Mr Jallow,
Bravo, yours is not mere mere spinning.You have made a pertinent
observation. A genuinely objective analysis should go back to November 1999,
when two potentially antagonistic tendencies within the A(F)PRC confronted
each other at what was called "The Family Meeting" at Kandinlai. At that
meeting, some elements of the ruling cabal tried to curb Baba Jobe's powers
by proscribing the infamous J22nd. A committee with Edward singhateh as the
chair was formed and mandated to look into the operations of the J22nd and
ensure their cessation . These developments took place Novenber/December
1999.
However, by January 2000, Edward Singhateh was still out of favour at state
house in Banjul; Baba Jobe had his position as an assistant secretary at the
president's office intact; and the J22nd became even more resilient in its
terror operations against all those who had the guts to speak their minds.
While Baba Jobe's influence in the A(F)PRC had been on the ascendancy over
the years, that of Edward Singhateh had been dormant. This reality, enabled
Baba Jobe to mastermind the infiltration of elements of the J22nd into state
positions where they could have the administrative advantage to make
critical interventions in grassroots politics. By the 2000(1) national
assembly elections, this strategy had been evolved to a point where it could
impact on the selection of A(F)PRC candidates.
Edward Singhateh meanwhile started to emerge out of the political woods when
he was redeployed from the department of state for Water Resources to
Communications. His greatest political  bottleneck has to do with the size
of his constituency. He seems to have always been conscious of this and is
ever ready to play second fiddle to Yaya Jammeh. He really craves for that
position and I am convinced that of all those who have been insiders of the
A(F)PRC, he is one of those fervently loyal to Yaya Jammeh.
It is not inconcievable that two of the president's most loyal political
associates are involved in a struggle here. Baba Jobe seems to be making a
struggle for political survival. He seems to be edging on to a dangerous
precipice, beyond which looms legal punishment and political damnation. His
legal woes are compounded by ferocious attacks on the political
sub-structure he built within the A(F)PRC over the years.
But has Edward Singhateh or any faction he belongs to any interest in seeing
Baba Jobe go? The answer is yes, perhaps not even for any hope of political
resurgence on their side, but simply to see a once poweful rival become
powerless. There is both greed and jealousy involved here. And when a
person's thinking is clouded by such venomous products of the heart, they
develop the capacity to indulge in the type of heinous crimes as manifested
in the attack on lawyer Ousman Sillah. Greed and jealousy can breed beastly
instincts, which precipitate degenerate persons, who treat each other worst
than dogs would mete out against each other. And mostly, persons who have
got bloody hands through their acts, have had others help clean their hands.
The A(f)PRC lacks the capacity to rid The Gambia of the mess it has brought
down on us over the years. I hope sooner than later, we would all respond to
the challenge to effect a genuine revolution in The Gambia which would lead
to democratic rule and governance.
Omar Joof.


>From: Ebou Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [>-<] OUSMAN SILLAH SHOT
>Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 12:18:29 -0800
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>This is a very sad story, and I do pray for Mr. Sillah's health.  Yaya
>Jammeh MUST condemn this act of terrorism, and make a promise to all law
>abiding citizens that justice will be done.  His "operation no compromise"
>must be a promise for justice and the rule of law. I hope he will seize
>this oppurtunity to hand over the murderers of Koro Ceesay (Edward
>Singhartey, Yankuba Touray, Sgt Kanji and Tamba) to the local police for
>trial.  There should be no more compromise  with rampant terrorism.  It is
>time to bring murderers to justice.  I have been well informed that
>Singhartey is personally involved in this recent hostilities against Lawyer
>Sillah inorder to create chaos, and terminate his arch-enemy, Baba Jobe.
>
>
>Ebou Jallow
>
>
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