Although it is not confirmed yet why my in-law Mam Yassin Sey resigned,  if
indeed she resigned in protest over consistent administrative interference in
her work
then I salute her. If lawyers and judges cannot practice their profession
according to the laws they are there to protect,then to continue to serve in
such an atmosphere is a compromise to ones' professional itegrity, and Judge
Sey has that plus professionalism and  competence that The Gambia should
sherish and be proud of.

If she was overlooked for a well deserved promotion, then that  senseless
injustice has cost our judicial system the benefit of Justice Sey's
contribution and it is a loss for the Gambian people.
However, Justice Mam Yassin Sey can hold her head up because the standard she
is trying to maintain is what will move our country in the right direction
and history will vindicate he as an asset to our national advancement as
opposed to a contributor to the dissolution of the fabric of our justice
system.
Mamlie would be proud of you Mam Yassin.

Jabou Joh

In a message dated 1/27/03 1:14:43 PM Central Standard Time,
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> According to reports reaching The Independent Justice Sey who is the first
> female judge of the Gambian High Court last week tendered her resignation
> to Chief Justice Muhammed Arif although the reason for her resignation is
> still unclear. Judicial sources have intimated that she resigned in protest
> over consistent administrative interference in her work and the promotion
> of Okoi Itam as Appeal Court Judge.
>
> Sources claimed that Sey felt that she deserved the position better than
> Itam whom she is superior to in the order of seniority.
>
>

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