By YJ
Bye-Bye Hon. Christine Sakuna.
Folks, since it is in this forum (G-post) that I enjoyed a lot of postings from our respected and honorable Miss. Christine Sakuna, allow me to share her love and care with this forum. I am sure, Miss Sakuna won’t like me to write and mention her name. I have no choice, but to say my few lines. I hope Miss. Sakuna will forgive me only for this one. I won’t say any more after this. She is leaving Minnesota for her home town, Wisconsin where she will be residing now.
I recalled in the early days of STGDP, I attended a party (Independence Celebration), where a group of Activists (which turns out to be Miss. Christine Sakuna and Cherno Bah) were denied entry in the hall to distribute copies of the STGDP document in circulation then. I happened to report a story on it at All Gambian and the Observer then, thus I wrote “A group of activists were seen distributing a 12-page document about STGDP, aimed at uniting Gambians in the Diaspora.” I still remember that unforgiving winter storm, that horrible white snow pouring on these two fellows outside. They ended up succeeding in placing these copies on people’s cars, and that’s how many people left the place with knowledge of STGDP.
After a while interaction, a year and half later, we connected the dots and one fine afternoon, I asked them about the two fellows who were trapped in the winter storm. It was nothing but laughter, for both of them remembered the episode more than I did.
I wanted to credit Miss. Christine and Cherno for the extension of STGDP to Minnesota with the help of Joe Sambou, Midwest coordinator, where they fought tooth and nail to unite and enlighten people. For Christine, she never gets tired. She is not the type that will divide or look low on people’s ideas. Not even close to letting age create a barrier.
Referencing Joe’s piece above “Demise of Nadd”, I was lucky to have met our respected Musa Jeng, at least twice in life, and spoke to him about two times on the phone. The same applies to Banka, a very nice brother, also. (See archives on All Gambian, especially “Day breaks in Atlanta-by Yero Jallow”) I hope my good friend, Moe Drammeh who introduced me to both Banka and Musa, is also reading these threads to repeat the same things he told me about Musa and Banka then.
During the rally in Atlanta, it is evident that Banka and Musa Jeng were well prepared, and the drama they presented to the people in that hall was very educative. The second time I met both of them was at the demonstration in DC when our opposition members-OJ, Halifa and Hamat were arrested by Jammeh. If judging people by what they have done or said is to go by, then the duo has done their best to unite Gambians, in my humble opinion.
This is to conclude, these are two Gambians that fought so hard to support ‘unity’, and the ‘truth’ while others were hell bent on diving decency. Joe's own support of our Minnesota local chapter is commendable. I met Joe everywhere i've been; in Atlanta, in DC, in Chicago, in Wisconsin, in Minnesota, et cetera. Such an effort cannot be given a 'light' scale, if the truth is to go by.
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Posted - 13 Mar 2007 : 13:50:41
