Mr. Dampha, you always say it best.  What you
elaborated on here goes to crux of this
tribalism issue.  UDP should not sit-by and
allow Yahya Jammeh and his cronies define them
as tribalists.  There is no lie bigger than
this.  Unfortunately, it looks like it is
sticking (I believe this is event in the voting
patterns of the electorate).

Who is more tribalistic than Yahya Jammeh?  His
record speaks for itself.  This is well known in
Gambia but it needs to be debated more like you
suggested.

YND
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From: Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thu, 10 May 2001 10:07:03 -0400
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: UDP EXPELS HON. ALMAMY
TOURAY/INDEPENDENT


Pa Ali, great analysis. I also thank Manneh for
taking the time to clarify
his position to Jassey-Conteh again.

I would also take this opportunity to respond to
some of Conteh's postings
regarding this debacle. First of all I think it
is grossly unfair for Conteh
to accuse Manneh of tribalism simply because the
man tabulated the ethnic
make-up of Niani in order to back up his
analysis. That make-up is the
truth. Whether Manneh says it or not, it is
there. It is important that we
recognize it and formulate a strategy to take
advantage of that self-evident
truth. Taking advantage here does NOT mean going
to the majority Wollof and
pitting them against the minority (like APRC is
doing). Taking advantage
here means recognizing people's idiosyncrasies
and appropriately addressing
their unique issues/plight. For instance, with
this information in hand,
Darboe will not go to a Wollof village and start
addressing people in
Mandinka or Fulla. What is wrong in using
Manneh's information in that way?
...

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