Indeed Sister Jabou,

Comparing apples with oranges will turn us all into cabbages. Halifa and co
with Dibba and co is no match. So we will not go inot that. Also cataloging
the opportunism of Mr. Dibba, and the legion of Gambian politicians who
"cross carpet" into glitter, booting the trust placed in them by their
constituencies, can provide sufficient acres for a Ph.D dissertation.
My point is just that threatening Jammeh with impeachment is quite
legitimate for the struggle, even if it comes from Dibba.
Many thanks,
momodou

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Subject: Re: SPEAKER MUSTAPHA DIBBA/Sidibeh


>
> In a message dated 4/9/2006 9:50:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Secondly, I believe that Hon. Sallah and the NADD leaders were acutely
aware
> that Mr. Jammeh needs to be CHALLENGED at all levels; that despite  his
> policy of intimidation, there are Gambians who will stand up to  him;
> Gambians who will not be cowed by his threats; Gambians who will speak
truth
> to power.
>
>
>
> Brother Sidibeh,
>
> The difference between Halifa Sallah and co challenging Jammeh and
standing
> up to him despite the fact that it may not have gotten anywhere is that
these
> ladies and gentlemen have never sold their integrity to Yaya Jammeh and
have
> indeed been steadfast in their opposition to him throughout. Therefore,
they
> can never be on the same footing as Dibba and others who are well aware
of
> what the APRC engages in vis a vis our people and yet, they were right
there
> and did not speak out during a long spate of crimes against the  people.
Now
> this is not to say that other Gambians who have supported  this regime in
the
> past cannot change their mind and oppose them now, but in the  case of Mr
Dibba,
> as an elder politician in our country, he was one of  those who remained
> silent while the APRC committed these heinous  crimes against the people
and he
> never uttered a word during all of that time.  You can say, he was infact,
very
> much a collaborator.
>
> That coupled with the time he has chosen to speak out after representing
the
> beast for so long that gives the impression that he is trying to save face
> after coming to the realization that the ship is sinking, and with his
arrest,
> he may very well also have felt that he was next on Jammeh's chopping
block.
>
> I am simply making an observation that definitely needs mention. His
> speaking truth to power should have come a long time ago because the
reasons for  any
> decent Gambian to do so have been there all long. They were there before
he
> joined them, they were very much there while he served them all these
years,
> as  they are there today. Perhaps Mr Dibba is a late bloomer then.
>
> Given all that, one cannot help but think that his last minute change of
> heart is intended to save face and we simply said so.
>
> Jabou Joh
>
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