Conteh, yes, an injustice to any Gambian is an injustice to all Gambians.
Both Baba and Yaya have committed murders and theft against Gambians and
both should be in jail.  Baba is in now, by his own creation and Yaya will
follow.  Baba had an opportunity to implicate his partner in crime, Yaya, as
he was going down, but the sycophancy in him naively convinced him to
continue to peddle the party line - "I am still a loyal supporter of Yaya
and the APRC".  In short, he assisted with his injustice, for even as he
went down he treated Gambians with contempt and side with friend/enemy.

However, there is good news in all this circus.  The people of Jara,
sycophants, Gambians in denial, and APRC blind supporters can now relate to
what Jammeh really stands for.  The nation is bankrupt, while Yaya continues
to accumulate resources he continues to steal from Gambians.  They can
barely afford to eat a decent meal, while Yaya is feasting on their hunger;
They are hopeless, while Yaya continues to abuse them both physically and
mentally for being lazy; and on and on.  Starting with the people of Jara,
the Gambian revolution is maturing.  The people of Jara must use the
opportunity presented in the up coming bi-elections to sound the alarm to
Yaya and the APRC by a resounding defeat of their candidate.  This is not
the time to be scared, but a time to stand up.  If they don't, Yaya's agenda
is to arrest the "who is who" among them and marginalized the entire voting
region.  That is in line with his dictatorship tendencies - finish you off.
The Alternative is presented with a perfect launching pad in Jara.  If the
bi-elections could be scheduled within 90 days as noted earlier, what is the
Alternative doing?  Are they talking?  I hope this is not going to turn into
one of their "tactical study of the situation" slumbers.  I say the
Alternative should start now and be visible with their intensions.  The
fight starts with the voter registration roll and I hope they represent this
time.  Gambians cannot wait to join you.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: Jassey Conteh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Jassey Conteh <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Who Would Have Thought That...?
>Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 06:21:45 -0500
>
>Comrades:
>
>Who would have thought that Baba Jobe would be sitting in prison today?
>Who would have
>have thought that the mighty Baba who intimidated, tortured, and harassed
>Gambians would
>be sentenced to a lengthy prison term?  Who would have thought that Mr.
>APRC would be
>disowned by a tyrant government that continues to be indifferent.
>
>  I am crying today!  I am sick today!  I looked around and I cannot find
>Baba.  I cry because even
>though I disagreed with Baba, I condemn the injustice done to him.  I cry
>because a frontal attach
>on Baba serves as an element of torture against every Gambian.  I am sick
>today because I
>believe in democracy, rule of law and the right of every Gambian.
>
>The dictatorship in the Gambia has failed the Gambian people.  I advocate
>that we forget our differences
>and embrace the few positives that unite us.  The issue is that if we
>continue to have a yaha Gambia, our
>rights will certainly be compromised.  I am sleeping in the same bed with
>Baba today.  I cannot endorse
>the injustice done to him.
>
>If you assess the trend of the yahya dictatorship, you will conclude that
>he makes friends, uses and
>discards them.  Take a look at what happened to Sabally.  Oh what a
>coincidence!  Was Sabally not sentenced
>to 9 years?  Is Sabally not out now?  So Baba in, Sabally out.  What a
>disgrace that one individual has the
>ultimate power to deny Gambians their basic rights!
>
>I advocate that we unite.  I advocate that we seek the truth.  I affirm
>that we look at things collectively.  I
>believe that yahya has compromised and tribalized the Gambia.  I
>categorically state that, should we
>fail to unite, we will be contributing to a yahya distruction.
>
>We must unite and defeat the APRC in the upcoming bi-election in Jarra
>West.  We must idealize the pain that
>Baba is going through.  We must win this seat.  Though it seems illogical
>and unconventional, we must join
>forces with Baba's supporters in Jarra West.  I would rather sleep with a
>former enemy who has been
>marginalized than enable a tyrant who continues to deny us our rights.
>
>As we get closer to the presidential election, we must swallow the
>inevitable and join forces even with those
>who were part of the APRC dictatorship.  We should welcome any
>dissolutioned APRC supporter who wants
>to join ranks with us.  We cannot afford to lose those who are
>disenfranchise wth the APRC indifference.
>
>Naphiyo,
>Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
>
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