This is a very good decision on the part of the GPU. Indeed, the GPU would have looked very unserious if you guys had gone ahead to play football with a government that has absolutely no regard for the private media and, as you rightly said, while we all are still mourning Mr. Hydara. Congratulations on this very wise and noble decision.
Baba
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>Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:34:59 -0400
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>The Secretary of State
>Department of State for Communication, Information and Technology
>GRTS Building, Kanifing
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>Dear Sir,
>
>PROPOSED FOOTBALL MATCH
>
>During a meeting of the new GPU executive on Friday to discuss among other
>things the proposed football match between the media and the government, it
>was unanimously decided that the GPU were not in a position to participate
>in it
>
>While we appreciate Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh’s good intentions to use the
>proposed football match as part of his noble efforts to bring the two
>parties closer, but we are of the view that it should have been more
>appropriate to seal it with the match rather than use it as the opening
>salvo.
>
>Therefore, while we are still quite ready and willing to continue the
>dialogue initiated by him, but we feel that the football match could wait
>until other more tangible issues are dealt with. We are for instance still
>in a period of mourning for our colleague the late Deyda Hydara, who was
>killed last December and whose demise is still fresh in our minds.
>
>We also feel that the government, particularly President Jammeh should,
>through his actions and utterances, show more goodwill and regard to the
>independent media than has been so far the case.
>
>Yours faithfully
>
>Madi M. K. Ceesay
>President
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