some of the opposition parties got together and failed the gambian people at
a time when it was crucial to set aside personal aspirations 'to be the one
in power' that motivated that shameful occurrence that is still haunting us
as a nation and a people.

clearly, we need leaders who see the problems we face and who are motivated
by a  sincere desire to truely serve our country, and not those who are
motivated by other selfish reasons.
what our country and our people are experiencing today is the aftermath of
that unfortunate turn of corcumstances.

unless we begin to realize that what martin luther king said is true, that
injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere is true, we will fail to
see that when one helps create or perpetrate a monster, it will surely land
on your doorstep one fine day.

when we are motivated by a sense of justice, selflessness  and fairplay in
our endeavours, most especialy in the field of politics,  and not by personal
agendas, only then will it result in something for the greater good that all
will benefit from in the long run.
unfortunately, this is a simple truth that seems to elude most of us.

jabou joh

In a message dated 11/26/02 6:30:29 AM Central Standard Time,
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>
> Mr Sanneh:
>
> I welcome you very dearly.  But the most crucial thing is to advocate total
> unity within the opposition.  This is the time to start talking about it.
>
> It does not make any sense the different routes  the opposition is taking.
> I
> am sick of hearing constant attacks within the leaders of the opposition.
> I
> hope they can come to the understanding that the further they disagree, the
> longer they enable Yahya to evoke terror on Gambians.
>
> We all need to wake up.  Let's be willing to reach out and rescue our
> country.
>
> Naphiyo,
> Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
>

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