Sister Jabou:

Don't mind the buggers as they say in my part of the world. Even Yahya Jammeh himself knows in his heart/mind that you are one principled person his stolen wealth cannot buy.

You are an inspiration to some of us and needless to say, your integrity/reputation cannot be questioned/tarnished.

Brotherly,

Ebrima 

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>Subject: SLANDERING MY NAME??????
>Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 09:57:52 EDT
>
>It has been brought to my attention by several sources, that sadly, there
>are certain unsavory persons who are going around saying that I am silent these
>days because I have been bought by Yaya Jammeh, and they even go so far  as
>to say that the agent for such a transaction was my brother in law,  Amadou
>Samba.
>
>Let these slanderers take note that:
>
>1.My family does not nor have they ever tried to influence my  stand on the
>APRC regime simply because they know me. I, on the other hand  can guarantee
>anyone that I have in the past, present and will  continue to do so in the
>future, spent a great deal of time trying to  convince anyone related to me to stay
>clear of the APRC regime.
>
>2. When I stood up to oppose the APRC regime, I was in full control of all
>my mental as well as moral faculties. I have  therefore never at any  time in
>the past or present lost knowledge of who my relatives are nor  what my
>responsibilities as a decent member of the human race are, and that if  the
>consideration of relations directed my sense of right and wrong, I  would  have never
>have spoken out against this regime. Gambians will get  somewhere when we
>finally get to the point where we can say what  needs to be said regardless of
>whether even our own parents are the  culprits.
>
>3.My opposition to injustice wherever it is practiced and by  whomever it is
>practiced, cannot be based on and is not, was not and  will never be based on
>personal or political gain and is most definitely not  dictated by my
>proximity to the perpetrators or collaborators.
>
>4. It is not possible for me to support the APRC regime ever, and the  reason
>is simple and uncomplicated. It is simply because it is not  humanly possible
>for me to find any place within me to ever  justify such a thing. As far as I
>am concerned, the day they spilled the first  drop of Gambian blood was the
>point of no return in any form of compromise  between them and the Gambian
>people. The only solution is that these  people stand trial  in a court of law for
>the crimes they have  committed and continue to commit against our country
>and our people up to  this very second. For me, it is a matter of when Gambians
>will get  justice, and not whether one closes one's eyes to join in such
>hegemony for  personal gain or even for basic survival.
>
>5.Even if Yaya Jammeh and his collaborators possessed all the money on  God's
>green earth, that money would not be enough to make I, Jabou Ndaraw  Joh to
>abandon my sense of decency as a member of the Human race, which is  really the
>deciding factor as to whether one supports the APRC regime or not, to  join
>the criminal regime that has become a veritable nightmare for all  Gambians.
>
>3. Yaya Jammeh and his cohorts may not be very bright as evidenced by their
>daily actions towards our people and which they know full well that they
>shall surely pay the price for one day soon, but I guarantee you that not even  in
>their moments of temporary insanity would they include I, Jabou Joh  on a
>long list of potential cronies to approach in any form or manner for any  reason.
>
>4. It is unfortunate that there are still elements in our society who  for
>lack of self esteem or just plain bad character, feel that the only way they
>can be somebody it to perceive others as enemies and to proceed to  attempt to
>destroy their character. That is a sad and unfortunate
>set of circumstances that is at the root of why someone like Jammeh can
>flourish in our midst and for all these years.
>
>However, I suspect that whoever is trying to slander my name is already  well
>aware of all the above and their intention is driven by other  motives.
>However, there is a wollof saying that people always measure you  by the same
>yardstick they use to measure themselves, in other words, whoever  believes I can
>be bought is most likely someone who will go to the highest  bidder.
>
>Jabou Ndaraw Joh
>
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