The political reckoning of Ebrima Dibba has arrived in the form of his own voice. A leaked audio recording of the outspoken opposition figure pleading for help has gone viral, and instead of sympathy, it has drawn a wave of criticism.
Among the loudest voices is Senior consular Siaka Jatta of the Gambia High Commission in Freetown, Sierra Leone, who has made it clear he sees the clip as proof that Dibba is finally facing the consequences of his own words.
“You reap what you sow,” Jatta said, dismissing the audio as a moment of weakness from a man who has spent years hurling insults at others.
He reminded the public that Dibba’s record is littered with personal attacks against politicians and officials, including himself, Maimuna Ceesay, Alkalo Conteh, Fabu Sanneh, Lamin Cham, Dou Sanno, Suntu Touray, and even President Adama Barrow.
For years, Dibba cultivated a reputation as one of the UDP’s most fiery defenders, unafraid to speak bluntly and often viciously against his opponents. To his supporters, that made him brave. To his critics, it made him reckless. What is now in question is whether the same sharp tongue that raised his profile has also led to his downfall.
Jatta did not hold back. He accused Dibba of crossing moral lines and causing personal grief to families, recalling a particularly harsh remark in which Dibba suggested that if Jatta died abroad, his body would never be returned home. “Did politics reach that level?” Jatta asked, turning Dibba’s words back against him.
He went further, telling Dibba that his future in the UDP was finished. “Let it be clear to you, Ebrima Dibba, that there is nothing you could ever do to gain Lawyer Ousainou Darboe’s trust,” Jatta declared. “It is better to come and join us at the NPP so they can keep insulting us together.”
For Jatta, the matter is not about compassion but about justice. “The insults that you are receiving today were the same insults we received at NPP and you were part of the people raining that insults. You described us as useless Mandinka. This is what God has resent on you today,” he concluded.
The viral audio has divided Gambians. Some insist that, regardless of his past, Dibba deserves empathy in a moment of vulnerability. Others argue that he is finally tasting the bitterness of the same medicine he prescribed to others.
What cannot be denied is that the controversy has turned Dibba’s own weapon his voice into his biggest liability. Until he responds, he remains caught in a storm of his own making.
