Sister Jabou,
Thank you very much, for hitting the top of the nail again. I think we should learn to hold on to our
principles and our decisions. As we all sail in the same boat, we MUST be ready to accept the truth. Today
Gambians want to see the back of Yahya Jammeh, after experiencing seven years of brutality, human rights
abuses and the squandering of our economy. However desperate we are, for Yahya Jammeh`s
replacement, we must be very careful not to fall victims again under a group of criminals. I think, i
remember Lewin`s force field describing change as
" It requires individuals to specify in advance the desired change as well as to
decide which driving or restraining forces can be removed to facilitate its
implementation".
Comrades, i think we should use the above strategy to bring us to the change we need. Frankly speaking, i
cannot understand my comrades recommending the coming back of the PPP regime into our lives again. These
people ruled us for 30 good years with rampant corruption, nepotism and favouritism, which brought us the
feathers of Yahya Jammeh today. All the old PPP politicians should stand aside, and give chance to the new
hands or people who have never been involved in the past and present administration." No crook is better than
the other ". A crook is just a crook. I will never forget the bunch of crooks in 1987, who made me lost, at a
give away price my two storey building at Kotu, which i built up to the second floor at the roofing stage.
With that collateral i got at Kotu, i was prevented a loan everywhere to leave the country. You can see how
wicked people were at that time, and the so called MAFFIA got all access to all the banks. One of my comrades
praised Ousainou Njie in this forum, but frankly Ousainou was serving just his friends ( THE MAFFIA ) and the
foreigners in the Commercial bank. Most of them today are the supporters of Yahya Jammeh. Most of them are
like bees, they are just after honey! Now they have all left him with his poor Maley Joiner of Macdonald
street today. Comrades, let us call a spade a spade. We all understand that many people are in the struggle
against Yahya Jammeh, because of the evil they did to them or their relatives, and not for the interest of
the Gambian Nation. We must be very careful, when we talk about decency in the Gambia. We all know each
other, and we all know the crooks in our country. Today, they need our help, because Yahya Jammeh is sitting
right at the top of their heads, and they lost all they have acquired illegally. I remember, when i once
quoted for my family what God said in Sura Al-Baqarah, verse 286 after we lost everything
"Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. He get reward for that ( good )
which he has earned, and he is punished for that ( evil ) which he has earned".
So all muslims should remember this verse. Let us not just focus on the present and the future and forget
about the past. History Graduates like Momodou Mboge can tell us that, history talks about the past, present
and future, so we should properly look into our history. I will continue to condemn this brutal regime we
have, meanwhile i will also condemn the restoring of the old PPP regime or its ex-members to power. Gambians
deserves better in this new millennium. We need no more ruling by the gun, or to be ruled by crooks. My
advice to the opposition is to scrutinize the kind of people that will be appointed in their government. We
need civilze, honest and decent people to lead our nation ( a democratic leadership ).
Elhajj.
Jabou Joh skrev:
> In a message dated 8/3/2001 8:35:57 PM Central Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > However, in our quest to return
> > our country to sanity, we must not forget that Jawara and his
> > compatriots can do a lot to help us get to where we need to
> > be. Its still many Gambians willing to listen to Jawara or OJ.
> > If thse folks come to help the opposition back home, let us
> > welcome them with open arms. Right now, the situation in the
> > Gambia is desperate and we need desperate situations. Whatever
> > Jawara and his folks did in the past, posterity shall decide.
> > Jawara may be our history but we should use our history as a
> > yardstick for our present and future. Let us not just cast the
> > old man into oblivion. He has a role to play. If the man
> > wants to come back to help the opposition unite and restore
> > sanity to our homeland, lets open our doors to him. I am not
> > Jawara but I doubt if the old really harbours feelings of
> > leading the opposition. Let us not let our emotions dictate what
> > is reality to us.
> >
> >
> > Alagie Barrow
> >
> > Alagie,
>
> I agree. In saying that we need to move on from the Jawara regime and give
> the other opposition parties and candidates a chance, we must be cautious to
> realize that this does not mean that Jawara and the old politicians of the
> PPP cannot make a useful contribution. Infact, I would say it was imcumbent
> upon them to do so simply because the yowe it to the Gambian people to do
> whatever they can to help us get rid of this regime. The point is well
> understood that Jawara probably cannot aspire to the presidency anymore for
> various reasons, but there are also the other members of his former
> government they may aim for political office. These people have had their
> chance for a longer time than was required, and the best thing all of them
> can do for our country is to use their experience to advice and lend support
> to the opposition parties and leave it at that.
> Even the notion that Jawara may not be allowed to come home is a rather
> stupid one because Jawara afterall is a Gambian. The issue is that the people
> in the former government need to call it a day, and do some "community
> service" for a change.
>
> Jabou Joh
>
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