i repeat he is a damm COWARD and a disgrace to all of us.For the UDP i think we need an explaination for their absence.Don't we?Thanks to all.
Respect!
Fye Samateh
in Oslo.
----- Original Message -----
From: "B. Sillah" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: ALD Symposium
> I also want to extend my gratitude to the organizers of the symposium. James
> and Lat, you will realize that its the hardest thing to accomplish in
> pleasing our people. I thought you did extremely well with what you had to
> work with. Keep your heads up and continue giving it your best.
>
> On the syposium itself, I missed Hon. Joof's walkout; but indications were
> that it was unceremoniously done. I still believe he should have stayed and
> dealt with it...he took the cheap way out.
>
> On Hamat Bah, he is exactly what you read in the papers. He came across as a
> very straight shooter, calls it as it is. He will not hesitate to criticize
> the government at any point but he lacks something and I'm not sure if I
> would be fair if I call that something trust. He seems to be the type that
> may strike a deal with anybody at the demise of anybody, but I still think I
> can vote for him, he's convince me that much. Even though he assured us that
> he'll retain his Upper Saloum seat next year, I wasn't too convinced. I
> think if the APRC is going full force after any three seats it will be his,
> Sidia's and Kemeseng's. I honestly don't think he's a presidential material
> and this is my humble opinion only, but again what is the litmus test for
> the Gambian Presidency if any???
>
> Of Halifa, he was a masterpiece. He's analysis was notches above everyone
> else's. Arguments based on facts are hard to debunk, he used real numbers to
> make his case. In any measuring terms, he was the clear winner of the debate
> I was listening to. His demeanor, his voice, his eye contacts and overall
> body language was second to none. He came across very trustworthy and
> principled. On every issue, he first talked about the problem, then offered
> tangible solutions...he came with a plan unlike everyone else. Can I vote
> for him? Yes, without hesitation! Is he a presidential material? Without a
> single thread of doubt he is. Is he electable? I'm not sure and it worries
> me. One outstanding issue I disagree with Halifa is his reservations on a
> "private-sector" led growth.
>
> On Mr. Tombong Jatta, the honorable member of SerreKunda East, he just
> wasn't prepared and I don't think Secretary Joof's walkout served him any
> justice. He found himself in an unfamiliar territory and took more notes
> than any of the panelist and still was very in-effective in putting his
> points accross. It was going to be hard for any other speaker to speak after
> Halifa that day and that was the order it happened. I felt sorry for Mr.
> Jatta because I think he was done a huge injustice for being sent to DC to
> defend the APRC in such an awkward fashion and to add salt to injury the
> audience weren't very kind to him at all, but he brought that to himself by
> frustrating the audience due to his inabilty to authenticate his position.
> He never connected with the audience and I didn't think because he is an
> APRC but simply because he just couldn't. He wasn't the salesman Hamat or
> Halifa was.
>
> Overall, it was a great opportunity to listen to these people and it was
> well cherished. The biggest winners were the people and the biggest loosers
> were Ousainou Darboe and the UDP. Atleast, I know the grade I gave to the
> three speakers I listened to but for UDP it's a BIG INCOMPLETE and I'm not
> sure they have time to make up for it.
>
> Good Day,
> Baboucarr Sillah
>
>
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