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Deyda's Brave Words When Ebrima Sillah's House Was Burnt Down
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The Independent (Banjul)
DOCUMENT
January 10, 2005
Posted to the web January 10, 2005
Banjul
"From the word go Mr President, your regime wrongly identified the independent media as its opponent which led you as early as 1994 to describe media people and human rights activists as illegitimate sons of Africa. But let me tell you Mr President that when one wants "acara" one must be prepared to bear the pepper.
"Put simply that means if someone takes public office, he or she must be ready to be scrutinised. People who do not want to be in the news must not take up public offices; for all in the public domain must be exposed for the people to pass judgement."Your government and its supporters must also know that it is the Almighty that gives and takes life. You should know that some of us have as published in this paper in 1992 and 1994 offered our life in pursuance of our social responsibility role. Maybe we are crazy but some of us would be proud to be gunned down or simply killed for doing just that.
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"Government's stewardship must be closely examined and reported on for the benefit of the governed and no amount of threat or danger would deter us from carrying out such a responsibility."