"The Staff Association of Gamtel and Gamcel joins
all decent citizens of The Gambia in condemning this cowardly act and hope
the perpetrators of this heinous crime will be brought to book in the
shortest possible time. The Association deeply sympathizes with Deyda?s
family and Press fraternity."
You the staff association seem to be flip-flopping a lot on this national concern. It is very contradictory and hypocritical to condemn the act and deeply sympathize with Deyda's family and yet still go ahead with your program with Youssou Ndour.
The associations mere intention of carrying out this event when Gambians from all works of life are mourning this tragedy is in itself an act of inhumanity. Please staff Association, re-pull your strings and join the community to fight this terrorist and terrorism in The Gambia.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gamtel Staff Association <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:39 am
Subject: The Gamtel / Gamtel Staff Association response to campaign.
> The tragic murder of Deyda Hydara has sparked off a campaign by a
> group of
> Gambians for the cancellation of the proposed performance by
> Youssou Ndour
> in The Gambia in January. The Staff Association of Gamtel and
> Gamcel joins
> all decent citizens of The Gambia in condemning this cowardly act
> and hope
> the perpetrators of this heinous crime will be brought to book in the
> shortest possible time. The Association deeply sympathizes with
> Deyda?sfamily and Press fraternity.
>
> The linking of Deyda?s murder and the performance of Youssou Ndour
> in the
> Gambia is totally unjustified given the noble objective of this
> program.Firstly, The Gamtel Staff Association is a nonpolitical
> and nonprofit
> making organization and was founded to promote staff welfare and serve
> community with commitment and distinction. The Association is
> independent of
> Gamtel management.
>
> Secondly, this is the second time that our Association will be
> organizingsuch an event with Youssou Ndour. Last time our
> Association donated over six
> hundred thousand dalasis to the maternity unit of the RVH. This
> was done
> solely on humanitarian grounds and to assist a place where life
> begins.
> Youssou Ndour is an artist of International repute. As an
> Ambassador to
> Unicef, he keenly identifies himself with such courses. As
> despicable as the
> murder of Deyda is, humanitarian work must go on as our people
> live in
> poverty. Our Association has the moral obligation to continue to
> fulfill our
> social obligations. Those who link this event to the cancelled
> tour of
> Youssou to the U.S. last year must realize that that was done on a
> matter of
> principle, of one sovereign nation unilaterally attacking another
> withoutthe mandate of the United Nations. In as much as we condemn
> this attack as
> Gambians we cannot but hope that justice will take its natural
> course given
> the diverse condemnations from both within and outside this country.
>
> We fully respect the views of those who campaign for the
> cancellation of
> this event; however we totally reject and vehemently oppose those
> who have
> been threatening Youssou Ndour and his Management Team to prevent
> him from
> coming. These people have lowered themselves to the level of the
> murderersof Deyda Hydara. People who propagate violence do not
> have any place in our
> intellectual forums. The Gambia is a peace loving nation and our
> peopleshall continue to live in peace by the grace of the Almighty.
>
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