1. Mamma Kandeh is more popular that Adama Barrow.
2. More exciting and lovable.
3. More experience, he was part of the National Assembly and the Pan African Parliament.
4. Better Orator, speaks better English than both Adama and Isatou.
5. Head to head with Jammeh, Mamma has a better shot, in-fact an assured win.
6. Finally, he was right, the game was rigged and he wasn't fooled.

1. A person who sells eggs should not start a fight in the market.
2. No matter how far an eagle flies up the sky, it will definitely come down to look for food.
3. Respect the fools to avoid noise.
4. The little opportunity given to a monkey to wear clothes does not guarantee it to join the dining table.
5. You cannot convince a monkey that honey is sweeter than banana.
6. No Matter How Hot Your Anger May Be, It Cannot Cook.
7. Without fools there would be no wisdom.
8. However much the buttocks are in a hurry, they will always remain behind.
9. Before you go out with a widow, you must first ask her what killed the husband.
10. A child can play with its mother's breasts, but not its father's testicles.
11. There's no virgin in a maternity ward.
12. It's better to fall from a tree and a break your back than to fall in love and break your heart.
13. If A Man Wants To Grow A Long Tooth, He Should Have The Lip To Cover it.
14. An agama lizard in the village will always remain an agama in town.
15. When the mouse laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.
16. It requires a lot of carefulness to kill the fly that perches on the scrotum.
17. Na co-operation dey mak rice full for pot.
18. Person wey madman don bite before if im see mechanic he go take off.
19. The person who carries an umbrella when the rain stops know how heavy a load he carries.
20. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.
21. Don’t mistake a short man for a boy.
22. Anger, no matter how hot it is, can never cook yam.
23. A goat’s frown cannot stop it from being taken to the market.
24. A monkey that eats grass instead of banana is a goat.
25. No matter how far you urinate, the last drop always falls at your feet’.
26. He who swallows a complete coconut have absolute trust in his anus.
27. The monkey who tries to see the hunter clearly collects bullets in its eyes.
28. The sparrow said that since the hunter has learnt how to shoot without missing, it has equally learnt to fly without perching.
29. Snails don't venture where horned animals gather.
30. The frowning of a he-goat does not stop it from being priced.
31. If the sun claims superiority over the moon, let it shine at night.
32. A hen does not expect warning to hide it's chicks from the kite.
33. A man does not test the depth of a river with both legs.
34. A fly perched on the scrotum is gently nudged off...never struck!
35. A wise fish should know that a beautiful earthworm that looks so easy to swallow, has a sharp hook attached to it.
36. The okro plant never grows taller than the owner.
37. The man who fetches firewood infested with insects, invites lizards into his house.
38. Rat wey follow lizard go swim no sabi say him go remain wet when lizard body don dry finish.
39. Since all lizards lie on their bellies, one can hardly tell which has stomach ache.
40. He who swallows a complete coconut have absolute trust in his anus

“DR TOURAY, UDP is not the problem but Jammeh. The war is between you and Jammeh personally. We also want to remove Jammeh but for another purpose. Not the purpose because he wants to send us out of job." – Foday Jawla

"We know you never want FGM to be banned in the Gambia. It's a source of income for you. Jammeh by all means wants to see you unemployed. So what is between you and Jammeh is personal and Gambia is more than both of you.” – Foday Jawla

“When someone treats you like an option, help them narrow their choices by removing yourself from the equation”

“Do not let someone get comfortable with disrespecting you”

He roars like a Lion when he speaks yet his words are tender, reassuring and uniting. His smile can melt an ice-rock yet even in the midst of its beauty you can see the authenticity of his heart. Like the typical Gambian, he respect elders but what I admires most is he treats the common raggedy street-vendor or farmer the same way he treats the powerful. He says “US” rather than “ME”, he praise Gambians rather than castigate them. His humility can be seen in every word he utters yet you can see he is ready for the challenge to lead us out of this predicament.

He could have played to our deepest fears and divide us to broaden his support base but he choose the route of PEACE, UNITY and LOVE. They call for REVENGE he calls for RECONCILIATION, they say “THEM” and “US” he says “ALL OF US”. They question his integrity and qualification he prove to be a match beyond their wildness dreams. They made up stories to taint his character but quickly the people saw beyond the hoodwink. They call him poor, they call him rich depending on what suits their narrative but the love for this man is beyond the boundaries of the Gambia now. Senegal said “YES”, the powerful griots of the region are adding power to his name, Salam Jallow said “YES” haha…

He is UNSTOPPABLE. Ladies and gentlemen, his name is Mamma Kandeh. He has taken over the nation ballots haven’t been casted yet. He has exposed Jammeh in a way he never expected, today his government is in disarray, his royalist are beginning to see the writing on the wall. The wave of change swinging in Banjul is moving so fast, so strong, Jammeh is losing control and he is running out of ideas. His royalist are abandoning him, this hurricane is too strong to stop. CHANGE IS COMING!

Jammeh, the dictator, the master manipulator though he was smarter than all but his mum lied to him, he was living in fantasy land. Now he is beaten at his own game, Jammeh known to use the security forces for his personal gain CANNOT seem to have them help him stop Mamma-Mia.

My friends, Intellectualism and Politics are NOT the same. Mamma Kandeh is a politician, he knows Jammeh’s weaken and he exploited it without mercy. When he began his campaign he called on the Security Forces to rally behind him, he made a personal promise and it worked. It was a no-brainer, protect Jammeh he continue to use you then dump you or be on the side of the Gambians and I have a nice package for you lol. It is working.

Now that Dr. Touray’s campaign seem to be dying and the excitement fading away fast, I urge all to rally behind the one man capable of stopping Yahya Jammeh. I respect Dr. Touray but this NOT her year, The Gambian people are NOT ready for her. The heart can only love one person at a time and our HEART has been snatch by MAMMA-MIA. I urge all of them to endorse Mamma, it’s the right thing to do. We got about two (2) months to elections.

Let me know what you think. Seriously, I love you my friends :)

GDC’s campaign this year will go down in history as one of the most organized and effective campaigns in modern times. The only other campaigns it reminds me are: Macky Sall (Senegal), Barack Obama (USA), Donald Trump (USA, at-least in the primaries), no one foresaw any of these personals launching a successful bid to the presidency but they did and they did it in style.

In one of my earlier post here I argued “I do not measure leadership by the amount of degrees one has.” I have been vindicated by Mamma Kandeh. The truth is I do NOT want a president who thinks he can solve every problem or an expert in every subject just like dictator Jammeh. A good leader is one who have the vision to assemble the right people to do the job. This is what make Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg transformative and great leaders even though none of them are University Graduates. They knew how to leverage the talents of people smarter than themselves and assemble winning teams. Tina Fey in her autobiography said “In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.” Steve Job also once famously said "It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to.” This is what leaders do.

This morning one of my friends (Demba N. Njie) pointed out that Mamma was wrong to choose Mr. Jaiteh as his deputy. His reasoning, Mr. Jaiteh wasn’t well known by the people to warrant such a high profile role. I beg to defer, in-fact Mr. Jaiteh is probably the best deputy one can ever dream of. "Confidence Is Quiet and Insecurity Is Loud" said - Dr. Karin Luise. You do not need a deputy with star power equal to yours, a deputy is the one who rallies the troops, do the dirty work in the background and handles the day-to-day operations. Looking at how the campaign is unravelling he must be doing a damn good job.

GDC's success lies in their mastery of interpersonal relationship, the house to house campaign strategy and their outreach-committees in almost every town is a master class. This is one of their secret sauce and according to information on the GDC Facebook page it looks like this is spearheaded by Mr. Jaiteh. What an effort.

Being deputy of the party does not necessarily mean he will be the vice president when GDC wins, these are totally different roles. Just saying.

Firing Facuru Sillah was probably the first RIGHT thing GDC did, when a teammate don’t want to play ball with the troops fire him immediately, else he’ll bring morals down which eventually causes more problems. You’re NOT entitle to anything, earn it, period. His temper-tantrums after being fired, going around radio stations trashing his former boss, leaking information and documents shows that he wasn’t the right fit from the beginning. If you’re guessing I hate WHINNY people lol. Sorry my friend.

In the next couple of days I will begin a series of recommendations I believe are the right next steps for GDC as it enter the next phase of campaigning.

You have a good night my friends. Seriously, I love you!!

"Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side. There isn't an excuse."

A very enticing girly novel but you can easily drown into its magical mystery. This quote which I spent lot of time reflecting on reminds me very much of Yahya Jammeh. I was surprised that when I challenged myself to point out ONE good side of Jammeh, I came off empty handed.

I woke up to the news that Tina Faal, a brave woman who never allowed her conscience to be prostituted was arrested by Jammeh on bogus charges. Immediately, I could see why I was right, “Sometimes there is no good side and there isn't an excuse” Jammeh is just a pure evil.

Her crime, she openly change her support from Jammeh to Mamma Kandeh (GDC). Somehow this brushed his fucking ego and he was embarrassed, in his teensy–weensy head no one is entitled to their opinion, freedom is only free if it favors him. He was out for revenge without compassion, it doesn’t matter that she was a woman or a mother. He is gonna drag her through the mud, humiliate her and gets the short satisfaction of victory. Just as he did with Lawyer Darboe and his supporters, some women, some nursing mothers.

In the world of a Bully, there is no middle ground, its win or loss and he was gonna win but he is not winning only if he knew.

I wish Jammeh’s smartness was as big as his ego. I was ones told that men with big egos have tiny mutton daggers. I won’t be surprised if Jammeh’s Clam-hammer is as big as my pinky. Sorry, this wasn’t part of the subject but am mad, I can’t stand a woman being bullied especially by a man.

A nation were everything flies, a nation where you do not care as long as you’re not directly affected is a nation of hypocrites.

Anyways, moving on. Victory is near, Jammeh is feeling the heat. Mamma Kandeh has hit a nerve, the youths, the women, the good citizens of The Gambia have made their choice and the choice is not Jammeh. He will do anything between now and the elections to bring down our morals, to distract us but we must not let him. What we should be focused on instead is engage the international community, raise the alarms now, for a well monitored elections. It is possible.

Even Yahya Jammeh’s mother will vote against him. Let’s come together fellow Gambians, victory is possible, victory is close.

The ultimate sacrifice! Some memories shall never die! They gave everything! Those who gave up their lives for their country should be remembered forever. They were soldiers, they never bow away from their duties, they were called to serve and serve they did.

Sometimes I wonder why a man would give some much, give everything. Answers you can never find until you look at the questions.

It was a poor nation but a happy one, neighbors were not only neighbors but families. A crime as little as knife stabbing from one corner of the country would be heard in the other corner of the country, that’s how rare violence was. The people were peaceful and happy so much that the country was sobriquet “Gambia No Problem” :) It wasn’t a utopian country neither a perfect democracy but it was ahead of its peers in the African continent in terms of respect for the rule of law.

They could have easily ignored the plight of their people, they live beautiful lives in the WEST, beautiful families. But NO SIR, that wasn’t them. They were haggard of seeing the tears of their parents, neighbors, friends, families. The country they dearly loved was not the same anymore and it wasn’t getting any better. The country was kidnapped by a mad dictator, WHAT WOULD A SOLDIER DO???

If I knew any of them, I would have talked them out of it. They were climbing a mountain the height of which I could never stand. Your plan was not perfect. I do not agree with what you did but I understand every bit of it. You’re NO criminals, sir!

We have so much disunity among us but there is one thing we can never, ever do; FORGET THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR YOU AND ME. Their memories should be alive, every child born for the next century should know their story.

Your memories remain, you challenge us to never give-up. A soldier is down, our hearts are full. PERMISSION SIR.

The day will come when you’ll be celebrated, your NAMES will be raised to the highest peak and on that day, your sons, your daughters, your wives, parents, families and friends will hear the real stories. You were NO cowards. Until we meet again, PERMISSION SIR!!

December 30th, brave sons of our land gave it all.

My interest lies in Political-Pluralism, all of us working together to salvage our nation even if we have different political loyalties. Unfortunately, some of the folks claiming to be against Jammeh's dictatorship here, have the worst dictatorial tendencies themselves. Some, hardcore tribalist plus bullies who hide behind every excuse to silence their opponents. I respect a man/woman who can debate on issues without resorting to vituperation. The sad reality is, Gambian politics is squalid and putrid.

I get bored of bullshit quick, after a while I prefer to retrieve to my man-cave and chill out. It used to be that, this thing, you call STRUGGLE had mature, smart, intellectuals making mature, smart, intellectual debates. NO more, now the loudest mouths, the most extreme among us have been confused as the genuine. Folks looking for relevance on Facebook will jeopardize what’s at stake just to further their attention-grabbing cause.

In the past, I have talked about this bubble, the bubble were you have the same people who always LIKE and COMMENT on your post, they’re always cheering you, they never disagree with you. This bubble that gives a dubbed sense of righteousness and stops you from seeing outside of that bubble, you think your views are the majority but if you look hard you would notice that it’s the same circle of friends always cheering you.

The rest of us see you for who you are, bigots pretending to be neutral.

Anyways, moving on. Recently, I have been receiving bunch of Facebook-messages, many wondering why I have gone MUTE, if all was okay with me. Thank you for your concerns my friends, I am doing perfectly well.

This morning I woke-up to a message from Bintou xxxx, it read, “Don't be too long, is getting closer*, we need all hands on deck.” I turn-on the TV and heard Michelle Obama say “We can’t afford to give-up right now.”

They got to me, these wonderful ladies had me feeling a little guilty. They’re right. YES, we can’t give-up, YES, we need all hands on-deck. I’ve chosen the route of NOT giving-up, I’ll continue engaging my fellow Gambian youths in the weeks remaining before elections.

This election is NOT a normal election, THIS IS IT. This is our final chance to save our country from Economic, Structural, Social and Financial catastrophe. If we allow Jammeh to rule another Five (5) years, even if he leaves after that, we’ll spend the rest of the 21st century trying to clean-up Jammeh’s mess. That’s how dare our situation is.

Gambia is now among the poorest nations in sub-Saharan Africa which means we are among the poorest nation in the world as it stand right now. We have the slowest growing Economy in the sub-region, even war-torn nations like: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Sierra Leone are economically performing better than The Gambia. What a shame!!

We have proven to be weak and self-centered in the past but for once let’s be STRONG. When you go into that Voting-Booth, do the right thing, do the hard but right choice of voting Jammeh OUT.

When you go to cast your ballot/vote on December 1st remember you’re voting for the future you want. If you VOTE for Jammeh (one of the world’s worst dictator) or if you choose to STAY-HOME and NOT VOTE at all, you’re in essence betraying your country and depriving the future generation of Gambians any chance of making it.

Talk to your family, your friends. For once, stop talking about Manchester United, Arsenal, Barca, Madrid, Israel, Palestine. Talk about your own goddamn problems. Talk about your OWN COUNTRY LOL …

Okay, got to stop here :) As always, I love you my friends!!

It was no accident that I reference Mamma Kandeh in my headline instead of GDC. My support for Mamma isn’t party affiliation as much as it is the solidity of his candidature. I do NOT belong to any political party anyways but I am a REALIST. A realist is not stuck on some hardcore principles while failing to see the bigger picture.

I was born and raised in Serekunda or vicinity. Like many kids of my generation/community we grew up to the conscious message of PDOIS (Halifa/Sedia). They had solid ideas that many political parties of their generation did not, they were unparalleled when it comes to specifics. But ideas alone do not win election, it is a combination of many factors. For the past couple of elections they had fewer votes than both NRP and UDP. Until PDOIS masters the art of politics, it’ll be the party of wonderful ideas but no substance. I am a REALIST.

UDP have performed better than the rest of the old oppositions in the past elections and I believe they have a strong leverage in helping bring the old opposition from the shadows. I must say that UDP is on a lifeline, their next move will determined its political future.

They can act like a sulking spoiled-brat and boycott the elections like they did in the past, they can decide to show pride and field an unprepared candidate with less than 3 months to the elections. All of which will be political suicide and probably cement UDP as a party of blunders and angry people.

Best yet they can cut a DEAL with GDC and throw their full support behind Mamma Kandeh. This goodwill will forever cement UDP as a great party that decided to put the interest of the nation ahead of its own. Just imagine the amount of love and coadunation this will signal. That force will be too great for Dictator Jammeh to STOP, this can be done.

So far, GDC and UDP have proven that they can pull the crowd, one have a solid candidate the other have no candidate.

Folks, I love the idea of a coalition with outside candidate, but it is unpractical at this point, we must realize the urgency and the time frame, election is only 3 months away. Why take risk with a new candidate with no guarantee that he/she can energize the electorates like Mamma. I am a REALIST.

Folks we cannot allow this opportunity to past us, if we do, our next president will be MOHAMMED JAMMEH, yes, you heard me right. That’s how long we’ll probably wait before a new president.

Tell me what you think. Seriously, I love you my friends!

It was refreshing to see UDP choose a new leader in a transparent and open manner. That’s what democracy is, like or disesteem UDP, transfer of power is NOT a thing Gambians are accustomed to so I am very pleased with this move.

But more pleasing was choosing their leader without succumbing to pressure from their diaspora supporters. They choose the leader they believe best represent their values not some celebrity to please their diaspora supporters 1000s of miles away. All the information I have read about Adama Barrow so far indicates he is a decent, honorable man, a lifelong UDP supporter who stood by the party through trial and tribulations.

Not looking angry is a big plus for me.

It appears UDP has finally learned its lesson and they are beginning to keep their diaspora supporters at arms-length. You cannot let bunch of CAREGIVERS and GAS STATION ATTENDANTS be your policy makers and drive your agenda. They will lead you astray if you do, the predicament UDP’s executives are currently in was no one’s fault but the drama hungry, attention hungry, emotion driven, Facebook political-experts or nonentities to be exact.

I believe in demonstration but NOT the one born out of no-plan, no preparation but mere emotions. Today Darboe and Co. are in jail but the very people who push them to this mess have almost all abandon the party and join the new cool thing (Dr. Isatou Touray). Shame on you.

Anyways, this is supposed to be about Adama Barrow, I kinna like the man for some reasons. I hope he’ll join forces with Mamma Kandeh, together they have a serious shot at removing dictator Jammeh. You must be blind to NOT see that The Gambian people (the real voters) have made up their mind, the chosen one is Mamma Kandeh. Mamma is the one to lead them out of this mess. Any coalition without Mamma Kandeh on top is a waste of time, his crowd is enough to tell you all you need to know. I have esteem respect for Dr. Touray but it appears she is making the same mistake UDP made when they put more emphasis on the diaspora than the people on the ground. I hope her surrogates are reading this and taking note, this election is NOT gonna be won by pampering to the diaspora, NOPE, but the common, raggedy, poor voter in The Gambia period.

Welcome Adama Barrow. I hope your tenure as UDP’s leader will help broaden the party’s base and help drive unity among our people.

Good evening friends, I hope ya’ll (hate this word but whatever :) ) had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. It’s been super busy for me these past couple of weeks but couldn’t wait to continue the dialogue with my wonderful friends. As you know already, I keep it 100% real here, right? I don’t have to be always right but I won’t compromise on what I have to say just to please my readers or fall in-line with the STRUGGLERS. No, that’s NOT how I roll, if you want someone to massage your ego or people who always agrees with you, you know where to look, there are no shortage of ass-kissers on Facebook NOT here lol.

Alright, let’s move on. I am sympathetic to UDP’s current situation and kinna beginning to fall in LOVE with them for a bit and that is coming from a person who has been critical of the party for the longest. I confess. Naturally I hate bullies, the recent diaspora treatment of UDP was nothing short of betrayal. They use the Party, misuse them, send the old men to jail and dump them for some fantasy. You know what am gonna say after this, right? Shame on you!! UDP if you are listening, I urge you to NOT let anyone bully you into submission. You cannot have an established Political Party be toyed around by some wannabe political experts. Stand your ground.

Dr. Touray is NOT a neutral candidate, she was NOT picked by the other established parties as a coalition candidate which I believe is the natural selection order. She like all the others have political ambition and she has been planning her candidacy for a long time. For those of you with the nerves to criticize Mamma for being a National Assembly member why do you ignore Dr. Touray lack of voice in the deteriorating democratic situation in The Gambia all these years? Hello, am talking to you, any answers?? She was never vocal about the injustices in The Gambia, where was your intellectual while all the injustices was happening. Like one of my friends here (Foday Jawla) noted, “Where was Dr. Touray when UDP’s executives were arrested,” did she denounce it? NO. I’ll tell you what she was doing, she was busy preparing her candidacy, her website, her manifesto etc. she cares less what happened to Lawyer Darboe or his supporters.

After sending the poor man and his old comrades to jail, you now abandon them and join the one person who didn’t give a crap about them. Did SHE even go to their Court trial? My guess is NO.

Wonders shall never end. Friends I am not a spoiler, I speak from my heart that is why I do NOT change my style of communication with you. I can write beautifully without using strong-language but that’s not ORGANIC, that’s not me. The situation of a people for the most part is defined by their action, “you want to know why we’re in the predicament we current in, look no further than the quality of our people” - Mprez Jaa. You criticize Mamma Kandeh for his lack of empathy for working with the Jammeh government why do you ignore Dr. Touray’s (Your Intellectual)? Hello am talking to you!

A coalition is NOT going to happen, let me be the bearer of bad news. I do expect some teeny weeny parties like GMC to announce their support behind Dr. Touray soon, that’s natural but am not going to dwell on that today, maybe some other time. If there was a little chance for coalition, you’ve killed it, you have been disrespectful to the politicians on the ground from day one. Btw.. If Dr.Touray was interested in becoming a neutral candidate she should have pitched her proposal/intent to the other political parties behind close doors and asked for the mandate to lead a coalition that is the honorable thing to do. She blew that chance the moment she declare her candidature, period.

I stand behind Mamma Kandeh, I still believe he is the best shot we got to remove dictator Jammeh. “The proof of the pudding is in the eating”, Mamma took his case to the electorates and they said “Yes in you we trust”. Every region of the country responded kindly to his message and candidacy. I hope UDP and Mamma can work out a compromise and join forces. I believe with strong conviction that if we go to elections today Mamma will rack between 45-55% of the votes, that is enough to win the elections. I love the idea of a coalition because of the UNITY it signals, but I urge Mamma to NOT waste his time, if there is NO progress, MOVE-ON. They have tried this many times before it didn’t work. Like many people. I have come to terms that Mamma Kandeh is the coalition, I hope you did too :)

Hello friends! Happy first day of FALL, I hope y ’all had a wonderful SUMMER. I did, I spent lot of time at the beach and got to see lot of naked BBBs, so I can’t complain lol.

Moving-on. If you’re a Gambian journalist in the diaspora the news couldn’t be juicier. The brouhaha emanating from the Gambia is so much that it is exhausting. I can’t think of a better word/phrase to describe what is happening to Jammeh and his thug government than to borrow the title from Chinua Achebe’s famous post-colonial novel “Things Falling Apart”.

That is what’s exactly happening to Dictator Jammeh’s government. If you have been observant keenly as I am, you would notice that Jammeh is slowly but progressively losing control of his troops. There is problem in Banjul.

They were obedient, they act like dogs, they do not question anything they just execute orders. Something changed though, when UDP supporters decided to demonstrate without giving a fuck, there was no military presence. The paramilitary/police at the scene did something they normally wouldn’t do i.e. stand still and refuse to exert violence on the demonstrators. We all know what a typical Jammeh response would be in similar situations, he’ll unleash his animals to quash the demonstration without mercy. Not this time, it appears no one was willing to go that far for him.

Ousman Sonko was one of the dictator’s most royal dog who made it to the top by his willingness to consummate/mastermind heinous crimes for his master but no more. He, like many Gambians has seen the writing on the wall. Jammeh, who is in it for only himself, his rule is nearing its end. The Gambian people have enough of his master’s government and he knows it, he COULD NOT dismissed the CROWD behind the opposition particularly Mamma Kandeh. This time, he decided to do the right thing, say “No” to Dictator Jammeh and bail. He was tired of perpetrating crimes for the master when he is just as disposable as his victims. “Hungry but too late to eat” He has committed so much crime against Gambians that he would NEVER live in peace ever again. I DO NOT feel sorry for him at all, “Live by the sword die by the sword”.

Before I conclude, I have some advice for my fellow Gambians in the diaspora. We must handle this situation delicately. Running around town hunting for Ousman Sonko is foolish and misguided. You should know better. You live in a democratic country, and you do not solve problems through confrontation and drama. If you want to expose Sonko’s crimes and complicate his asylum application you must tender vivid and legit proves of his crimes. Follow the law fellows. As bad as Sonko may be, he has rights and the Swedish government will protect them unless you provide them with a reason (in this case, a PROVE). If you do NOT want him to get his way, start gathering evidence and take your case to the proper channels. Anyways, I admire the determination and courage of all those trying hard to bring Sonko’s to task, he deserve to be exposed.

I am happy to be finally posting after some break. I got lot on my mind so look-out for more post in the coming days. Seriously, I love you my friends!!

It was refreshing to see UDP get their swag back. After a turbulence couple of weeks, seeing so many people out to show solidarity with UDP was the right response. The people of The Gambia made it very clear to Dictator Jammeh that they are not scared, they do not give a fuck and he can kiss their ass. How can that NOT make your day? I am all smiles.

For many years we allowed Jammeh to do whatever he wants fancy-free, just saying Jammeh’s name send shivers down people’s spine. We were made to believe Jammeh was God, but as you can see the more we are recalcitrant the less powerful he gets. This trend must continue speak your mind fellows, be engage. Gambia is your country, do not let anyone take away your God given right.

As happy as I was about the UDP rally, I was amazed by the response of Gambians in the diaspora. Once I was asked what did you learned from college “to think critically” I said, period, nothing more and nothing less. When someone ask you such questions they expect you to be all technical and flashy but University was meant to make you open your horizon, to see beyond the surface, to be independent minded, to be brave enough to say NO even when everyone says YES, basically to think CRITICALLY. If you do not, your education is as good as nothing.

They told me they want to BOYCOTT the elections, oh boy, did they. That was until yesterday, all of a sudden they want election now but with a catch, everyone must sync behind the UDP flag bearer. A noun that doesn’t even exist. Wonders shall never end, to be honest I was never surprised, it was just a matter of time.

Yesterday also taught me one other thing, I was right to believe that MAMMA KANDEH is the right person to take on Jammeh. The crowd we saw was beautiful, you cannot dismiss that, what was also truth is that it was not an ORGANIC crowd like MAMMA KANDEH’s. I hate to use this word but the crowd was a MANUFACTURED CROWN, throwing empty buzzwords is not my thing, I’ll defend my position.

This meeting was a call for all UDP supporters all over the country to converge at ONE PLACE (a friendly territory). This was the first meeting since the arrest of UDP’s executives, as you can imagine EMOTIONS are high, people want to show solidarity and be defiant. No one expected a crowd any less.

Could UDP pull the kind of crowd we saw in MAMMA KANDEH’s tour throughout the country? LIKELY NOT. Btw… We cannot forget the generosity of the diaspora drumbeaters, almost all radio stations (Except Freedom Radio), all online forums including my fav “Gambia Youth & Women Forum” was full of calls for people to come out. Was their motivation to pull a large crowd so they can compare it with MAMMA’s crowd? Well you said that not me lol.

The way I see things, the wave is in MAMMA’s favor, his charisma is a killer, he is a better orator than the rest and his message resonates with the masses. He alone can pull the kind of crowd we saw nationwide. I can’t emphasize enough how much I like his dismissive tone when he speaks about the APRC, lol, it’s fucking awesome. It just makes me love him more.

Anyways, I have to wrap up, but I want to say this last point, the YOUTHS have chosen MAMMA KANDEH, if you do NOT want Dictator Jammeh to continue as your president we must rally behind the fresh blood. Do not underestimate the power of a fresh blood, Macky Sall of Senegal and Barack Obama of America are great reference. Seriously, I love you my friends. Adios!!