Open Malice: Why has Imam Baba Leigh’s release by H.E the president provoked such concerted, vile focus on Alieu M’boge?  

By: Momodou Alieu Sidi M’boge        

If Mathew K. Jallow’s  Alieu Mboge: The picture of heartlessness and cruelty, is a picture at all, it is a rather unusual kind; in the sense that the image that emerges at the end of a close inspection of the picture is not that of Alieu M’boge at all, but that of Mathew K. Jallow. The scabrous tone, the litany of abuse, the hatred, the libel, not to mention the non-sequiturs – all bespeak a mind mired in the sewer of its own rabid imaginings. The first problem I had with the piece was one of categorization: that is, I didn’t know what to call it. By its violence, lack of argument and excessive emotionalism, it disqualifies itself as journalism; by its deficiencies in artiness, writerly guile and formal control, it disqualifies itself as invective, proper.

Another Member Of Jammeh’s Assassin Team Sheriff Gissey Absconds!

Another Jammeh assassin team member Sheriff Gissey, alias “Ndara” has absconded from the jurisdiction of the Gambia for fear for his life. I have just gotten off on the phone with Mr. Gissey, who informed me that he fled Banjul for his safety.  He said he no longer feels safe to live in the Gambia. His former assassin team members have been trailing him in town. It has reached a point that Mr. Gissey said he has to run for his life. He is now residing at a neighboring country.  Mr. Gissey has agreed to appear on Freedom Radio to relate his story. He asked us to phone him in an hour, but when contacted, we were told by his host that he has step out of the house. For those of you, who do not know Sheriff Gissey, Mr. Gissey used to be a prominent member of Yahya Jammeh’s constituted assassin team called the jungulars.  Gissey was among the assassin members who fire bombarded the Independent Newspaper and Radio One FM. He was later dismissed from the elite force.  Gissey is a native of Bokoteh. 

Editorial: The Firing Of The Rogue Justice Minister Is A Welcomed Development!

Since Yahya Jammeh has demonstrated good leadership this time around by letting go his rogue Justice Minister Lamin Jobarteh, we are of the opinion that he should consider restoring public confidence into the already shattered judicial system. Dismissing Lamin Jobarteh is a good thing, but holding him accountable for his misdeeds is also a judicial imperative. Jobarteh has uses his office to enrich himself, falsely jail innocent folks, and also to bully perceived enemies. The lands that he has seized from poor farmers in the Central River Region should be investigated and if possible return to their rightful owners. High profile drug cases that he litigated in the name of “plea bargaining” on behalf of his drug dealer clients should also be looked into thoroughly.

Jammeh Fires Justice Minister Lamin Jobarteh

Justice Minister Lamin Jobarteh has been dismissed with effect from Monday, a statement from the Jammeh State House revealed.  Mr. Jobarteh has been replaced by Ms. Amie Joof, a High Court judge. Ms. Joof is the former wife Lai Conteh, the former KMC Mayor. Jobarteh’s dismissal has to do with an undercover interview he granted to the Freedom Newspaper, in which the Freedom Editor posed as an Austrian investor. Jobarteh said he was going to repeal the recently passed laws banning begging, caricature, and giving false information to a public officer if the posing investor agrees to finance legal aid in the Gambia. The President fired him based on his own admission to sell the Justice Department. Below is our story that led to Jobarteh’s sacking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_    detailpage&v=3jAZL4TaKeo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3jAZL4TaKeo#t=132s 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jAZL4TaKeo  

Lawyer  Darboe And Hamat Bah Disss Each Other At The Raleigh Conference!

The Raleigh unity conference heard on Saturday that Ousainanou Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic Party has once groomed Hamat Bah, the leader of the National Reconciliation party NRP to replace him since he Darboe is getting old.  But Hamat Bah never accepts to join the UDP, Darboe told the conference. Mr. Darboe, who went into brief heated exchanges with Hamat Bah, following Bah’s claims that power struggle and the growing passion for leadership has killed opposition growth in the Gambia, said Hamat Bah’s allegations are false and completely unfounded.  Mr. Darboe said he never wanted to discuss the private conversation he had with Hamat Bah, in his office in the presence of his party Deputy leader Yahya Jallow, but stated that Hamat refused to join the UDP when he groomed him for a possible succession in the foreseeable future. Darboe said due to his old age, he wanted Bah to join the UDP so that once he steps down, he can take over the mantle of leadership from him.