We respectfully urge the genuine Opposition to the tyranny back home to stay away from the vision-less competition of: "We Hate Jawara More". By the same token, we counsel the genuine Opposition not to espouse the equally ridiculous posture of dwelling in the past and trying to defend the Jawara record and saying that: "We Love Jawara to Death." In short, Jawara is irrelevant (in the most part) in this struggle to rid our society of tyranny, murder, mayhem, corruption, etc. One can understand why a backward outfit like the AFPRC/APRC (populated mainly by High School drop-outs) will be fixated on Jawara and the PPP regime which has been out of power for the last seven years. Simply put, Yaya and his gang have nothing to offer us. They do not have ideas to move the country forward. By their own stats, Gambians have grown poorer under their watch. By their own admission, Yaya has stolen more from the Gambian poor (in six years) than Jawara and his entire government stole in thirty years. Tell me how a High School drop-out who never even ran a household before 1994 can now boast of being the richest man in the country. The Dictatorship could not solve our health problems. They could not solve our education problems. They could not solve our employment problems. They could not solve our transportation problems. They could not solve our energy problems. They could not fix the economy. They could not ensure that the farmers have a conducive environment to sell their crops. To add insult to injury, the Dictatorship is the most corrupt government the country has ever seen. They steal the little that comes into the country in terms of aid in order to finance their petty luxuries (e.g. sending their wives to The U.S. for medical treatments). Yaya and his gang are also the most callous people the country has ever seen. By now we all know how Yaya ordered the massacre of children as young as three. I would not even get to the other human rights violations and lawlessness that goes on in the country up to this day. Clearly, what is relevant to the farmer up country, as we speak, is how to sell this year's groundnuts in order to feed a family. That farmer does not care about a competition called "Who Hates Jawara the Most?" That farmer does not care about theories about how the 1994 coup could have been avoided. That farmer does not care about how former politicians (that are no longer alive) used to fool voters (that are also dead as I write this). These farmers are hungry for pragmatic ideas. These farmers want to know what the government can do for them to enable them to enjoy the fruits of their labor. These farmers want to know how they are going to pay their debts. They want to know how they are going to educate their children so that those children would not be programmed fanatics of vision-less politicians. These farmers want to know why a corrupt Yaya government will get rid of Alimenta and replace them with unscrupulous businessmen introduced to the country by Baba Jobe. These farmers want to know why 12 million pounds sterling worth of aid money is being paid by our government to Alimenta in order to compensate the latter for the illegal and corrupt activities of Yaya and Baba Jobe. Farmers want to know why the EU money did not go to them instead. While we focus on Jawara who is thousand of miles away, Yaya and his gang are selling garbage to our farmers that it is not the government's place to help our farmers. You have senior government officials going to the farmers and telling them that 'it is not the government's place to buy the groundnuts from the farmers'. I wonder why our 'smart' politicians in the country could not see through this smoke-screen. To be bamboozled by a moron like Yaya, is the ultimate insult. I have no respect for someone that cannot mount an effective opposition against Yaya, but boast of being able to duel Jawara. This is an illustration of the wollof saying: "hold the kids for me, while I beat the adults." Case of misplaced priorities. Yaya and his gang should have been exposed. Although the government does not buy the groundnuts, it plays a major role in the industry. It is the government's duty to provide a conducive environment where farmers can sell their goods at competitive prices. If the government did not have that role, how can they explain the mess they put us in because of the Alimenta fiasco. Who vets the operators that are supposed to buy the groundnuts from the farmers? Who levies tax on our farmers? The Agriculture minister goes around the country to inform farmers about what is NOT the government's responsibility. He tells them that the government should NOT be given the responsibility of buying the groundnuts. 'Smart' politicians would have asked the vermin to explain what IS ACTUALLY the government's responsibility. Then we will measure to see if they delivered. 'Smart' parties will not fall for this smoke-screen. Yaya and his gang should be held responsible for the plight of our farmers. Records show that our farmers are producing more now (thanks to good rainy seasons). How come those very people are still poorer than they were six years ago? The nonentities running the country do not have the wherewithal, honesty and dedication it would take to move the country forward. As you can see, there is tons to rip from this illegal government we have back home. I just touched on one topic and I am running the risk of deviating from the crux of my posting. If one wanted to criticize this government and highlight the missed opportunities for the Gambian people, one can write a multi-volume book. If one wanted to catalog the lawlessness and callousness of the vermin running our country, one can produce an equally voluminous book. Pragmatism tells us that the war against Yaya's tyranny is the one we should fight NOW. As I said before, Jawara cannot murder our children while he is in London. He cannot steal money from the Central Bank of The Gambia while he is in England. Saying today that Jawara is not an intellectual or is not a Democrat, does not solve the current problems we have with a moron holding our country hostage. We have people like Dembo Bojang (MP from Bakau) who has been in the Opposition since time immemorial. Bojang battled PPP. So did Gibou Jagne; and these people have something to show for it. They won elections against strong PPP candidates. There are a number of us (non-politicians) that were not happy with the situation pre-1994 and we voiced our discontent. Does that give Dembo the moral authority to constantly preach to people how they never stood up to Jawara like they are standing up to Yaya? Does that give Dembo the right to say that because he was opposed to Jawara pre-1994, he has authority over anyone that did not expose his or her contempt for Jawara? Would it be right for Dembo to think that anyone that did not oppose Jawara is stupid or is corrupt? Is it justified for Dembo to ignore the current plight of his constituents at Bakau and remain fixated on Jawara and Sam Sillah? That is absurd. If opposition to Jawara and PPP is a medal of honor, very few Gambians deserve that medal more than Dembo. I do not hear the man going around town boasting about that. The man is moving on and taking care of the business of his constituents. He will stand in the same rallies with Sam Sillah, the PPP candidate he defeated. That is what pragmatic and smart leaders do. They form intelligent alliances to defeat a bigger evil. They do not stake out ridiculous positions by fighting old wars that have no relevance to our current plight. Pragmatic and smart leaders do not let a moron like Yaya hoodwink them with his infantile divide and rule tactics. Smart leaders learn from the past to shape the future. They do not dwell in the past and stay fixated on things that divide the Opposition. Smart and tolerant leaders recognize that people are capable of learning from their past errors and changing for the better. Smart leaders do not just condemn people because of their associations years ago. Tolerant leaders welcome with open hands genuine Opposition members that want to see the back of Yaya's tyranny. Smart and confident leaders will welcome anyone into the struggle and be prepared to convince them to abandon some of their redundant ideas. For instance, instead of arbitrarily condemning people that previously had sympathies for PPP, smart, confident and tolerant leaders, should welcome the genuine PPP people into the struggle and endeavor to change some of their bad PPP ideas. It is wrong to partake in this PPP bashing competition. The best Gambian politician is NOT the politician that Hates Jawara the Most. The best Gambian politician, in my book, is the one that is going to spearhead the alliance to defeat Yaya and eradicate tyranny in our society. 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