Gambia-L: The e-mail below came from one of my sources in the Gambia; but I hope this would be the last posting on the issue! We really have to move on! Ebrima Ceesay _____________________________________________________________________ Hello Ebrima, You are late in posting the retraction of the Ebou Taal's story by the Daily Observer which gives the impression that it was deliberate on our side not to correct the mistake of the Daily Observer. As I told you yesterday, the retraction is a face-saving device engineered by Ebou's friends. It is obvious that in order to declare anyone persona non grata and give him 24/48 hours to leave town, one must have entered the country. Ebou did not travel to the UK and therefore he could not have been declared as such. So the Observer was obliged to correct that unfounded statement. However, what the retraction failed to mention was the status of his nomination as ambassador-designate to the UK which was withdrawn by The Gambia Government at the request of Her Majesty's Government in March, 2000 for reasons known to all of us. I personally do not wish Ebou Taal ill but he must recognise when to call it "quit" for the sake of his honour and for the restoration of the dignity to the position of High Commissioner to the Court of St James (UK). His family are going through pain as a result of his own insistence to return to the Gambian diplomatic service at all cost. There is a reason behind the first Daily Observer story on the saga which should serve as a clear warning to him and to those pushing his nomination that even this Yahya Jammeh's Government no longer requires his services. He will be doing his family and all those those who love him dearly a favour if he retires honourably and graciously from the AFPRC the Jammeh Government. Thanks as ever! ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------