Gambia L,

Dr Saine's interview with Cameroonian born Veronique Edwards of the BBC
African Service was aired this morning on the BBC Network Africa programme.
Those of you who missed it can listen to it on the Network Africa Web Page.

Another thing I want to mention to you is this: the BBC African Service has
a 30 minute discussion programme called "Talk About Africa", and I am
thinking of asking the programme's presenter, Elizabeth Ohene, and the
editor, Akwe Omuso, to devote a whole programme to the current political
developments in the Gambia.

I want to suggest to them (the BBC) to invite a panel of, say, 5 people (all
Gambians), and ask them to debate the present political situation in the
Gambia.

I am quite certain that the BBC would do such a programme on the Gambia,
provided they can have someone from the Gambia government who would take
part. Journalistically, the Government version, or side of the story, is
significant if such a programme is to be conducted.

These are the names I want to give to the BBC, for the proposed panel
discussion on the Gambia: Tombong Saidy or someone representing Jammeh;
Halifa Sallah; Ousainou Darboe; Hamat Bah; Dr Saine; BB Dabo or Sir Dawda;
and Ebrima Sillah, who is now the BBC correspondent in the Gambia.

Oh! Oh! I have just realised that this is an all MALE panel. So I would need
to include a woman panelist, otherwise Ndey Jobarteh will kill me (laugh).
Anyway, on a more serious note, it is important that a Gambian woman is
among the panelists; and, consequently, you can recommend one name to me. I
know of so many competent Gambian women ranging from the Jabou Johs, the
Soffie Ceesays, the Veronica Njies, the Awa Seys to the Ndey Jobartehs and
many, many more.

Gambia L, what do you think? Shall I go ahead and ask the BBC to do such a
programme on the Gambia.

Ebrima Ceesay


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