Ms. Darboe:
This is nepotism at worst. Though you have a right to
support Ousainou, you must be careful of nepotism. We
are building The Gambia. Family favoritism has no
place in our struggle.
I also suggest that you send in your contribution to
brother Sambou on the fund drive. I will take each of
you seriously if you put your money where your hearts are.
In another note, you seem to forget me. I was the one who
trained you at foreign exchange unit at the Commercial Bank. I was shocked to hear of your implication in the Air Dabby
illegal transaction in Miami. Since when did you leave
your mansa?
Naphiyo,
Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
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From: Mariama Diop [log in to unmask]
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 18:01:30 -0400
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: WHY WE GAVE UP ON SM DIBBA FOR lAWYER DARBOE
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<P>Thanks. Bakary for your illuminating piece. I hope that the likes of Jasseh- Conteh will take note and think seriously about convincing Dibba to put the Gambia's interest before his craving for power and the presidency. I do hope that come October, the Gambian electorate will remember those leaders who stood up to Jammeh while Dibba and others were basking away underground .</P>
<P>mariama<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: Bakary Kanteh <[log in to unmask]>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
<DIV></DIV>>To: [log in to unmask]
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: WHY WE GAVE UP ON SM DIBBA FOR lAWYER DARBOE
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 20:57:35 +0100
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Dear Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh,
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>The priority of all truly patriotic Gambians at this crucial point
<DIV></DIV>>in our
<DIV></DIV>>nation's history is to unite towards getting rid of the Jammeh
<DIV></DIV>>Dictatorship
<DIV></DIV>>rather than to rip open wounds of the pre-1994 era. Indeed, the
<DIV></DIV>>bloody 1981
<DIV></DIV>>attempted revolution and its immediate aftermath was a very sad and
<DIV></DIV>>regretable episode in our history during which human rights
<DIV></DIV>>violations were
<DIV></DIV>>committed by all sides of the conflict.However, should one place the
<DIV></DIV>>ordeal
<DIV></DIV>>and sufferation faced by Gambians as a result of those fateful
<DIV></DIV>>events in its
<DIV></DIV>>true perspective; it would be evident that the bloodshed,lawlessness
<DIV></DIV>>and
<DIV></DIV>>chaos that ensued prior to the intervention of the Senegalese forces
<DIV></DIV>>was
<DIV></DIV>>first perpetrated by Kukoi and other anti-PPP elements, either
<DIV></DIV>>deliberately
<DIV></DIV>>or through default of proper planning and execution of the attempted
<DIV></DIV>>1981
<DIV></DIV>>revolution.It was an armed civil conflict brought upon the Gambia by
<DIV></DIV>>Kukoi
<DIV></DIV>>Samba Sanyang: an ex-NCP parliamentary candidate and therefore when
<DIV></DIV>>the
<DIV></DIV>>attempted dictatorship failed,some members of the come-back PPP
<DIV></DIV>>regime
<DIV></DIV>>orchestrasted unjustifiable acts of atrocities against some NCP
<DIV></DIV>>militants
<DIV></DIV>>and others who were percieved as supporters of the attemtpted
<DIV></DIV>>revolution.But
<DIV></DIV>>for the direct intervention of Sir Dawda, (of whom i am no admirer
<DIV></DIV>>but even
<DIV></DIV>>the devil deserves his due)the politics of retribution that some
<DIV></DIV>>members of
<DIV></DIV>>the PPP wanted to bear upon their political opponents would have
<DIV></DIV>>been
<DIV></DIV>>worst.Sir Dawda always advocated for the due process of law to
<DIV></DIV>>brought upon
<DIV></DIV>>all such people which unfortunately was not always heeded by his
<DIV></DIV>>supporters.
<DIV></DIV>>Had Yahya been in a similar situation, he would have ordered
<DIV></DIV>>extra-judicial
<DIV></DIV>>killings and secret night burials as he did during November 11, 1994
<DIV></DIV>>or even
<DIV></DIV>>ordered a broad daylght massacre as happen to the students on April
<DIV></DIV>>10 & 11,
<DIV></DIV>>2000.
<DIV></DIV>>As a member of the NCP pre-1994, i fervently belief that Jawara
<DIV></DIV>>failed the
<DIV></DIV>>Gambian masses but also held the view that so did SM Dibba in July
<DIV></DIV>>1994 when he embark upon his self-imposed exile from politics and
<DIV></DIV>>abandon
<DIV></DIV>>the masses to the 'unknown' during those days when he was needed
<DIV></DIV>>most. At
<DIV></DIV>>least when members of Foroyya stood up for their rights and in
<DIV></DIV>>effect for
<DIV></DIV>>the genaral right to expression of opinion, he should not have
<DIV></DIV>>labelled them
<DIV></DIV>>as 'agent provocateurs'.However, when he did, many others like
<DIV></DIV>>myself gave
<DIV></DIV>>up on SM as a person capable of providing the leadership that the
<DIV></DIV>>Gambia
<DIV></DIV>>craves for.We want leaders like Mandela, who would not let down the
<DIV></DIV>>people
<DIV></DIV>>but SM did! for whatever flimsy reasons and i am of the opinion that
<DIV></DIV>>he just
<DIV></DIV>>lacks the
<DIV></DIV>>courage to take on Jammeh and his gun-tottling hoodlums.
<DIV></DIV>>On the other hand, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and members of the UDP
<DIV></DIV>>leadership
<DIV></DIV>>has demonstrated that even at the expense of their lives, they are
<DIV></DIV>>ready to
<DIV></DIV>>moblise Gambians against the dictatorship.They have faced unlawful
<DIV></DIV>>incacerations, torture, assasination attempts,and all sorts of
<DIV></DIV>>trials and
<DIV></DIV>>tribulations but have not relented to injustice.
<DIV></DIV>>I thought this was also like SM but how wrong he proved himself to
<DIV></DIV>>be.
<DIV></DIV>>Therefore compatriots, let us all rally behind the genuine
<DIV></DIV>>opposition
<DIV></DIV>>coalition to free the Gambia from tyranny.We should all learn from
<DIV></DIV>>the
<DIV></DIV>>past but always remember that the Gambia should come first.
<DIV></DIV>>THE YOKE OF OPPPRESSION MUST BE SHATTERED! come October.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>BMK
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>>From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
<DIV></DIV>>>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
<DIV></DIV>>>To: [log in to unmask]
<DIV></DIV>>>Subject: WHY I WILL NOT ENDORSE THE ALLIANCE!
<DIV></DIV>>>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 22:53:08 -0400
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>Comrades:
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>I am very appreciative in engaging numerous comrades in
<DIV></DIV>>>this strugle. I am fortunate to meet many Gambians, and I
<DIV></DIV>>>must admit that I am indebted to many who have provided
<DIV></DIV>>>valuable information in knowledge and attitude. One should
<DIV></DIV>>>not feel above anyone in their assertion for equity,
<DIV></DIV>>>fair-dealing and truth in the pursuit of a free Gambia.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>Many of us must understand that the quality of life and our
<DIV></DIV>>>own idealistic sentiments must provide guidance in an
<DIV></DIV>>>endeavor so vital in searching for truth. The Gambia is our
<DIV></DIV>>>country and as such, we must provide reasonable assurance in
<DIV></DIV>>>how we threat each other in this struggle. The voices of
<DIV></DIV>>>those who fought dearly, especially Hamat Bah and Halifah
<DIV></DIV>>>must not be burried under a rug. I cannot as a Gambian
<DIV></DIV>>>join the alliance of PPP/UDP/Assan Musa Camara at the
<DIV></DIV>>>expense of Hamat and Halifa.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>I have to reach out to Illiasa Gibba, a jola and a trusted
<DIV></DIV>>>friend, who was unjustly imprisoned by Sir Dawda after the
<DIV></DIV>>>failed takeover by Kukoi Samba Sanyang. Within the same
<DIV></DIV>>>district of Kombo East, Mba Debo Sanneh was arrested and
<DIV></DIV>>>remanded for no just cause. Her sin was that she was a
<DIV></DIV>>>member of the National Convention Party. I cried for the
<DIV></DIV>>>deaths of Momodou Modibo Conteh and Saikou Fatty, who were
<DIV></DIV>>>shot to death because they were suspected of being Kukoi
<DIV></DIV>>>Samba Sanyang's sympathizers. In Perang, at the urging and
<DIV></DIV>>>approval of Lamin Kitty Jabang, Famara Sanyang and Tombong
<DIV></DIV>>>Jabang were beaten so severely that the latter was left
<DIV></DIV>>>almost crippled. Momodou Binta Sanyang was unjustly
<DIV></DIV>>>imprisoned for ten years. Momodou's late grandfather,
<DIV></DIV>>>Seyfo Fa Touray Sanyang made Sir Dawda of who he was. I
<DIV></DIV>>>cannot join a group that has Sir Dawda's blessings. It
<DIV></DIV>>>will be suicidal for me to trust the PPP. I know the late
<DIV></DIV>>>chief, Fa Touray Sayang is looking down on meeting with
<DIV></DIV>>>approval.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>During Sir Dawda's witch-hunt numerous Gambians were arrested
<DIV></DIV>>>and imprisoned. Any Gambian with a Sanyang last name, who
<DIV></DIV>>>happened to innocently danced during Kukoi's brief tenure, was
<DIV></DIV>>>arrested and detained. The late Essa Barajo Jarju, who was
<DIV></DIV>>>heard saying "jola massa kunda" was dismissed as an executive
<DIV></DIV>>>of the area council. The late Hon. Famara Wassa Touray,
<DIV></DIV>>>who fearlessly campaigned for Sir Dawda by riding his
<DIV></DIV>>>bicycle from Gunjur to Brikama and other villages in the
<DIV></DIV>>>Kombos, died pennyless because he fell out with Sir Dawda.
<DIV></DIV>>>The late Seyfo Fa Sanjally Bojang was fired. Before that,
<DIV></DIV>>>Sir Dawda unjustly fired the late Seyfo Jereba Bojang. I
<DIV></DIV>>>just cannot trust the PPP. I must also add that Fa Hali
<DIV></DIV>>>Jammeh of Bakau, a founding member of the PPP was unjustly
<DIV></DIV>>>detained. Fa Hali died in custody.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>When Sir Dawda was restored to power, he continued on his
<DIV></DIV>>>witch-hunt by dismissing and detaining Gambians. The
<DIV></DIV>>>selected few who have now surrounded the leader of the
<DIV></DIV>>>UDP, enabled Sir Dawda in his payback strategy. I cannot
<DIV></DIV>>>consciously endorse a group that violated the rights of
<DIV></DIV>>>Gambians. The PPP has a regrettable history.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>The PPP in my view cannot be trusted. If the UDP wins,
<DIV></DIV>>>those same individuals who were part of the payback
<DIV></DIV>>>strategy will embark on the worst kind of arrogance. The
<DIV></DIV>>>Gambia should know better. We do not need any repetitive
<DIV></DIV>>>arrogance. We need equity, fair-dealing and truth.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>As we revisit history, we must have compelling reasons
<DIV></DIV>>>to narrate and vividly illustrate with certainty why
<DIV></DIV>>>the PPP will never change. As a Gambian, who was raised
<DIV></DIV>>>with Jolas, I cannot endorse an alliance whose members
<DIV></DIV>>>had exhibited tribal sentiments on the Jolas after Sir
<DIV></DIV>>>Dawda was restored to power.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>I wished Ousainou had not given the selected few leadership
<DIV></DIV>>>roles. I wished Ousainou had reached out to the rest of
<DIV></DIV>>>the opposition. I wished Ousainou had done what he promised
<DIV></DIV>>>me. I wished Ousainou was open. I wished Ousainou had not
<DIV></DIV>>>engaged the UDP in a suicidal marriage with the PPP.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>While I remain loyal to this struggle, I want to reiterate
<DIV></DIV>>>that I cannot endorse the PPP/UDP/Assan Musa Camara alliance.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>I hope Allah guides me in this pursuit. With Allah's
<DIV></DIV>>>blessings, the truth will prevail.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>Naphiyo,
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh
<DIV></DIV>>>Greensboro, NC/Kombo East Constituency
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