Well said Omar, the knucklehead will never come to term with reality. The
guy is just making me sick. If I will be you, never bother my self to
respond to his nonsense.
Regards,
Conteh Julla
>From: omar joof <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Halifa Sallah Says President Jammeh
>Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 05:49:42 +0000
>
>Mr Ebou Jallow,
>I understand that you were at one point the spokesperson of the AFPRC,
>which
>responsibility without doubt, should have given you ample opportunity to
>know the regime's policies and insider dealings. I am actually convinced
>that you can at anytime represent the AFPRC/APRC,since you have never
>resigned from both the council and party. On the other hand, I dont think
>you can fairly represent the opposition since you have never been known to
>belong to that side of the political equation.
>Besides, in all your interventions up to this point, you have been
>mentioning the opposition vis-a-via the Jammeh regime as if we are two
>opposing enemy camps. This is erroneous and dangerously misleading. The
>fundamental reason for the existence of the opposition can be found in
>relevant provisions of the constitution of the country. It is therefore
>totally erroneous for anyone to argue that the opposition has been
>precipitated by hatred of Yaya Jammeh. I insist that your basic assumption
>as indicated above is also dangerously misleading since it is the APRC that
>believes in the use of brute force. I wont blame you for not knowing this
>because by all indications, you have never attampted to engage them in
>constructive dialogue.
>Furthermore, I have most regretably learnt that you left the Gambia with
>fat
>sums of tax payers money. Our people are going through tremendous socio
>economic difficulties according to reports emanating from government
>sources. In the prevailing circumstances, it would be very difficult for
>Gambians to forget any butut stolen from national coffers, and I cant
>imagine that they have forgotten your case. Ineffect, I am convinced that
>Gambians both at home and in the diaspora would not take you and your words
>seriously.
>Your assertion that the opposition cannot overcome APRC is not the least
>informed. Perhaps you know and were at one time party to the dirty tricks
>Jammeh and his surrogates play. But as long as they are dirty tricks played
>by people, other persons will definely get to know about them, and do
>something about them. You seriously erred in assumming that Gambians are a
>people who can all be fooled all the time. I think you should be reminded
>that notwithstanding all the pain and humiliation we have suffered at the
>bloody hands of your Yaya and his cohorts, we are still a people with a
>sense of honour.
>Finally, you have consistently mentioned reconciliation, and even made
>mention of Yaya's desire for such development. But let me draw your
>attention to
>his recent pronouncements which seriously contradict your assertion. If
>Yaya
>was interested in reconciliation, he could have used his July 22nd speech
>to
>initiate such moves. I need not tell you that his derogative attacks on the
>opposition were not only clownish and eccentric, but be rest assured that
>such poor public utterances will continue to have negative impacts on his
>image, as they are not expected of a head of state.
>Omar Joof.
>
>
>
>>From: Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Halifa Sallah Says President Jammeh
>>Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:33:56 -0400
>>
>>Jabou,
>>
>>I will not try to explain any allegations against Jammeh or the APRC
>>because it is absolutely futile. The more one catalogues the wrongs by
>>the incumbency, the more persuasive the case for a National
>>Reconciliation becomes. All other alternatives (political or military)
>>shall lead to further gridlocks at a very heavy price.
>>
>>Your arguments to challenge the legetimacy of the APRC is totally
>>unsound. Your logic may be quite valid yet the indubitable fact that
>>Jammeh was elected by a clear Gambian majority voters still stands.
>>Once the voters give their verdict in an electoral process it
>>automatically becomes a binding social contract between the elected and
>>the people. Calling a democratically elected official a tyrant is a
>>misnomer to say the least. The process of his election may be messy
>>but the ultimate oucome is unequivocally legetimate.
>>
>>Yes Jabou, I am 100% convinced that Pres. Jammeh is seeking for a
>>National Reconciliation. The process of reconciling is not retroactive
>>but progressive towards the future. It is also therapeutic and a
>>constructive engagement for all opposing parties involved. It is also
>>definitely not about personalities but a space to create a more just
>>and democratic politics in the Gambia.
>>
>>Ebou
>>
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