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Subject: RE: Tribal Politics: Is that what Africa Needs?
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:44:06 -0600




Uncle Sarjo,
 
Thanks for your comments. I know Uncle Mathew has valid points especially with Jammeh's regime of terror. No doubt that the man called Jammeh is a rotten lunatic of the highest order, a devil for that matter that deaulted to the human species. 
 
On the later article, the tone is just scary. This has every tendency to create a back-lash and incite tribal revenge and violence. Just because Jammeh is from the Jola tribe and a minority doesn't warrant the kind of demeaning to the Jola tribesmen. Leadership should not and never be based on tribal majority. It should be based on capability. The tribal formula will not work in Gambian politics. The sooner that Gambians rescue themselves of the menace the better we will be as a nation. Mathew lives in the US where Barack Obama from a minority still heads one of the greatest nations on earth despite being from the black race, a very minor one compared to the others. 
 
Uncle Mathew as an elder is better engaging on the things that would progress our nation. The kind of sentiments that would make Jolas as targets of reprisal, harm, or bad omens will defeat the purpose of all our struggle when it is a known fact that Jammeh's regime is composed of people from all tribes, starting from Isatou Njie Saidy, Edu Gomez, Masanneh Kinteh, etc...I know Jammeh is sick, and loaded with the worst complexities on earth. I know he have tribal tendencies and has even taken the step to insult certain tribes and elders. Further, he did appointments based on those loyal to him--Jolas, Fulas, Mandinkas, manjagoes, Sarahulles all happen to be part of this otten package. For us to equate this trend of Jammeh, will equally make us the same as Jammeh. 
 
As a regular reader of his articles, it is my humble feedback that he needs to peel off the tribal sentiments by getting his tone down. To see this kind of tribal sentiments, it is a clear sign of lacking substance to offer, or at least some complexity likely to move on to other generations of ours. Greater minds dream of how we can unite all these tribes after Jammeh is gone. Otherwise the tribal wounds will stay on, and at some point every tribal group will start crying wolf. There are a number of Jolas (example Syngle Nyassi) and his son, despite being Jolas, closeness to Jammeh's family, still refuse to be part of Jammeh's regime. There are hundreds of others. How do you think such will make someone like Syngle feel just as an example? 

I am not totally dismissive of Mathew's points but to target the Jolas as those responsible for what Gambians are going through in a tribal way is not a valid argument. I am sure Mathew calls him self a panafricanist. Is that what Nkrumah would have wish to see from the Mathew he inspired by sending him a book from Ghana all the way to the Gambia?  Jammeh's injustices are spread across the board. That is what bad leaders are...oppress, maim, jail, kill and torture. 
 
Thanks,
Yero


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Subject: RE: Tribal Politics: Is that what Africa Needs?
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:55:02 +0000




Yero,
 
Mathew may choose heeding to your family advice and that's fine. With very open mind, it is no secret that what Jammeh plays around is nothing but purely TRIBAL politics. Mathew is doing nothing bad compared to the excessive employment of tribal politics by Jammeh  that so badly plagues the entire Gambia. Look at the composition of top level public positions from Governor Central Bank of Gambia to other senior public positions. People in these positions may be the most qualified. But then when you look at the proportional distribution, that is where fairness and balance come up. In short, it is Jammeh who is doing that dirty job of 'tribal' job dividing society. Mathew in all his writings does less harm. He is simply naming the imposing evil of tribal segregation that Jammeh is known best playing openly.
 
Vice President Isatou Njie being another tribe other than Jola is a simple thin  masking tape. In future, Gambians don't want leaders to employ tribal sentiment to run public office. Anyone who does so as Jammeh now does, the least required is exposure as Mathew is seen doing.  I have no doubt Mathew would have denounced his own brother or best friend who does what Jammeh is doing.  Jammeh has to be stopped.
 
Regards
 
Sarjo Bayang 
 



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Subject: Tribal Politics: Is that what Africa Needs?
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:44:41 -0600




Tribal Politics: Is that what Africa Needs?
 
http://www.maafanta.com/MathewJallowTheGambiaJolaKingdomAndHegemony.html
 
 
Hi Uncle Mathew,
 
Please turn down the tone of the language in these articles a little bit. In as much as I hate to sound like being a supporter in any shape or form to Jammeh's terror regime, the kind of tribal remarks are not helping us as Africans. Those of us living in the west has been exposed to many other cultures. Even racism is fading away now much more to tribalism. I honestly do not like and buy the idea of tribal sentiments expressed in your article. Just few years ago, you were all over calling the Jawara regime similar names, today you are here saying the same to the Jolas, and who knows the next target of a tribe. No doubt in my mind that the charge of terror and injustices on the jammeh regime is legitimate, but the kind of tribal sentiments in you have every tendency to cause violence. As an aspiring politician, you will need all those classes of people some day. Besides the point, tribal sentiments just need to be turned off. Jammeh's regime is composed of all kind of people, from all Gambian tribes, starting from Isatou Njie saidy all the way the killers in Kanil lai. 
 
Thanks
 
 
Yero



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