Yero
Your intention is noble so far as national struggle is concern. In this
appeal, I think the word truce is in appropriate since, this is just a mere
ranting by someone who has time to waste.

All the accusations, insults, generalizations and lies are easy for honest
men and women to realize what is prompting them. Pa Nderry Mbai is accusing
me, Yanks, Bamba of making Sahou Mballow, falai, and others leave the
UDP..The first point of call will be, what makes that relevant in this hour
of our national discourse?

Point 2. Pa Nderry can at least be honest and truthful, if he understand
what those words or phrases means, he can bring on Mr Sahou Mballow, Uncle
Falai, and ask them if, Suntou, Yanks, Bamba Mass were the cause, as he
allege for their inactive or leaving the UDP.
This is a very easy step for Mr Mbai to at least do, it will be decent and
ethical means to clear his mess.

 I don't think he knows what ethical and decent journalism means, even Fox
news play more fair than, this junk. I challenge him to bring on his guys,
and ask them in the open. I think for the sake of transparency, he is
making wild accusations, irrelevant monologues and baseless insults...I
challenge him to bring Sahou Mballow and talk with him, since he has
nothing better to engage his time with.

For me, Yero, this is not the first time, and certainly it will not be the
last time Mr Pa Nderry Mbai gets of his head and start blowing hot air..As
I told him, he can blow hot and cold, seriously, it is irrelevant as far as
my activism, my conduct, and outlook is concern.
Someone who is brought properly, always conduct themselves properly, but
someone who lacks a grounding in decency, knowing what shame is, what a lie
is, and why it shouldn't become a stable diet, one can't communicate with
such a person, but the nutcase, and self-adulating fake, I have no truce to
make with. He can continue to replay his tapes a thousand times, I
careless, we will not be distracted, neither affected in our endeavors..
Sahou Mballow, Falia Baldeh are men i associate with, chat with now and
then, there is not a single problem or issue between us. So to see Pa
Nderry fabricating things in the open, is just out of this world...Sahou
Mballow is here in Gambia L, he reads the papers, surely, he can say it in
the open, whether I Suntou, Yanks, Bamba Mass ever had anything to do with
his political affiliation in UDP or any party, or organisation for that
matter.
Falai is someone i spoke with not long ago we all agree on the urgency of
militant activism, we share that thoughts as and when we have time to chat
on skype.
A political party is an open entity, anyone can join and leave. No one
makes someone to leave it. Hence, basic principles are twisted, tribalise
and made into a feud whilst the reality is far from.
Seriously, let Mr Mbai please focus his attention on things that matters.
The Gambia is an open field for anyone who can bring a quick end to the
predicament everyone is suffering. Hence, the field is wide open for UDP,
PDOIS, NRP, PPP. GMC, civil society groups, arm groups, military groups,
militia, just any sensible grouping of Gambians, if they can end the
tyranny, we will give them a chance to formulate a road map to democracy...

So who is preventing who from becoming the Chief Executive of the Gambia?
One thing though, there are many plots with plots going on. Some still
belief they can use nefarious means to blindfold Gambians, it wouldn't
happen. People will defend the truth, fairness and justice..We will not
ignore blatant lies peddle, total ridiculous nonsense recycle, we will not
do that.

Whoever, Mr Mbai is purported to be defending, he can bring them on and ask
them, If Suntou, Yanks, Bamba Mass, the U.S UDP diaspora have anything to
do with their lack of playing front-line role in Gambian politics or in
UDP? All of this nonsense is coming out because people continue their
commitment to playing a part in making politics alive in the Gambia and
nothing will stop that. We are committed to Unity, yet we are attacked,
whilst those refusing to see common ground are ignored, what a drama.

Who has control over who in our national affairs? The elephant in the room
is a problem within the elites circle and those measuring themselves into
such clubs, ethnicity, and the Gambia is not unique in that..African elites
are the biggest purveyors of ethnic animosity, largely, that bracket is the
problem. The common man is more interested in food, shelter, clothing,
education and healthcare.
So thank Yero, I have no problem with Pa Nderry, I have a problem with his
lies, fabrications and insults. And I will not promise anyone that, I will
stop correcting his blatant lies. He can manufacture new insults against
me, that is a testament that, he is conscience is filthy.
Suntou


On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Y Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  *An Open Letter: Seeking A Truce*
>
> Attention Pa Nderry, Yanks, Suntou & All: Let go on the Sensitive Part!
>
> Folks, I take the opportunity to wish you all a holiday full of love and
> blessings. To our Christian brothers, we wish you a merry celebration in
> the spirit of what we share – family, mutual respect, co-existence and
> religious tolerance.
>
> I think we will all agree that the struggle have odd and long hours. As we
> keep moving, others on our side are bound to fall; some fall because they
> are tired, others fall because it is exhaustive, and to others the shiny
> and tempting promises on the enemy’s side is just too tempting. Oh well,
> how we at least pick and dust that belong to us and refine them for the
> better? The great Madiba who we all recently mourned left us with a legacy.
> It wasn’t only enough to mourn such a world icon but we must seek virtue
> from his applications to solve some of the problems threatening our unity
> and existence. That was the main reason that I took offense personally from
> some of our African leaders in the persons of Jammeh, Mugabe and the rest
> of the criminal leadership gang in mourning Mandela while hell-bent on
> oppressing their own people. We know they have done this arrogantly without
> remorse and reflection on what true leadership should be about.
>
> Who am I and who appointed me? I am no one other than one among those of
> you fighting. I am not a politician and I have no plans of being one now or
> later in my life. I don’t belong to any individual party in the Gambia.
>
> This is just a reminder again that we are losing focus on our battle
> against Jammeh. The question to Pa Nderry, Yanks, Suntou and all those
> participating in WWIII: Is this what we need right now? The answer is
> certainly an emphatic no.
>
> As Gambians, we should be able to resolve things ourselves. I see the next
> Gambian leaders in all of you. Let us find the common areas that unite us
> and utilize that opportunity to get rid of the dictator. Jammeh is going to
> sit down there and cajole us, especially as activists critical of his bad
> governance. Like can be quoted from Professor Saine and I hope he forgives
> me for putting him in the limelight in a debate as critical as tribal,
> thus, “We should agree to disagree without having to be disagreeable.” I
> want you all to know that we should all agree to be redirected. The last
> time I stopped by a Burger King, my 7-year old daughter corrected me on how
> to pronounce b-u-r-g-e-r. I had to breathe in for a minute and swallow my
> pride. She was right that my thick ascent won’t pronounce the burger as
> others would.
>
> The tribal debate is too sensitive and it has every tendency to bring more
> division and affect some of the unity projects that people are working on.
> In my view, it is a way of freeing Jammeh once again from the corner he has
> been comfortably chained to his knees all these months.
>
> I know people would want specific points and names mentioned. While it is
> a route to take to resolve a problem, I am avoiding pointing any finger on
> the specifics to Pa Nderry, Yanks, Suntou and all those responding to his
> sensitive editorial. I want everyone to reflect on the sensitive part to
> the problem at hand. Is there a better way that Pa Nderry could have
> structured his editorial? Is there a better way that those that responded
> to his editorial could have handled the situation? The opportunity is
> certainly there and we have to utilize it. I know almost all intellectuals
> or others participating in Gambia’s sphere politics would like not to get
> dirtied in such exchanges, but the questions are: Don’t we need to solve
> our own problems? Can’t a brother look at a brother and say, please let us
> change the tone? Can we agree to forgive, come to understanding and forge
> ahead?
>
> So in the spirit of unity and a Gambia we all believe in, I ask all of you
> to forgive and forge ahead in progression. We cannot victimize ourselves
> more than we suffered in the hands of the oppressing ruler. That in my view
> is the main reason why a truce is necessary. We are not only resolving it
> now, we are also resolving it for good and ever. The ugly debate of
> tribalism surfacing within midst hasn’t helped the Diaspora. There is some
> learning opportunity. For now, let us all take the truce of letting the
> debate die in open space. This is to be followed by those debating reaching
> out to one another to settle scores internally and shaking hands.
>
> Once again, I am calling on all of you to redirect the sharp daggers to
> the man who is our main problem and that is none but Yaya AJJ Jammeh, the
> head of the criminal administration in our dear mother land.
>
> “Darkness cannot drive out Darkness; only light can do that” –Dr. King,
> Jnr.
>
> Sincerely Yours,
>
> Yero.
>
> Note: You are all welcome to rejoin to the debate in a healthy way.
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