Laye, please do not loose sweat on Abdou.  You think he did not know that.  
Thus, I did not even bother to respond to that silliness.  We have an 
opportunity to correct our mistakes and to give the voiceless, voice in the 
NA.  Like many that care, we cannot afford to throw the towel out on people. 
  They need us more than ever, and when you're trying to get rid of a 
dictator and a mindset, the journey is never short, for you will also fight 
some of the very people you are fight for and with, along the way.  In the 
process we are going to get frustrated, discouraged, and sometimes downright 
exhausted, and it is ok to rest for a while, but continue to endure we must. 
  Even if our generation did not succeed, those that will come after us will 
have a roadmap to see whence we came from and continue with the struggle.  
We are all concerned but in different ways.  I am, because you, Lamin, 
Sidebeh, Jobateh, and many many others refused to give up.  That counts a 
lot, just ask Nelson Mandela.  You know we had had many trials at the STGDP, 
but the strength of that organization lies in its diversity and 
representation by Gambians.  We were meeting fatigue and had a brief rest 
during Ramadan.  It is time for us to get back to the unfinished business of 
Gambia.  Gambians in the diaspora still care about their country and I am 
certain that they will continue to play their role and even more, this time 
around.

Chi Jaama

Joe


>From: BambaLaye <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: NADD FLAG BEARER ON THE ELECTION
>Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 14:49:04 -0600
>
>Badeen:
>
>Just to set the record straight. Joe among all within the STGDP executive
>was one of the first to condemn Kebba's off-the-cuff remarks on
>"tribalism" just as he does to anyone else that tend to express less than
>responsible remarks or acts within the group.
>Joe is far from what you tend to portray him to be character wise as far
>as my interactions with him in the past several years is concerned.
>
>The way forward is for all to accept faults and shortcomings and chart the
>strategy for the achievment of our common goals in a different form.
>
>The STGDP was meant to be owned by everyone who had good intentions for
>the journey to a prosperous Gambia, but the natural process of elimination
>of the faint hearted weaklings and differences in algorithms for the
>realization of the goals and objectives of STGDP meant some had to give
>way. Some did not just give way, they started antagonising, which is
>really unfortunate.
>
>My appeal to all is to stand up and retake ownership of this august body
>to rectify what went worng and chart a new way forward with maximum
>dedication and support without bias or ill-will - even if it comes to
>revamping the project - and we shall reach the peak together with less
>friction than necessary.
>
>Joe's integrity and steadfastness is rare.
>
>Thanks,
>--
>-BambaLaye
>==============================================
>"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
>-Martin Luther King Jr.
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