Seedy,
I think you miss the point. I for one will really want to see a political
change at home and am already part of the process. You are entitle to you
point ,ideas and of course i am entitle to mine.
It will be great if the President meet the Gambian Community at in the US.
If Jawara never did met with Gambians abroad that should not stop Jammeh
from doing it. Or are you telling me that it is the saying"Like Father Like
Son".
I also believe that you should wake up to the call cause building schools
and air ports is not what we call development. As you rightly said very few
have access to these sites as well as the schools you are talking about. How
many Gambians can pay their school fees? How many can finish their
schooling?
You see, Seedy i don't make comparison with Jammeh and Jawara cause to me is
a continuity. Making comparism will means one is better than the other. No,
it is a continuation from a bad to a worse system as simple as that. My
political platform is that Gambians deserve better and i will do anything, I
mean anything to forsee that it happen or lay the foundation for it.
Also, don't forget the politcal platform is what the gambians in the US are
asking from Jammeh today and that is becoming a cat and mouse game. Where
sub-commitees are formed to hide the true colours of the AFPRC regime. Why
the need for that?
You see, I believe that you choose the wrong topic to debate on, here we are
saying that Gambians abroad need to unity in a more practical bases not to
form a political platform but a forum to effect change, be it politcal,
social, economic, technology etc despite our politcal stands. That is what
we are calling for, the L has gone to a different level now, we have moved
from the stage you are now, to a semi- advance stage as to what can we do in
practical terms to effect changes. So, try to catch up with us and don't
just jump on issues. Or shall i say in the wrong topic.
by the way am glad that you are praying for Him to improve his human rights
record. Don't forget in human rights we don't mean the ability to only say
something but the right to better living standard and the ability to
understand and defend ones right.
Waiting for your re-bounce
THe struggle Continues!!!!
Ndey Jobarteh
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From: Seedy SaidyKhan <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 26 September 1999 07:33
Subject: Re: Actions speak louder than words:
>Kabir,
>
>If you want to bring a true political change in The Gambia, you have to
>participate in the political process. I bet you and Ndey can form a good
>political party or join one of the already existing ones.
>
>A reception was supposed to be held in honor of President Jammeh on
Saturday
>in Washington, DC. So obviously, he will meet Gambians.
>
>We had Movement of Justice in Africa(MOJA-G). We also had Tombong and his
>gang doing their things in the States, but I am not sure if the ousted
>President Jawara ever met them. However, that never stopped them from their
>struggle. Mr. Jammeh is no doubt a politician. Thus, he is very much aware
of
>his critics. Once again, he is meeting and will be meeting Gambians up to
his
>last day in the US.
>
>Time will tell us that "change" can be bitter. But it can be adaptable,
too.
>
>Gambians today may be as poorer as they were twenty years ago. I have not
>been to The Gambia for six years now. However, I am aware that unlike Mr.
>Jawara, Mr. Jammeh talks about development and I think he also takes it
very
>seriously. The Yundum Airport is an example. The regime we had before
>Jammeh's could not even build a single high school. I could remember
shortly
>after the 1977 general elections, a family man was fired from his job
because
>he was an NCP sympathizer. Also, I have seen people who went to look for
jobs
>and they were asked who their parents were. So their is a very little
>difference between the two governments in some aspects. However, we should
>not only look at development economically, but mentally as well. So we
should
>hold ourselves accountable for certain actions. Please remember that Mr.
>Jammeh is been voted by the Gambian electorate. From what I understand, Mr.
>Jammeh did not hire any outsiders to commit those atrocities in the
country.
>I have no doubt that he will learn from his mistakes to improve his human
>rights records.
>
>In order for us to bring about a meaningful change, we have to address this
>"self imposed exile." Only a fraction of Gambians have access to this site.
>So if you want your voices to be heard well, please take political
platforms
>at a local level. We need you there if you think you can make a difference.
>So much junk mail! Who cares!
>
>God bless The Gambia.
>
>S. S. Saidykhan.
>
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