I am proud to be a fellow citizen to Serign Mass. Thank you Suntou for sharing. Gambians should hear these honourable citizens more often. We must not let them be drowned out by charlatans and primrose harlots. Haruna. -----Original Message----- From: suntou touray <[log in to unmask]> To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tue, Aug 17, 2010 5:45 am Subject: Sereign Mass Salute Ousainou UDP/U.K Midland campaign Secretary Salute a great peace loving son of the Gambia. For those who wish bullets and rifles, they are welcome to Yahya's Gambia. Ousainou says no to such thoughts. Thanks Bamba for a brillaint article. Dear Editor, Allow me to challenge those who doubt Ousainou's leadership qualities. By Mr. Bamba Mass (A UDP MILITANT IN THE UK) WHY doubt Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, UDP Leader’s bravery against The Jammeh regime? Gambians have to choose between continued state dictatorship and state democracy. Otherwise we would all remain on the peril of an eminent doom. I have nothing to say to President Jammeh for I belief the fault lies at the very feet of us all .How can one man with Just a few, hijack an entire nation boasting , “if you don’t vote for me Gins and Devils will” or No development will come your way and yet every body folds their arms and watch waiting for God to intervene? I challenge our fellow Gambians/ Cassamance APRC militants and supporters with these words “ if you want to know your leader bluffs, come this 2011 elections, let all of you vote opposition and let us see if Jammeh would win or remain in office”! Gambians choose Ousainou Darboe to lead them against dictatorship. He was not even present at the congress when the UDP was formed. He was out of the country then. But as every true son would be expected to do, He sacrificed his personal safety and that of his family and accepted the challenge. What more bravery can anyone ask for? It was no secret that the Jammeh administration wants to retain power at any cost but the fact is people vote for him in elections not devils or gins as he claimed. SOLDIERS who unlawfully took power by force of arms intending to kill to get to the top, would never honour any promise they give as their true intentions was only to reap the nation of all the achieved dignity and respect it had as a state. They said Gambians deserve better and only Gambian sons and daughters in uniform can redeem HER. So they took power to redeem us fooling us all with one news after another. First they promised to restore democracy, then accusations after accusations creped in, they began killing other members to pave ways for them to stay. Then came the removal and replacements of Alkalolus, chiefs and commissioners who they belief would dance to their tune and help them strengthen their grip on power and finally that some so called elders wanted Chairman Jammeh to remove military uniform and stand for election. Today Gambians cannot even elect their own Alkalolus or chiefs any more. Now I ask those doubters of Ousainou, have we been redeemed or enslaved? That phrase is for Gambians to truly answer. Yahya Jammeh is on record saying that the Jawara administration stayed too long in power thus allowing rampant corruption and wide spread mismanagements of public funds even though it was with those mismanaged funds he Jammeh was granted a scholarship at the Gambia High School by the very regime he accused. Now Gambians where are we heading to? If all Gambian intellectuals and labour forces fled the country to escape Jammeh and his Hench men leaving the likes of Ousainou and other opposition leaders to face the hardship alone, who are we to criticize them? I belief what we as Gambians in the Diaspora should do is try find a solution to bring all the political parties together to challenge Jammeh on a single unified ticket without any ado and based on mutual respect and understanding rather than character assassinations which I belief would help only Jammeh and his group. The UDP (United Democratic Party) came to birth to fight democratically through the mandate of the people to restore Gambia’s image and prestige in the international arena. Just like other Opposition parties, PDOIS, NRP, GDP, ect. It is common knowledge that great men and women of the Gambia most of whom were UDP militants, have suffered all sorts of tortures, death and disappearances at the hands of the junta compared to other opposition parties. Despite this, UDP continued to flourish and its Leader Ousainou Darboe continued even more vigorous attacks on The Jammeh administration in the open. It is an open fact that His Party had suffered more than any other opposition party in the history of our dear nation and yet more seriously some who want to invariably point in the wrong direction by making personal attacks against His person when they have fled the Gambia while he stayed to fight for us all. If that is not bravery, then I don’t know what bravery is. I personally can vouch that Ousainou's critics do not even know him one bit. Maybe they expect he should do more and it is a fact people expect their leaders to show bravery even at the point of death but what use is a dead leader apart from looking for his/her successor? Am sure that’s why a lot of those critics over look the type of the Gambia we have all found our selves into and the dangers it entails. But if they are true to themselves, Ousainou may have benefited them directly or indirectly because there is hardly any Gambian who either directly or indirectly through one of your close or distant relatives, Ousainou has never served in his profession. Although criticisms are welcome because when you are chosen to lead and once you accepted, you are bound to expect criticisms so as to upgrade your weak points and I am sure with Ousainou having people criticizing him is a blessing to him for he is infallible as any mortal. Gambian society needs to change because some of those very critics would push the whole world to be closer to Ousainou if he were president today just out of greed to get official appointments as most Gambians do not support a political party but support their pockets. We are all witnesses to these for many former Jawarites have turned Jammehrites overnight. There is no dispute amongst Gambians for we are too inter mixed and we all would attest to the fact that the Gambia was far more peaceful, democratic, a heaven for even foreigners yesterday than today. How comes no one trust the other today? You cannot even talk to your brother for fear he might be an informer why? I would do so much injustice if I should conclude without saluting some brave comrades within the UDP who paid so much a price and their families suffering as a result of their sacrifice to safe us all. The likes of kebuteh Jafuneh UDP (beaten at Denton until he was vomiting blood. he died of his injuries after) Mr. Njie from Nuimi a UDP militant, Killed at point blank range by soldiers at Talinding High Way when UDP was holding a rally and APRC supporters at Tombong Jatta's compound started throwing stones and causing a disruption to a lawful assembly. Soldiers were called and they came and started shooting discriminately thus the young boy with a bright future was seen in a pool of blood. He too died on the spot while a lot of UDP militants suffered injuries as a result of gun shots. Omar Barrow also a UDP was killed during the un forgetful students demonstration of the 10th 11th April while in the services of the Red Cross an internationally recognised institution whose services is always needed in times of crisis. He was targeted just because of his party affiliations. Mr.Kanyiba Kanyi, a great UDP supporter captured allegedly by the most feared NIA and never seen again. He disappeared and his family and friends feared him dead as no traces of him are known.) MAY ALLAH GRANT THESE jambars OF UDP PARADISE IN "JANNAH TUL FIR DAWSI."... Amen! Many UDP party militants have suffered so much at the hands of the APRC and its organs of suppression. Have Gambians easily forgotten the chammoi Bridge incident? The Baba Jobe and Jara Soma attack on the UDP? And many similar attacks on Ousainou and his Party Militants by the Jammeh administration. Brave Single Nyassi was tortured and beaten all the time Dodou Kassa Jatta my friend a UDP official was arrested and tortured. Baba Drammeh had to flee the country for his life. Solo Sandeng, and others were arranged before a sham court accused of murder when they were only defending themselves against foolish young men whom Momodou Soma Jobe and his men used to cause havoc and spread fear amongst Gambian to so that their Leader can retain power for as long as he chooses. Even Waa Juwara suffered while he was a UDP official. Most recently a great champion of democracy and UDP Campaign manager Mr. Femi Peters was unlawfully captured sent down one foot by the Junta's chosen employed Nigerian Judge, and sentenced through a kangaroo court to a year imprisonment for organising a rally. Even non politicians who are brave true sons of our land have suffered. Our dear uncle, brother and father Dayda Hydara (R.I.P.) was killed cowardly for standing up against dictatorship. Ousman Koro ceesay paid with his life when he chose to serve his country and work with the junta. Even our own brothers and sisters in uniform are not spared; a lot of them have died or disappeared. Students too fell to the bullet in their tens while many hundreds suffered injuries. And a lot of our brothers and sisters still languished in jail. The Government is even planning to build more prisons as Hotel mile two is full to the brim. People of Yundum, prepare your selves for this new Hotel. We all knew for a fact that this administration would not stop at anything to cling to power. Ousainou’s personal life and that of his family is all the time under constant threat and yet some few anti Ousainou Gambians still question his bravery? Where were those critics when all these things were happening? Why can’t they go home and challenge Jammeh? If not then let’s pay kudos to those brave men and women who are still there challenging Yahya Jammeh remembering that they stayed fighting for us all. Because we cannot question their bravery when we all ran out leaving them to face the music. AFPRC is a regime that over threw the former leader because of corruption they claim. For they accused the first administration of leading flamboyant lifestyles but my God unless I am blinded but there is more flamboyance in the Gambia than any African state. Not only over riches of our redeemers are today, but continue to plunge the nation deeper down the ocean while they remain afloat. Every Gambian is held by the throat Gambians need to take a closer look at Ousainou Darboe. When the regime came to power, there were many Gambian intellectuals, but no one dared challenge the soldiers. So if Ousainou chose to sacrifice his safety and that of his family, I personally believe Gambians should be grateful they have a son like him. He could have chosen to serve the Gambia by joining the Men in uniform just like many other greedy Gambians did but he chooses to lead by example. It is no dispute Ousainou is a well to do lawyer who never choose personal interest above collective one. Therefore he is truly a model leader to follow. Therefore Ousainou and UDP extends its hand of peace, democracy and the lost Heaven to all Gambians and foreign nationals who love the former and the Gambia to help it unseat this regime through national and international franchise for all Gambian citizens at home and abroad. So that THIS REGIME that cheated us all of our most peaceful, democratic and friendly nation, once called the Smiling Coast would be history. I also would like to salute other opposition Leaders and their party militants for their bravery in this struggle. We are in the same sinking ship so there is no time for a blame game. Join us to find a new and better captain who would lead us to a safer Gambia. PDOIS’S Halifa, Sidia and party militants, PPP’s O.J and party militants, NRP’s Hamat and party militants, GDP’s Gomez and party militants, Lawyer Mai Fatty and Party militants and the entire media fraternity abroad. You are the voice of the broken children of the Gambia. Thank you. B.Mass (UK) -- Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22 "And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. Verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." 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