Mr Samateh and Mr Sanneh,
Thanx for your observations, but i want to ask the question :
What is the difference between the Professor and Museveni? Museveni is as mad as the Professor. Remember this same man manipulated the Ugandan constitution to perpetuate himself and his family in power. This man is so arrogant that he has been known to have said that
'he hasn't seen any Ugandan qualified enough to succeed him'. He surrrounds himself with his relatives including his son, brother and wife as the only advisers he listen to and trust. I refer you to read the vociferous Ugandan Journalist Andrew Mwenda's column the
(The Last Word in the http://www.independent.co.ug/ ) for a good insight to Uganda's Museveni. Mwenda is a co-founder and co-owner of the paper. A SOAS graduate and fellow of both Leiden and Stanford Uni. Though sometimes he (Mwenda) is critisized as over the top of what some seen as his pandering to Western right-wing agendas (as exemplified by being a guest to the Frp-A Norwegian political party whose views are anti-immigrant etc) nonetheless he is an interesting read.
The Commonwealth, just as most of these international organisations are: is a club just to serve the interests of the rich and powerful. If this outfit was genuine how can they ban Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea whilst allowing Museveni the Chairmanship of the Commonwealth. Journalist like Mwenda have been imprisoned many times. His likes and many of ordinary Ugandans have had their Human Rights flouted and abused by Museveni and his goons.
I think only Gambians can free themselves from the tyrannical clutches of the Mad Professor. It seems that some of us have some faith in the international community coming to our salvation. Remember geopolitics is what matters, states operate based on their interest, not some distorted altruism. Gambia is insignificant in geopolitical terms. We are in for a long wait if we think that organisations such as the Commonwealth will do anything significant for ordinary African people.
Best,
Mboge
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:29 AM, abdoukarim sanneh
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Mr Samateh
Thanks for sharing the piece. Like Brother LJ Darboe alway address him with the title of a professor. The madness professor will be put under peer pressure. I hope Museveni will act.
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Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh | By Henry Mukasa
HUMAN Rights activists from Commonwealth have petitioned President Yoweri Museveni to rein in his Gambian colleague, Yahya Jammeh, for threatening to kill human rights defenders.
In an open letter to Museveni, the out-going Commonwealth chairman, Maja Daruwala, said Jammeh’s statements flout the jealously guarded Commonwealth principles.
“In view of the universal condemnation and concern at the statements of the President of Gambia, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) strongly urges you to seek a clear repudiation of his statement and a strong re-affirmation of his commitment to the values of the Commonwealth…,” Daruwala wrote.
“…In the absence of this, we recommend that no invitation be extended to the President of Gambia to attend the upcoming CHOGM in Trinidad,” Daruwala added.
Museveni will on November 29 hand over the chairmanship of the Commonwealth to the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. Museveni became chairman of the grouping of former British colonies in November 2007, when Uganda hosted the summit.
In 1971, while meeting in Singapore, the Commonwealth adopted guiding principles for member states which emphasise human rights.
Zimbabwe was suspended for flouting the principles after botched elections and subsequent violence.
Jammeh, in a television address recently, reportedly said: “If you think that you can collaborate with so-called human rights defenders, and get away with it, you must be living in a dream world. I will kill you, and nothing will come out of it”.
Ironically, the headquarters of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is in the Gambian capital, Banjul.
Published on: Saturday, 14th November, 2009
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