Malamin Thanks for forwarding us this info. What's going on here? I thought NCP had an Executive Committee, how come Sherriff Dibba alone can expel Dembo Bojang without going through the right channel. I hope Comrade Jassey-Conteh is willing to enlighten on us NCP's disciplinary procedure. I await his thoughts Sanusi --- Malamin Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 'I was dismissed from NCP' Dembo 'By-Force' alleges > > by Lamin Drammeh > > Hon Dembo Bojang, alias Dembo By-Force, a former NCP > member of Parliament > for Bakau Constituency in the First Republic has > alleged that he had been > dismissed from the National Convention Party (NCP) > by its leader, Sheriff > Mustapha Dibba. Hon Bojang, who is now the UDP > member for the same > constituency, told the Daily Observer that he had > been dismissed from the > NCP because he and his people were accused of 'being > money conscious' by Mr > Dibba and that's "why they can't join the NCP". > > "If I were money conscious, I would not have joined > the NCP for the past > twenty years and going through many difficulties > which I was not paid for." > He said if it was for money, he would have joined > the PPP because they had > money and had trapped him from all angles to join > them but he refused. > > Asked whether it would not amount to a betrayal of > the NCP after being with > them for so long, he said it was not a betrayal but > a decision taken by Mr > Sheriff Dibba himself. He disclosed that when the > NCP was banned, he > convened a meeting of the party's secretariat and > asked all the members to > join the UDP. He said Mr Sheriff Dibba should have > contacted him on the > speculation that he intended joining the APRC if no > presidential candidate > was unanimously adopted by the coalition before > talking to the press. Mr > Bojang said it was news to him when he saw it in the > papers because, "I > personally have not discussed any such matter with > anyone." > > He described Mr Dibba as a good leader, fit to lead > the country but "I fear > that he could not make it now because of the time > frame. He is getting old > and I don't think he will be able to contest for the > NCP again. Hon Bojang > said Sheriff Mustapha Dibba should have thanked the > people of Bakau for > their good job and loyalty towards him before the > banning of the party, > instead of accusing them of being money-hungry. He > said he and the people of > Bakau were now committed to the UDP and there was no > doubt that he would > thrash any party that contested Bakau. . > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of > postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: > http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > You may also send subscription requests to > [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and > remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie