Alieu Badara Sowe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Fatou Taal
I read with interest your correspondence with Ebrima Ceesay, on Gambia-L,
and I am compelled to put the records straight for the sake of my integrity,
which I jealously guard from the date I became a journalist. I worked very
hard, suffered all kinds of treatment in the defence of press freedom at the
time Gambians needed their journalists most (1994 to date). So I will not
idly sit down and watch a worthless girl like you to tamper with that
integrity.
Let me start by making it categorically clear to you that I wrote your dad's
story in the public interest and without malice. Like Ebrima Cessay rightly
put it to you, let me also say it that I last spoke to Ceesay in 1996 and he
has nothing whatsoever to do with your dad's story. Ebrima has not
telephoned or written a single letter to me since he left The Gambia.
However, what I cannot even understand is, why do you have to embark on a
fruitless venture of trying to establish who my source is, when as you
intimate, the story was untrue!
After I published your dad's story, the Daily Observer took it upon itself
to come up with a reaction that tends to imply that my story was totally
fake. Your dad, and of course some APRC big wigs capitalised on a simple
factual error to publish what the Observer printed as a correction. Note
that I am not a party to the Observer's so called apology to your father. I
would have gone for a clarification.
Yes, it maybe correct that your dad had not even travelled to the U.K. I did
make several efforts to talk to your dad prior to publication but to no
avail. Nonetheless, what is very clear is that the substance of the story
was true. If your dad is arguing that his appointment was not rejected by
the British authorities on the grounds that he (your dad) is an ex-convict,
can he then tell us why he didn't leave for the U.K. since his appointment
early this year (it is almost six months since his appointment)!
The bottom line is, whether for corruption, embezzlement or stealing, your
dad has a record of criminal conviction and this is public knowledge.
Peace.
Alieu Badara Sowe
Alieu, why the invective? if anything both you and Ebrima should empathize
with these kids; that's their father and any one of us would be oblige to
defend our parents despite the evidence. As journalists am sure you remember
that it was Ebou Taal that reminded Jawara of the existence of a defense
treaty <> Gambia and Senegal. This I believe form the basis upon which the
Senegalese army came to Jawara's aid. There's also an inherent belief among
the Taal family and their friends that Jawara set Ebou Taal up ant that he
(Jawara) was ungrateful. Look at it in his children's eyes; they'll never
accept what is factual and known by most of us. If am wrong in what I just
said , I stand corrected. Empathy please!.
Daddy Sang
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