Brother Suntou,
We all know in a nation governed by rule of law and due process of the law,
one need not beg for mercy for an innocent citizen to be freed.
However, the most important here is not about the goverment but Mr. Peters
freedom, his health and family. In the eyes of his family and love ones
begging for mercy and letting this innocent citizen free is the single most
important thing in their lives. So if it takes begging Jammeh to release
Peters for the shake of his family and health, I will say let's get him
freed.
We will deal with the injustices and brutal oppression of citizens on a
continuous basis. For now what we want is Mr. Peters freed and I must add
all other political prisoners. Sometimes it is better to fight in freedom
than in carceration.
Whatever means necessary to free Femi and reunite him with his family is the
right thing to do...
Thanks
Demba
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Allahu Wakubaru. I'm liking Foroyaa these months. keep up the spirit of
> value-journalism. I understand you will stray on occasion, but the trick is
> to make sure the striations are not malignant. Good hearted banter. I wish
> Foroyaa well. I look forward to continued excellence for the paper.
>
> Thanx again Dad for sharing.
>
> Haruna.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Modou Nyang <[log in to unmask]>
> To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 1:12 pm
> Subject: Foroyaa Editorial: THE POLITICAL PARTIES ARE NOT TOOTHLESS
> BULLDOGS AFTER ALL
>
> THE POLITICAL PARTIES ARE NOT TOOTHLESS BULLDOGS AFTER ALL
>
> They Worked Together to achieve the first mission, The second is for Femi’s
> Release.
> The UDP held its rally without any hindrance on Saturday 15 May 2010. GRTS
> has also put an end to its discriminatory practices by broadcasting the
> announcement of the UDP meeting. Both the ruling and opposition parties as
> well as the IEC could claim victory for having demonstrated political
> maturity to ensure that Political parties are not hindered in the exercise
> of their freedom of association and expression. Foroyaa hopes that the
> hindrance of the past is now history and no political party would be stopped
> from freely holding meetings to shape the political will of those who care
> to attend such meetings.
>
> Foroyaa has also reliably learned that mature decisions have been taken by
> the ruling and opposition parties to address Femi’s case. Let us hope that
> sooner rather than later Femi will be united with the UDP executive and his
> family members and continue to seek the mandate of the people as they are
> guaranteed under the constitution.
>
> It is important for the Gambian people to understand that the things that
> political leaders do may not necessarily be announced to the public. It is
> unfortunate that one of the local papers did even accuse the Gambian
> opposition as toothless bulldogs even though some of the problems they have
> highlighted had already been solved not only by the opposition but the
> combination of opposition and ruling party.
>
> Political leadership requires taking the right steps at the right time. It
> is not an attempt to play to the gallery at all times to earn cheap
> popularity. It means solving simple problems in a simple way and complex
> problems in a more sophisticated way.
> Struggling to expand the democratic space for each party to exercise its
> right without hindrance is the collective endeavour of the whole population,
> irrespective of party affiliation.
>
> Foroyaa hopes that more non partisan groups and individuals would assume
> the role of mediators to facilitate dispute resolutions. The real political
> battle is one for the hearts and minds of the people.
>
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