Gassa,
Yes indeed, some of the ministers have resigned, and what a nhonourable thing
for them to do. You are rignt, things like that do not often happen in
Africa, and the government you are constantly defending being a typical
example of people who will not od the right thing when it is required. It
takes excellence of character and a deep sense of justice. I am very
surprised that you realize that this does not happen everyday in Africa. How
do you reconcile that opinion of yours and your outrage that teh right thing
may not be done with your daily defense of the APRC regime when some of them
did order the murder in cold blood of our kids who were merely exercising
their rights to protest? No one has stepped forward to take the
responsibility, and no one resigned in the face of that tragedy and no one
has made any attempts to bring justice to those whose loved ones were killed
or maimed for life. Yet, you were outraged because the Senegalese may not do
the right thing.
Where was your outrage when that atrocity that someone within your beloved
regime has yet to own happened? Not to worry, the face lift on the
infrastructure will heal that i guess.
I guess it is just a case of selective moralization on your part.
Well, the Senegalese authorities shown their integrity and I wish we could
expect the same of the government of Yaya Jammeh whom you extoll daily.
As for having relatives in Senegal, I am sure you must know that you are not
the only Gambian who has relatives in Senegal. You will be surprised what
deep roots some of us have in Senegal.
If you apply the analysis, logic and sense of responsibility you want to see
applied by the Senegalese authorities to the APRC regime you defend daily,
then I will know you are sincere in the things you say Gassa. The Senegalese
authorities have shown that they are indeed people of integrity with a sense
of justice and excellence of character. I hope all of us can come to that
place in Africa.
Jabou Joh
n a message dated 10/2/2002 11:35:39 AM , [log in to unmask] writes:
> Jabou,
>
> You are barking at the wrong tree here. Next time if you ask a question,
> please wait for the answer rather than proposing one. The piece I wrote, I
> wrote full of emotion and anger, as it is a tragedy that could have been
> avoided. For your information, as I am writing this, two senegalese
> ministers have already resigned, including one of the three that I hold
> personally responsible for the disaster, the Senegalese transport minister.
> If you must know, one of my colleagues, a lady cleaner, lost her eldest
> daughter, son inlaw and their only two children. She was 25.
>
> Secondly, if must know, I have more Senegalese relatives than Gambian
> relatives even though I am Gambian through and through; and would die
> Gambian. I wish no harm to anybody, including those who hate me.
>
> Now to answer your question as what I pray to be wrong about, I had wished
> that your assertion that because the Senegalese authorities had accepted
> responsibility for the disaster, they would follow it up with appropriate
> measures, such as prosecuting those who neglegently caused this tragedy.
> This, I am sure you would agree with me, does not happen often in Africa.
> Most of our leaders in Africa, do not have the culture of resigning
> honourably. Some of our leaders do not do the right thing and resign if
> something goes wrong. It was because of that I said I pray that I am wrong
> in that the Senegalese authorities would be different. Thank God, at least
> two ministers have seen it fit to resign, thus earning my respect.
>
> Even though, I am still angry with Abdoulie Waade for having tacitly
> ENCOURAGED (yes ENCOURAGED) the Senegalese transport union to disrupt
> inter-
> state travel between the countries, despite all our existing agreements and
> closeness, I have developed some more respect for him for only accepting
> full responsibility, but for actually saying on TV that those found
> culpable after an inquiry would be punished.
>
> Your following assertion does not hold water, as I clearly stated that the
> Senegalese authorities should have learnt for our recent tragedy. No sane
> Senegambian can ever wish ill of a Senegalese or a Gambian
>
> Jabou wrote:
>
> "That is tantamount to accusing them of conspiracy to kill these people
> deliberately and that they will not do anything to prevent such a disaster
> in the future."
>
> NO! I AM SUGGESTING NO SUCH THING!!!!
>
> Have a good day, Gassa
>
>
> --
> There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see,
> yet small enough to solve (Mike Leavitt)
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