Aunty Jabou,
I respectfully disagree with you and Mohin saying that NO ONE can influence
President Jammeh's decisions/actions. He has failed the Gambians in certain
things, but the guy does talk and listen to some people. And he is aware of
the fact that not all those who has access to him may tell him the truth.
I think if he was not going to listen to the Gambian people he would not
have been re-elected. I have no doubt that if he is deem as not serving the
interest of the nation, he would have been replaced one way or the other.
Jammeh is no Godly and not without faults, but he is part of a party with
some very good people who will  not join him if he was just going to sit
there and dictate everything. He does take some actions which at times one
would wish he consulted you, but it does not mean that he failed to listen
to some. And I am sure if he feels, and I repeat "feels" that the
government's interest is at risk, he might take actions that might not be
very favorable in the Diaspora. And this is one thing we all need to learn
from the folks at home.
A lot of our people do not share our theory of the facts on the ground and
this is one reason why a lot of Gambians who recently traveled to home have
some change of hearts.
Not all of us have to support President Jammeh or be part of the APRC. He
has to have some opponents. And as long as it is all to the interest of the
nation, there is nothing wrong with that.
And to Mohin, if you think that some one like Dr. Janneh's change of
position is not that important to be discussed, you must be in another
world. Anyone as long as they are Gambians are very important to national
development. Sure Dr. have been very active against this government and all
that made his change of position more important. Dr. Janneh has been very
important to the opposition so why not to the APRC?
Let us all agree to disagree and accept the Mandika saying that "all men are
equal is an insult to some men."

Ousman Jallow Bojang.

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