OPINION
Letter to Kofi Annan
By Yero Jallow
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November 19, 2005
His highness,
UN secretary General,
Sir,
Allow me, in writing this letter to extend to you, the entire United
Nations Counsel and its member elements my highest respect, consideration
and reliance on being the efficient world body to mediate in world
affairs, in ensuring long term peace, democracy and rule of law.
I am compelled to pick the pen, and signal the United Nations and the
whole world that Banjul, The Gambia is one place not to be neglected in
the quest for justice, and ensuring peaceful co-existence. Whatever this
pen will cost me, so be it, and i am honestly a dead man walking, whose
tears are rolling down my cheeks with memories of daily oppression of the
Gambian people. This is a time in life, when we expect You (Mr. Koffi
Annan, your highness), George W Bush, Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela, Mbeki,
Obasanjo and other world leaders to condemn the heinous acts committed by
the Jammeh regime, and call on the regime to step down, or a forceful
means to be operated on them.
The wake of a new terror type of governance by the Jammeh regime is at
extreme now. Since 94 until now, we have seen nothing other than the
harassing, intimidation, torture and arrestation of journalists, political
activists and the general citizenry. There isn't any citizenry
constitutional rights observed, and the gun is echoing loud on any body
who dares stand in the midst of a dictator, out there to monster people
and enrich himself. The continuation of this dictatorship regime to dwell
on terrorizing the people of its nation, and preying on them in a very
annoying way speaks volumes.
I remind you that The United nations and its members should never neglect
us. The Gambia is a part and parcel of this world. The silence of the
United Nation about the Gambia, in the wake of horrible terrorist acts
committed by the Jammeh regime kept the whole Gambian nation wondering as
to what can the united Nation do for us, which until proven to us by
action , then we doubt if United Nation have us at heart, and on their
calendar.
I call you (your highness) to set up watchdogs, and see for yourself the
magnitude of suffering that the Gambian people are going through. If this
is not stopped, Gambians are moving to the next level of picking stones,
sticks, guns, bows and arrows to start shooting at each other, in which
case a lot of lives might be lost. Getting to that situation is what
peaceful Gambians are trying to avoid, and the matter looks inevitable as
it seems neglected, and the hands of peaceful Gambians are being twisted
beyond elasticity limit, in which case the only option confronted with any
is to resist oppression, and resisting oppression is not being a criminal
or war preacher.
Sir,
To the effect of the urgency of this matter, I call for an immediate
condemnation by the United Nation, for the recent arrest of the top NADD
opposition leaders namely NADD coordinator, Hon. Halifa Sallah and his
associates Hon. Bah and OJ by the Jammeh regime. This, which is the most
recent among the series of such terrorist activities by the Jammeh regime
is the last stroke that broke the camel's back, and Gambians greeted this
with shock and dismay, as we move towards presidential elections in 2006.
With this trend of happenings, i also call on all respected and reputable
bodies to withdraw their representatives (ambassadors and counselors) in
protest of the terrorist activities committed by Jammeh. I call on other
patriotic Gambians working with the regime to resign and safeguard their
integrity, and make a protest in view of the oppression committed by the
regime on the people of its nation.
Sir,
Lastly, the United Nation should help Gambians prosecute Jammeh and his
blatant killers in the international court, and henceforth an arrest
warrant be put on his head, for failure to comply with the Gambian
constitution and the United Nation stipulations on human rights, which the
Jammeh regime violated to the fullest openly.
In my effort to convey this message to you, I remind you that Gambians are
exhausted and we call for an immediate action to be done by the United
Nation and all its members.
In a last note, i call on Gambians at home to exercise patience and to
watch for orders to march to the streets soon, which in my view is in the
pipeline. All Gambians outside the country should rally up and march to
the different United Nation Headquarters and the Gambian embassies in the
different regions.
Sincerely Yours,
Yero Jallow
Cc: will be mailed to
Secretary General, United Nation
Jammeh, Statehouse, The Gambia
Gambian embassy, DC
United States Department of Justice,
Media Organisations
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