Comrades: I read with interest about Ebou's willingness in apologising to Jammeh and his unwillingness in apologising to the Gambian people. I congratulate Ebou for taking a courageous move in being apologetic, and I encourage that he takes another move in apologising to the Gambian people. Ebou will certainly answer to Jammeh's question on the whereabout of the $3 million. Please let us not push Ebou to the corner. Cousin Jallow has alreadly done damage to himself. I am appealing that we refrain from calling him a thief. This word is in the eye of the beholder. I beg for a moment that we not be subjective. In times of reality in political process, one must have the willingness to evaluate circumstances at hand and firmly apply qualitatively a willingness to evaluate failures. We are at a moment of defeat, and we have not addressed solutions to problems that are affecting innocent Gambians back home. While Ebou has a right to support Yahya, we also have a right to question him on his motive for a sudden change of heart. If Ebou feels that the APRC is a government of the will of the people, may I encourage that he visits Jammeh in The Gambia and solve some major problems that he left behind. Until then, please let us leave Ebou alone. He had constantly evaded questions posted to him. It does not take a fool to understand why Ebou will never answer to his critics. He can fool some of the people some of the time, but Ebou certainly cannot fool Jammeh. He will not see the light of day if he ever visits the Gambia. So until Ebou takes a move to visit the Gambia, can we assemble our forces to some major important issues? We should redefine our political process. We should move to the center and approach politics objectively. We must understand that we have to deal with Jammeh for the next 5 years. We should extend respect to the office of the president. We should hold Jammeh accountable for all the promises he made during the campaign. We should put the Gambia first. We should be willing partners in the development of our country. We should appeal to Jammeh to leave the civil service alone. Retaliation and political vindictiveness will only push the Gambia back. Our responsibility is for a united and prosperous Gambia. This I affirm is a right we must give the APRC government. Finally, comrades, we must be a loyal and respected opposition. Naphiyo, Comrade ML Jassey-Conteh Greensboro, NC/Kombo East Constituency -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>