>From: Beran jeng <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: FWD:Dr. Jobe Is A Man Of Honour - Darboe >Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:32:40 -0400 > >From The Point > > >Dr. Jobe Is A Man Of Honour - Darboe > >The Opposition coalition presidential flag-bearer, Lawyer Ousainou >Darboe, >has congratulated Dr. Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe for dumping his >foreign >secretary portfolio with the Yahya Jammeh's government, describing >him as a >man of honour, principles and integrity. In his words, Darboe said, >"My >congratulations to Dr. Sedat Jobe for sticking by his principles. I >have >always considered him as a man of honour, a man of principles and >whatever >would not be in the interest of this country, he will not subscribe >to it. I >congratulate him and certainly it didn't come to me as a surprise." > >Darboe added, "I do not know the reasons for his resignation, but >then >coming shortly after the order expelling the deputy British High >Commissioner, I believe that he must have considered that this was a >major >foreign policy decision and really it was a wrong foreign policy >decision >and he cannot support it and he resigned. And I think, that it is a >mark of >a man of integrity and principle." On whether his recent call for >Dr. Jobe's >resignation might have triggered his resignation, Darboe had this to >say, >"Well not necessarily but when I made the call for him to resign, >you know, >I had known that he was a man of principles. We all come from the >same >place, you know. I have known him for several years. He is a kind of >a big >brother, an elder brother to me. > >Really, I believed he had a mission. I believed he wanted to see the >Gambia, >at a top foreign policy level, that will be for the benefit of the >country. >I think the right thing for him to do was to resign." Darboe added >that he >asked Dr. Jobe to resign in order to assert his principle, pointing >out >"which I am glad to say that he has done." Further asked what >Foreign >Secretary Jobe's resignation meant for the Jammeh administration the >coalition leader said, "well, I cannot assess what effect it will >have on >this government but I think one thing that is clear is that those >who still >are serving with the Jammeh administration, should take a lesson >from Dr. >Jobe, that if the government does anything or takes any decision >that they >do not agree with, then the right thing is to resign, rather than >hang on >and be gossiping on the sides. I think it would serve as a lesson to >others. > >The UDP leader told The point that the opposition coalition welcomed >anybody, who have the country's interest at heat. When told by this >reporter >that, "Some people are saying that you don't visit your home village >Dobbo, >because it is a taboo that if you visit your village, that might >affect your >aspiration for the presidency. How do you react to such views?" In >response >Darboe said, "Well you know these are superstition and I personally >do not >believe in them, but "I belong to an organisation and I have to >listen to >what others in the organisation say. After all my father was a >member of the >House of Representative. He used to start his campaign from Dobbo >and that >he has always been elected as a member of the House of >Representatives. > >But it is a superstition and people have really pleaded with me not >to go >there." The coalition leader added, "but certainly, I have >absolutely no >doubt that my going there and not going there does not and will not >affect >in anyway my aspiration in becoming president of this country. It >doesn't >affect it at all. Further quizzed whether he is implying that his >party's >reservations made him not to visit his village any longer. Darboe >had this >to say, "well, as of now, yes but then let me say that certainly I >will >visit the place. Infact, in January, when the mosque was being >opened, you >know, they had to literally dragged me out of the ferry, because, I >was >crossing to go, because I thought this is one occasion which will >never >happen again but I didn't want to miss it but I was literally >dragged out of >the ferry." Reacting to Joseph Joof's latest pronouncement that he >(Darboe) >is not eligible for presidency, Darboe said, "what I said, I think, >is he is >demonstrating his ignorance of the constitution. It is as simple as >that." > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the >Gambia-L >Web interface at: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to >write your full name and e-mail address. >----------------------------------------------------------------------------