Dear Matar,
I read with great interest your suggestions to Mr
colley as to what Gambians in the diaspora can do to
ensure that a sense of normalcy and democracy returns
to The Gambia. I think all Gambians can do something.
One is to urge our politicians to stage a massive
civil disobedience. How would this work? Gambian
elders, Alkalos, chiefs and civil society as a whole n
get together and send a clear message to the
government and the country as a whole that they will
not tolerate violence in anyway shape or form against
innocent Gambians. Second we can create a Gambin
Political Action Committee (GPAC)., which will be
headed by a respectable Gambian with the sole purpose
of fuding genuine parties to unseat any government
that is not willing to work for the country. But the
work of such a committee would not only be limited to
funding political parties, but would dissemminate
information to the UN and other international human
rights organizations about what is taking place in the
country. On a final note, I want to suggest that it is
important all Gambians regardless of their political
differences to insist that we need a sense of normalcy
in the country. We should insist that we will not
tolerate any more coup in the country. But we should
all insist that our leaders be transparent and
accountable. If any leader is not willing to do that
then they should be prepared to step down.
regards,
Momodou.

--- Matarr  Moses  Sajaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Mr Colley,
>    The article about Jammeh's Power Base almost
> drove me to tears. If the
> information about the soldiers is accurate, I think
> Gambians must demand
> answers.
>   keep up with the fight to bring closure for the
> families of the soldiers.
> It must be very difficult having been through what
> you have to carry on.
> Peace must be preserved at all cost.  A soldier as
> articulated as you are, I
> sincerely believe if 90 percent of the GNA share the
> same passion for peace
> and respect for humanity then we have a great
> future.
>     You offered some suggestions to the Gambian
> community on how to solve
> this problem. Do you passionately believe that if a
> mass uprising was to
> erupt in the Gambia, the Jammeh Government will not
> hesitate to bomb,
> gundown, burn, and or execute the protestors?
>      Sometimes people are forced to remain silent
> because of fear of
> retribution. Some of us are willing to make more
> personal sacrifice that most
> of us. If indeed these crimes and the many other
> atrocities that the Jammeh
> government has been accused of hold water, then we
> should as a community of
> "conscious Gambians" form a viable political body to
> change the face of our
> country.
>      We must start today by putting our ideals into
> practice and our voices
> into actions. The Gambia deserves fine leadership
> and long-lasting
> prosperity. If the electoral college is in disarray
> due to corruption then we
> must find a way to fix it. The upcoming elections
> offer lots of possibilities
> for the Gambia. If we have to change the fabric of
> our society we should try
> to seize power by any means necessary. Without
> politics we cannot obtain the
> power to change the course of our country.
>      Change is not always a welcoming process. The
> life of every Gambian
> citizen should be held sacred and protected.  Keep
> fighting for the soldiers.
>
> Thank you.
> Matarr.
>
>
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