Sister Jabou , don't mind them the slanderers it is they who have a bad conscience but not you . Your
character is enough  for your defence .

Luntang


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Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 3:57 PM
Subject: SLANDERING MY NAME??????


> 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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