Mr. Owens:
Though Mr. Johnson's narration was correct, he slightly erred
in the process of dismissing Hon. Dembo Bojang. SM did not
act alone. This action was done through a unanimous vote by
the executive committee.
As an NCP supporter, I am caught in the middle. Dembo, though
might not remember me, had sent me to the stores several times
during my summer holidays in Bakau. I can vividly remember
Hon. Bojang coming out of a landover truck when he was an
employee of department of agriculture. I hope the executive
committee recosiders this dismissal.
I am very down on this news. I just cannot believe such an incident
happening. If we could remember, Hon. Bojang at one time wanted
to join the PPP. When this news became public, Bojang was confronted
with an angree crowd. Some even threatened to kill him.
Knowing Bakau people, I can vouch that they have a candidate for the
NCP. I hope when everything settles, we can come together as a
united opposition against the APRC government. I hope those underground
are holding talks between UDP/PPP alliance and the rest of the
opposition. We do not need any divisive politics to give us another
five years of terror.
Please let us pray.
Naphiyo,
Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
Greensboro, NC/Kombo East Constituency
Original Message:
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From: Sanusi Owens [log in to unmask]
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:12:15 +0100
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: The Mighty SM Dibba Allegedly dismisses DEMBO By Force
Malamin
Thanks for forwarding us this info. What's going on
here? I thought NCP had an Executive Committee, how
come Sherriff Dibba alone can expel Dembo Bojang
without going through the right channel.
I hope Comrade Jassey-Conteh is willing to enlighten
on us NCP's disciplinary procedure.
I await his thoughts
Sanusi
--- Malamin Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
wrote: > 'I was dismissed from NCP' Dembo 'By-Force'
alleges
>
> by Lamin Drammeh
>
> Hon Dembo Bojang, alias Dembo By-Force, a former NCP
> member of Parliament
> for Bakau Constituency in the First Republic has
> alleged that he had been
> dismissed from the National Convention Party (NCP)
> by its leader, Sheriff
> Mustapha Dibba. Hon Bojang, who is now the UDP
> member for the same
> constituency, told the Daily Observer that he had
> been dismissed from the
> NCP because he and his people were accused of 'being
> money conscious' by Mr
> Dibba and that's "why they can't join the NCP".
>
> "If I were money conscious, I would not have joined
> the NCP for the past
> twenty years and going through many difficulties
> which I was not paid for."
> He said if it was for money, he would have joined
> the PPP because they had
> money and had trapped him from all angles to join
> them but he refused.
>
> Asked whether it would not amount to a betrayal of
> the NCP after being with
> them for so long, he said it was not a betrayal but
> a decision taken by Mr
> Sheriff Dibba himself. He disclosed that when the
> NCP was banned, he
> convened a meeting of the party's secretariat and
> asked all the members to
> join the UDP. He said Mr Sheriff Dibba should have
> contacted him on the
> speculation that he intended joining the APRC if no
> presidential candidate
> was unanimously adopted by the coalition before
> talking to the press. Mr
> Bojang said it was news to him when he saw it in the
> papers because, "I
> personally have not discussed any such matter with
> anyone."
>
> He described Mr Dibba as a good leader, fit to lead
> the country but "I fear
> that he could not make it now because of the time
> frame. He is getting old
> and I don't think he will be able to contest for the
> NCP again. Hon Bojang
> said Sheriff Mustapha Dibba should have thanked the
> people of Bakau for
> their good job and loyalty towards him before the
> banning of the party,
> instead of accusing them of being money-hungry. He
> said he and the people of
> Bakau were now committed to the UDP and there was no
> doubt that he would
> thrash any party that contested Bakau. .
>
>
> >
>
>
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