Njok,

Thanks for telling it as it is.  You are one of the few people that has been
active in keeping the GYA in the UK functional thus in a qualified position
to comment on this pertinent issue.  Baba has shown class and dignity in his
resignation.

Mboge

On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Malik Jeng <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Baba, you should not allow people who always want to re-invent the wheels
> to unnecessarily force your hand.  Gambian Organisations of all
> types, whether Europe or USA, always have few committed people to carry
> it, although the passive majority tend to throw a lot of dirt on these
> poor active people.
> It seems most of the time the idealist/saboteurs take things personal, not
> knowing that if they spoil things, others will await them by the dark
> corridors.
> You are an upstanding person, so please don't just give in like that in
> future.
> r
> Njok Malik
>
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> Subject: [>-<] Resignation from GPU-USA Executive
> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:17:28 +0000
>
>
> Earlier this week, Mathew Jallow sent out an email to me, a couple of other
> members of the GPU-USA executive, and to the editors of the online Gambian
> media houses - freedom, the echo, senegambianews, allgambian and gainako.
> Among other things, Mathew wrote that:
>
> *"After many discussions with a variety of journalists both active and
> inactive, the time has come for us to put heads together and recreate the
> Gambia Press Union (USA) into a more representative and active organ for the
> development of the Gambia media. I therefore call on the current executive
> to respond this calling in the interest of unity and progress of our media."
> *
>
> In subsequent emails to the same addressees, Mathew proposed that the
> current executive should step down in order to make room for a restructuring
> of the GPU-USA. He pointed out that some editors of the Gambian online media
> and other Gambian journalists he had spoken to are not happy about the
> constitution of the past and current executives. During the last executive
> elections, only about seven people responded to the call to vote, even
> though there are at least 15-20 names on the GPU-USA mailing list. Calls by
> the GPU-USA executive, both past and present, for Gambian journalists in the
> USA to actively participate in the union's activities have been unsuccessful
> and we have had to work with the very few active members to keep the body
> alive.
>
> It is against the background of this scenario that I have decided to step
> down as Secretary General of the GPU-USA in order to allow the process of
> restructuring Mathew suggests, and that has received the support of some of
> the editors of the Gambian online media, to go smoothly ahead. In that
> regard, I wish to inform the Gambian online community that I have
> voluntarily resigned from my position as GPU-USA secretary general with
> immediate effect. I am hoping that Mathew Jallow and those who initiated
> this dialogue on restructuring the GPU-USA will continue to guide our
> efforts in this important direction. Below is a copy of the resignation
> letter I sent to editors of all online Gambian media, to the GPU-USA mailing
> list, and to Mathew himself. I am sending this to the Gambia Post and the
> Gambia-L to make sure that the online Gambian community knows exactly what
> is going on with the GPU-USA.
>
> *Dear All,
>
> Upon careful reflection and in order to help move this union forward, I am
> happy to announce that I am stepping down from my position as Secretary
> General of GPU-USA with immediate effect. While it has been tough to have
> folks participate, it has been my pleasure to serve in this capacity and to
> work with those of you who have been active. I hope and pray that the
> current dialogue goes smoothly forward and that our union emerges from it
> all stronger and better organized.
>
> I hope too, that those who have initiated this process of restructuring
> will continue to coordinate our efforts in that direction. Thank you all and
> God bless you all.
>
> Sincerely,
> Baba Galleh Jallow
> *
>
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