Madi is ofcourse correct in the entirety of his objections to this illegal
garbage of a law just passed. Mr Sillah and his colleagues at the GPU are
geared up for a vigorous defense of their rights as a constitutionally
protected class of professionals by pledging outright non cooperation. For
their courageous stand the Gambian people shall be with them throughout this
entire battle. For those Gambians who are about to throw in the towel and
declare our nation beyond redemption hopelessly mired in sycophancy, lies,
corruption and decay, please remember that there are good people who will
stand up for what is right. We must join their battles and continue to fight
with them. There are decent people in the length and breadth of our country
who want no part of this government of murderers, liars and cheats.
       As for seeking judicial redress, I think it is fine for the GPU to
proceed to the courts purely as a matter of process. I don't believe they
will get a fair shake because the Gambian courts as currently constituted
have ceased to be either fair or effective. Infact they have often times been
accessories to repression and misrule. I have zero confidence that the courts
would uphold the constitution based on what has transpired over the last
several years. Yahya Jammeh and his cronies are effectively running a Banana
Republic in which Gambians would be tied in a string of repressive knots
through brute force, a corrupt legislature and an equally corrupt judiciary.
The people would have to decide if they would submit to real enslavement in
their own country or free themselves. The latter starts with standing up and
flatly refusing cooperation with ones own destruction.
Karamba

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