I am not convinced. About the reasons for public displays of raw anger, insults and inflammatory statements – drums of war.
I am NOT convinced. Wasn’t the Courts meant to restore sanity? Instead, what we have is an embarrassing display of profanity, animosity, ethnicity and, massaging autocracy – the New Gambia University of Bigotry. I am not convinced. By the inability – the unwillingness of leaders across the political divide to reason, to talk with each other; to step down from the pedestal of grandstanding.
I am not convinced. NOT convinced: – History repeats its self; Gambian calling fellow Gambian a foreigner is nothing new in our republic. Alieu Bah not a Gambian clearly demonstrates the intolerance and tribal inherent our body politics.
History repeats itself; the editors (Alagi Yorro Jallow and Baba Galleh Jallow) of the banned Independent newspaper in April 2000 faced the worst kind of ethnocentric lynching using the immigration and Justice department for possible deportation because of our tribe (Fulani) and our work critical to the government.
An entreaty to on-line tribal chieftains: “Tribes do not hold, or exercise power; only individuals and their cronies do. Tribe is but a red herring used by the political class to distract us from real issues – a widening gap between the rich and the poor, the rising cost of living and the diminishing opportunities for upward socio-economic mobility.
Emphasis on tribal identity benefits only the political elite, who would rather maintain adversarial social relations that have formed their political power base. But, in this age of simplistic narratives, who will listen – let alone believe – such nuanced arguments
Indeed outdated. Tribe is a distraction. Accusing others of tribalism may also be distraction. Therefore a fine line is a necessity when we engage in national discourse.
Mr Jallow, only an ignoramus would say Alieu Bah is not a Gambian. Those people need to read the constitution to understand how Gambian citizenship is obtained. Not being a Gambian should not matter because he is resident in the Gambia and he is not calling for NAWEC to sort out the utilities for only foreigners but for all Gambians. I think anyone who calls themselves Gambian should be ashamed of themselves for questioning the nationality of any individual who is fighting for you a Gambian to get your rights. You are very right Messrs Jallow and Kinteh, there are people out there who are hell bent on distracting Gambians from truly understanding and participating in the events unfolding in the country. We should not let them get away with it. There are only a few Gambians who can go back three generations and not find another tribe in their lineage. My father is Mandinka, my mother Fula and her paternal grandmother was Aku and I believe that there are many like me in the Gambia. This was one of the reasons Jammeh eventually failed, so anyone who thinks they can succeed are living in loud cuckoo land.