Omar,

I have tried for a while now to appeal to Ebou Jallow to state his case and
thereby perhaps find some closure with his compatriots. However, this has
failed because I now realize that his positions are intended solely to keep an
exchange with others alive, which in a way is also truely sad.
I have been informed that infact, the $3 million USD has been returned to the
Gambia governmet by the Swiss courts after the Gambia government was able to
prevail upon them the fact that the funds were intended for a government
account and were diverted illegally. The Swiss courts made a ruling in favour of
the Gambia government in the case as we all know by now, and simply froze the
account and returned the money to the Gambia government.
I will not waste any more time providing a venue for Ebou. i think he has
lost his chance to redeem himself with at least  his compatriots on the different
Gambian listserves after this opportunity was presented to him time and time
again.

Jabou Joh


In a message dated 8/16/03 2:35:00 PM Central Daylight Time,
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> My brother Pierre,
> Thank you very much for your suggestion pertaining to our brother Mr Ebou
> Jallow. So many of you have suggested the same line of action that, in the
> name of progress, I have to alternative but to rest my case against him.
> For a moment I thought we are all compatriots ( saints, criminals,etc), and
> in order to promote the common good, it is worthwhile to engage all and
> sundry in constructive dialogue. To my mind no person is too evil to be
> beyond redemption; and similarly, no person is too good to blunder. It is
> only the collectivity of our views that can give the complete picture of our
> situation so as to arrive at credible solutions to our problems. In
> performing this task, no person has monopoly over the truth, because none of
> us has absolute knowledge pertaining to our past and contemporary problems
> and challenges. I earnestly believe that we can all play a positive role in
> our national discourse, but to do so or otherwise is a matter of personal
> choice.
> Once more, I thank you for your suggestion.
> Omar Joof.
>

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