It is high time we stop such personal attacks on individuals. I cannot be
kept silence since it is a matter of repetition all the time. Mr. Njie is
not the first to come up with such personal postings, but people like Mr.
Saul Khan and Hamjatta's postings, in my owned opinion has been also
personal.
If, as you stated, brother Sallah has achieved a position or privilege as a
STATESMAN after Jammeh's 1994 military coup detat, is accurate, then that in
fact is nothing to elaborate on. Your postings have been very personal and
have nothing to do with Gambia-L in general. If you have such personal
matters to dilate upon, then write to Mr. Sallah's personal e-mail. You are
very unfair with yourself and the Gambian-L in general. Do you think Mr.
Sallah lost the last and previous elections just, as you stated, "Gambians
are too backward to understand your positions, ideas and political messages
"? If your statement and questions are correct, then you are directly
telling the general public that number one, Jawara won all his previous
elections because the Gambian people understood his positions, ideas and
political messages and not because he was in control of the state affairs,
which he uses in his favour. Number two, Jammeh also won the last election
because the Gambian people also understood very well his political ambition
and ideas, and not because he is in control of state affairs.
I really have my doubts if you really understood politics and in general
Gambian politics. Your questions are very unfair and dangerous and I advise
Mr. Sallah not to answer your questions and in the future, not to reply to
such personal mails. I am not quite sure of your location, but if you are in
the Gambia right now and have the fullest understanding of the political
nature, and you are a progressive person who wants a just course for the
Gambian people and don't want to betray your conscience, then you need not
have stated you unfair questions to Halifa. I just came from the Gambia last
week and with the political situation, as it is, some caution is needed to
adjust by the daily activities as politicians. You need not be told
anything, just be there and be sure to see for your self that people are
struggling daily to survive with the conditions they are facing daily.
I think Mr. Sallah's position as a politician is well known to every Gambian
and for that matter you need not asked for his position. Try and tell the
General public who you are first and your intentions, if not, what you have
just presented is not a good remark.
Once more I beg Mr. Sallah not to reply to your personal postings that came
to the Gambia-l in general, and an advice to all of us not to write such
personal postings to the Gambia-L but to individuals concerned.
With Love
Sahir Drammeh.
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Skickat: den 26 januari 2000 19:34
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Ämne: Question to Halifa Sallah
I would not like to put my foot in my mouth nor would I like to have my head
in the sand(laugh) but I will do injustices to my big brother Sallah and
even betray my own conscience if I do not forward these questions to brother
Sallah, these questions have been ringing and rolling in my head and ears.
Guess I will be on the safe footing if I believes that brother Sallah is
doubtlessly a Gambian political STATESMAN and one of the highly exposed
(internationally)Gambian politician with an intellectual ability. A position
or privilege he have achieved or gained after Jammeh`s 1994 military coup
detat.(1) Brother Sallah,why do you think that you have achieved such a
political statesmanship (international exposure etc) in Jammeh`s but not in
Jawara`s era ? Do you think that the Gambian people sees any differences in
your political role under Jawara vis a vis Jammeh´s regime?What do you
think of the interpretations if there is a different in the role or the
stausquo ? (2) Hence you are one of the oldest (not by age) politician whose
party is not ban, what then do you think is the causes for your defeats in
the last general elections(1996)? Is it because that Gambians are too
backward to understand your positions,ideas and political messages ? Or has
it some thing to do with your personality ? (3) Do you think your Serrekunda
voters inparticular and the Gambians in general clearly understood your
positions or relationship with Jammeh,Jammeh´s Afprc government and the
transitional period ? Is it true that you once lamented that you will not
stand as a candidate again if you lost the 1996 elections ? Are you going to
contest in the next elections if conditions permits ? (4)My dear brother
Halifa,though wards and the meanings are said to be betterly define by the
one who use it(author) but guess there is a general understanding of a ward
´democracy`.Hence ´democracy´is the order of the day,I therefore raise the
following questions.(a) Whom do you think is more democrat-Jawara or Jammeh
? (b)Which of the two regime-Jawara´s or Jammeh´s- is lesser democrat ?(5)
Have you ever make a political mistake and acknowledge it privately or
publicly ? Have your party ever make any political mistake before ? (6) Do
you think that your political messages reach to the majority of the Gambian
people with understanding ? As a profound Gambian intellectual with a sound
analytical tutorial methodology and uniqueness,don´t you think that you can
serve the Gambian people effectively if you happen to be a lecturer at the
institute of learning ?
Well, who ever voluntary wants to put herself/himself in the political
service of the people must also have the endurance for the stupid questions
raise by stupid people like my self.I beg your forgiveness if my questions
are in anyway boring or offensive as that is not the purpose.However I
cannot help to raised them and certainly its is a portray of a stupid and
simple mind.
Thank you in advance. I truly hope that the questions and criticism you have
been facing will be an other source of correct reflection and make you
strong to clarify your positions-(if need be)-to the gambian people so that
"Jammeh´s transitional period" will not be a ghost in your political career.
I remains
Pam
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