Elow Wole,

I cannot understand why you called Darboe a TRIBALISH beacuse he spoke in Mandika. What is it to speak in Mandika if the MAJORITY of those listening to you cannot speak your so-called official language correctly. The majority of Gambians in that hall that day apprecaite Darboe's speech because it was well understood to them. For one to speak in your own language does not mean that you are a tribalish. If you thing Darboe cannot express himself in English is a silly mistake.

After all what is English? Is just another language which people use to understand each other.

The word TRIBALISH should be kick out of the Gambia politics. It was introduce by MARON JAMMEH as a mean of his DIVIDE and RULE TACTICS. This word will follw Maron Jammeh and his criminal gang when ever they are kick out of power. The Gambian people know no TRIBALISH. We have been living in harmony before and will continue to live in Harmony. Mandikas are marriaging Wolofes,Folaes, Jolaes, Sarahules, Akues and the apply to all other tribes in the Gambia.

You should no what to say next time about tribalish. I am not a Mandika but my wife is a Mandika. My brother is not a Fula but His wife is a Fula. My sister is not Sarahule but her husband is Sarahule.

Thank you and have a nice day.

Seedy Ahmed.

>From: Elow Wole <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Mr. H. Sallah
>Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 17:40:38 -0000
>
>Mr. Sallah,
>
>I had my runs with you earlier on this forum because I believed, and
>still
>believe, that your economic agenda and its underlying principles,
>falls
>short in this modern era. However, frankly speaking, all decent
>Gambians
>should not hesitate to cast their votes for you, unless they're
>hallucinating. My reason for commenting as such stems from the
>knowledge
>imbalance that exists when compared to the president, Hamat Bah, and
>Ousainou Darbo. I believe you also possess the leadership qualities
>necessary to head a nation. For a true leader must know, must know
>that he
>knows, and must be able to make it abundantly clear to those about
>him that
>he knows. From the many debates you've carried on this forum, it
>leaves me
>with no doubt that if Halifa falters, Halifa will have an
>explanation to why
>he faltered. Now that is important comrades. We need leaders who
>can bear
>responsibility for their actions, leaders that encourage and promote
>transparency, leaders who understand the fundamental problems of
>Mother
>Gambia.
>
>We've all read about Ousainou Darbo's speech in New York, and how he
>made
>his entire speech in Mandinka. I am not a tribalist for one, but
>what's the
>purpose of an Official language? What? he can't communicate well
>in
>English? I hope not, the guy is a doctor. To me, that's what I
>call a true
>tribalist, PERIOD! OR an UNFIT leader. The frustrating thing about
>the UDP
>party is the lack of AGENDA and proper planning. What da heck would
>I be
>doing in the US when I have a national election coming up in 4
>months?
>Haaa, they need funds, I got it and it makes perfect sense. But
>shouldn't
>they have done that last year or the year before? Or maybe they
>enjoyed
>cyberspace so much so that, they wanted to meet their cyber friends
>in
>person and thank them in person, and ask for more money. Poor
>planning
>folks. The UDP party is running around like a bunch of old heads
>and
>remnants of the ex-president's era playing monkeyshines to win the
>presidency, without any significant effort. How hard is it to update
>a
>website weekly? This site has so much irrelevant/old information,
>you find
>yourself clicking the "BACK" button on your browser before the page
>is even
>fully loaded.
>
>Like I said, I've had my runs with Halifa and his principles of
>democracy,
>but there's no doubt in my mind that he is a better leader and
>candidate for
>presidency. We should ask the question WHY vote for this person?
>Perhaps
>you will agree with me. Halifa, I wish you luck in the upcoming
>elections.
>
>Essa
>
>
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