Soffie:

I thank you for your consistency. It should not be about personalities or Political party
for that matter, but for what is right. And it would be unfortunate if the leadership succumb to
pressure and get rid of Waa.

Thanks
Musa Jeng

Ceesay, Soffie wrote:

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> Opinions are like belly buttons - everyone's got one and after reading
> through Karamba's message below, I've concluded that it is, for the most
> part, his opinion.  We all are entitled to ours.
>
> I can understand your instinctual reaction to come to the defense of a man
> you hold in very high esteem - many of us hold Mr. Darbo in very high
> regard.  What I cannot understand, and this becomes extremely difficult
> given that I've known and associated with you for some years now, is the
> license you seem to have given yourself to insult Waa Juwara, calling him "a
> congenital liar" and "a mad man" after only two meetings with him where
> several other people were present!
>
> I saw and talked with Mr. Juwara everyday for nearly six weeks.  Reports of
> his controversial nature notwithstanding, I held conversations with and
> asked questions of, a man of strong moral character, passionate about his
> beliefs and quite forthright.  My impression of the man is that he has no
> time for games especially when faced with the murderous, thuggish regime
> that we have in the Gambia.
>
> Instead of the character assassination by some UDP supporters, I would
> encourage the leadership of the party to look into Mr. Juwara's allegations
> and take appropriate action. To make allegations of so serious a nature
> without prove is political suicide!  The test of the political maturity of
> the party is in how this situation is handled, going forward.
>
> You seem to think that Waa Juwara's challenge to the party for
> accountability is akin to destroying the party - I dis-agree.  This is a
> challenge that all progressive thinking peoples and organs of and by people
> should encourage.  How can we keep harping on the lack of accountability of
> the Aimless Farcical People Ruining our Country, then turn around to see
> inconsistencies in our midst and stay moot about it?
>
> It's been submitted that Mr. Juwara did the same when he was with the NCP -
> so??  No one investigated, as far as is known, whether there was any merit
> to his allegations.  Instead, he was castigated for having the gall to
> question the goings-on in the party.  No one bothered to look to see if
> there really was a wolf.  Are we to dismiss his pronouncements and sweep
> them under the rug just because?  My impression is that he has been
> consistent in his stand against corruption, his integrity un-shaken.
>
> Much, also, has been made about how Mr. Juwara should have gone through the
> "process" to have his concerns addressed - do we know that he hasn't?  Does
> the fact that he might not have gone through the "process" take away from
> the gravity of his allegations?
>
> One last thing I want to point out is this - many donors to the party, who
> have raised funds, on not one but several occasions, received neither
> acknowledgement nor a break-down of fund expenditure from the UDP - these
> are groups and individuals based in the US.  You seem to be the exception.
>
> Ya Soffie
>
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