Hi Bro Modou, Thank you as always for your educative lines. I wholly agree with you, Haruna and the rest I must have hit our own guardian very hard, though without ill-will. Like the other nephew teased at me that I am bared from a getting a “jombagjoh” from my uncle’s home. Isn’t that something?? Jokes aside, I am a fan of Uncle Mathew’s writing myself and his poetry is of course a must read for me. I think he is a great player to the struggle at hand.
On a humorous note, Gambia’s struggle is at the crossroads and I am sure you are aware that there is a lot of confusion out there. It is easy to be trapped in some unawares and that is why silence is golden sometimes.
I know you coming from a PDOIS standpoint; you are probably not of the Malcolmarians. In my view, all possible means could be a popular uprising where citizens will take to the streets to claim the Gambia back from the hands of tyranny. Another one that that quickly comes to mind is when one soldier dealt with Musa Dadis and Dadis was forced to vacate the office. It is important to note that the democracy of which we enjoy in America came with a price—because most of the revolutionary forces committed treason under the colonial rule then to claim back their country. After this much suffering, I do support a takeover of Government from Jammeh that is calculated with less or no blood bath. The calculation should be weighing the lesser of the two evil clouds. This can be done, for example, in any of his travels; the military can
close the borders and the airport. Now that too I know comes with a danger especially after Jammeh has recruited and indoctrinated forces from Cassamance and even from the Gambia to support him at all cost. The eventuality of such a pushback could be fatal.
I think the CNTG can join the rest of Diaspora forces already fighting not as an “armed militia” but a force that would help restore democracy. I have no doubt that we all share these concerns of blood bath. If the CNTG can rally Gambians to take to the streets, that would be commendable. The CNTG can also lobby to see all Diasporans on the same organization where we will all involve the higher powers that be-UN, ECOWAS, EU, Gambians, etc…to possibly drag Jammeh to the Hague court with travel bans on him and his administration. Options are not limited to this.
Some of CNTG group members that openly supported opposition members back home must completely disassociate themselves otherwise; we will be dealing with another new chapter soon.
Anyway, forgive the part that doesn’t make sense to you.
Best regards Modou!
Always Yero.
There is no god but Allah (SWT) and Muhammad (SAW) is His messenger. Fear and Worship only Allah alone!
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:14:52 +0100
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Yero, thank you for reconsidering your aversion to Uncle Mathew's stance against Bayo and his CNTG. I also felt that yuo were being too harsh on our sentimental guardian uncle. But your following statement "While I support the ousting of Jammeh by any possible means, I suggest that any responsible party must do it in way that doesn't burn the Gambia into ashes," to the CNTG has also left me bemused.
If i may ask, how in your own way do you think Jammeh cuold be ousted by any means possible and still expect to guarantee the Gambia from burning into ashes?
Nyang
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Like many of you, I am also reviewing the CNTG. I am suspending my take until I know more about how they intend to carry on with their plans. I am becoming increasing worried on how CNTG will use the names below most of whom are inexperienced at some of the portfolios given below. Needless to mention, I am more interested in knowing the mechanism they will employ to oust jammeh within 30 days from yesterday (Wednesday October 10th 2012).
I must do justice to offer an apology to Uncle Mathew for my harsh stance when he criticized the CNTG. I think those that called or emailed me to caution me made great points. Even though I don't agree with all that Kali said especially his condemnation of Sidia to hell, I still think that the whole CNTG needs to be carefully looked at. We should be careful of any situation that gets us from the cooking pot to the frying fan. To anything that we do, the interest of the Gambia and
Gambians should come first.
At least for now, we have contact names to reference regards to the CNTG. We've been trying to get hold of Mr. Bayo for a possible interview, to no avail. First, I hope that all these names below has signed up to it. Second, I want to caution that under no circumstance should we allow our country-- the Gambia to be in turmoil. While I support the ousting of Jammeh by any possible means, I suggest that any responsible party must do it in way that doesn't burn the Gambia into ashes.
Meanwhile, the floor is yours guys (CNTG transitional Gov't)....let us hear from you folks.
Ministers Suntou, Karim, Bamba et al....don't keep us waiting now.
Yero
There is no god but Allah (SWT) and Muhammad (SAW) is His messenger. Fear and Worship only Allah alone!