OJ'S criticisms of Dibba might be legitimate but it is three decades too
late. If as he is asserting dibba has committed such henious crimezs he
should have been moraly oblige to inform us, but to tell us now is rather
late and futile. Of course just like many of them Dibba is only playing a
game of political opportunism, realising that he is in his twilight years
and without any principles or an iota of dignity he choose to sale his sole
to the devil. T


>From: Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: OJ on Sheriff Dibba
>Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:17:13 +0000
>
>From The Point Newspaper.
>
>Sheriffo, Sheriffo, Sheriffo, what has become of you.  In his bribe fest in
>New York, Daa Baa (Jammeh) said in so many words thus: I MADE him (Sheriff)
>Speaker because he did not just pick up the phone and congratulate me but
>he
>came to my house to extend his gratitute that I won (my emphasis).  That is
>what we call "Metlango" in some circles and Daag in others.  In essence,
>Daa
>Baa scratched his head to punder on how he can USE Sheriffo as a mouth
>piece, I mean speaker, same thing.  Thus Sheriffo came to New York and
>reduced himself to a "Ya Sar Masser" fellow to his grandkid, Daa Baa.  UH!
>UH! UH!  Please read on.
>
>
>OJ Accuses Sheriff Dibba Of Opportunism
>
>Mr. Omar Jallow, popularly known as O.J., has posited that the leader of
>the
>NCP, Mr. Sheriff M. Dibba, of involving himself in the highest stage of
>political expediency, opportunism and political crawling under President
>Jammeh and attacking the former PPP led government. O.J. made this reaction
>in an exclusive interview with this reporter in response to Mr. Dibba’s
>speech in the United States of America during President Jammeh’s attendance
>to the World Summit for children. The speech was relayed over the GRTS
>television as Mr. Dibba labelled the PPP as a party that did not have a
>good
>record of democracy and human rights among others.
>
>O.J. noted that Sheriff Dibba has shown the people that his main desire was
>to hold a position in the APRC regime, a quest he said, as confirmed by the
>marriage between the NCP and APRC, without taking into consideration the
>negative comments he had made against the APRC. He recalled that Mr. Dibba
>had earlier vowed during a political meeting in Farafeni never to join a
>government composed by people from the army. O.J. charged that Mr. Dibba’s
>interest in position has been manifested during their meeting to select the
>opposition coalition flag bearer. He said because they unanimously agreed
>to
>select Ousainou Darboe to lead them, Mr. Dibba marched out of the meeting.
>He alleged that when he asked him why he did that, Mr. Dibba said, “Because
>I thought that when we come here I would be selected.”
>
>He further charged that when it comes to the PPP, Mr. Dibba has nothing to
>say against that party under which he held important positions.” Infact, he
>was the first ever Gambian to hold the office of the Vice President and at
>the same time he was running the Ministry of Finance”, OJ pointed out. He
>refuted Mr. Dibba’s assertion that he left the PPP because there were
>irregularies in the party, adding that he was instead kicked out by Sir
>Dawda because of the Butut saga. “Despite all that,’’ OJ, said, “ Mr. Dibba
>was taken to Brussels as an Ambassador due to Sir Dawda’s magnanimity and
>after two years, he was again appointed to become the first person to run a
>new strategic place in the government as the Minister of Economic
>Planning”.
>OJ added that he was kicked out again because of his inactivity and
>negative
>postures in office.
>
>Commenting on the allegation of torture by the PPP against NCP members
>during elections, OJ stated that one should ask Dibba when it comes to
>hooliganism and thuggery. OJ added: ‘There is a case in point; for Dibba
>organised a group of people and instigated them to beat the members of the
>then United Party, a situation that caused havoc in Central Baddibu. “I
>will
>tell you that Mr. Dibba was behind the incarceration of a lot of people in
>his own constituency.” OJ further emphasised that because of the respect
>for
>democracy and human rights, the PPP regime allowed Mr. Dibba to contest
>election while under detention at Mile II for alleged involvement in the
>1981 coup plot with Kukoi Samba Sanyang. He said that when Mr. Dibba was
>being tried they even hired Commonwealth judges, inorder to ensure justice
>and transparency in the judicial process.
>
>He noted that Mr. Dibba had also moved a vote of no confidence in the
>Jawara
>government, especially on the then Vice President, which was debated for
>three days in parliament. He further accused Mr. Dibba of not being a
>democrat as he was among the first politicians to support and endorse the
>1994 military take over. OJ finally pointed out that Mr. Dibba cannot say
>that elections in the former regime were never free and fair as he himself
>has been responsible to ensure free and fair election as he himself was
>holding the post of Minister of Local Government and Lands responsible for
>elections. “Infact he has never challenged the result of any election
>either
>in court or at the National Assembly during his tenure.
>
>
>
>
>
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