Since i first subscribed to this forum i have gone back to read a lot of postings. Having being with Foroyaa i can clearly say that Suntou is simply refusing to state the facts and trying to pick some petty squabbles out of the Foroyaa report and editorial. As mentioned by Demba and others, what the foroyaa report in fact did is to reaffirm the UDP statements as facts. At least this is not the time to pick political squabbles when Femi Peters is arrested for rightfully exercising his political rights. Lets try to address the unjust arrest and now detention of Peters and leave the petty talk. Suntou has proudly stated that he does not read Foroyaa which he is free to. But to state that he hardly reads anything UDP on Foroyaa is to confirm his hypocrisy and hate for whatever that is related to PDOIS. Which papers or media organisation in the Gambia has ever reported the disappearance of Kanyiba Kanyi, the then arrest and disappearance of Ousman Rambo Jaata etc, etc. I could state a lot more if my memory will serve me well. I was at Foroyaa when Kanyiba's family members even made Foroyaa to discontinue reffering him as a "UDP Stalwart" whenever his case was reported and we have seen recently Ousainou Darboe refer as a UDP organiser. In fact a special prayer was delivered for Foroyaa at Bakau Jaata Kunda when Rambo was released as a result of Foroyaa's relentless coverage of his disappearance and with great risk by one of its reporters to accompany amnesty International staffers to Sarre Ngai to officially see Jaata. Could this too be a case for political opportunism? One could also accuse the UDP of merely stating known facts at their meeting by simply regurgitating issues that were already dealt with in the press. Or because Suntou hardly reads Foroyaa and depends on the outside Gambian media, he had not come across those stories before. Suntou you are free to choose not to read Foroyaa, but by doing so i can assure one thing, You will miss a lot happenings in the Gambia because other papers will never carry them. Modou Nyang There is not secret that the Editors of Foroyaa are members of PDOIS. And that have not --- On Fri, 30/10/09, Demba Baldeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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