Lamine Conteh:

Good letter on Cheyassin Secka. This is the spirit. You'll be surprised, but
I equally know Cheyassin Secka. Some time ago, he wrote me a private e-mail
on Lawyer Isatou "Combeh" Njie, which I forwarded to L, at the time, and
Tombong Saidy sent an e-mail to the L, saying that the e-mail in question,
did not come from Pap Cheyassin.

Why? Because, according to Tombong, Cheyassin Secka had referred to me as
"Dear Ebrima" in e-mail in question, which according to Tombong, implied
that Cheyassin knows me well. Tombong then said that Cheyassin does not know
me well enough to warrant him to address an e-mail to me with "Dear Ebrima".

At the time, I ignored him (Tombong), but what Tombong, who was in US during
the transition period, did not know, was that Cheyassin had had a healthy
working relationship with us (The Daily Observer) during the coup period. We
published his series of articles entitled "Keeping The July 22 Movement On
Course".

I have to tell you that I personally have had a very good working
relationship with Pap Cheyassin during the transition period, and it is no
exaggeration to say that Cheyassin, myself and Halifa were among the most
vocal Gambians in the Gambia, during the transition period. And I was in
fact the one who arranged all the interviews he (Cheyassin) gave to the BBC
in particular. So you can now see for yourself that I also know Cheyassin to
some extent.

But what you have to note is that we have now passed a stage, in this
struggle, when we have to choose between who we should criticise or not.
Whoever has been a party to the destruction of our country will not be
spared, regardless of whether the person is a relative or a friend. They are
as culpable as Yahya Jammeh in terrorising, murdering and incarcerating
innocent Gambians.

I hope this sets the record straight: the truth will always be known in the
final analysis.

Cheers and my best wishes!

Ebrima Ceesay
Birmingham, UK.
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