>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: QUOTE OF THE DAY >Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:18:03 EDT > >In a message dated 8/16/2002 2:12:54 PM , [log in to unmask] >writes: > > > > Although I am no supporter of UDP and have never been, I think Waa's recent > > accusations in local newspaper publications will be doing more harm to > > their > > party than good. He might be assuming that he is exercising his democratic > > right of free speech but why not call a congress instead of all these dirty > > laundry in public? If the accusations are true then I am sure he is as > > guilty > > as Darboe since he is a member of the UDP executive. > > > > Momodou Camara > >Brother Mo and Sanusi, > >One would easily say that these people should have debated this issue in >private for the sake of their party, but perhaps Waa Juwara has the opinion >that he would not get anywhere doing it that way? Just speculation on my >part. However, if what is alleged is not true or misrepresented, and if Waa >Juwara's reason for speaking out publicly is to facilitate the formation of >his own party, then he could have simply formed his party and given a simple >statement to the nation as to why he found it necessary to take that action. >Having said all of that, I also think that we in Africa need to realize that >anyone who steps forward to attempt to lead us has to be accountable to us >and has to convince us that they have what it takes both morally and >otherwise to lead us. Therefore, perhaps debating these issues in public is >not a personal attack but an insistance on transperancy which will allow the >people to make informed decisions as to who they feel will be best suited to >lead us. > >Jabou Joh > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or 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] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~