Those Who know me knows that I am a man of few words. My brother Omar Touray is arrested for uttering foul language towards President Barrow and Lawyer Ousainou Darboe. I received lots of message and calls, I appreciate all you concerns.
Unfortunately or fortunately , I am not my brother, his actions personally are wrong ethically and morally and I condemn such behavior entirely .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-wU-R8Ve5g
On the other hand , I am worried as a citizen of Gambia . I am worried because, with numerous evidences, our government, our new baby government we all fought to install, is growing to be no different than the one unseated.
A leader should soar like an eagle ?, to view at your goals and visions from a bigger and better perspective. With the perspective of a whole country in your view, arresting disgruntled citizens, who have nothing other then empty utterance shouldn’t even be on your agenda.
I found this troubling for a nation that fought 22 years of backwardness and neglect from the rest of the world due to poor human rights record, I found this troubling for the next Gambian, Who may have different views and will not be able to express their views for fear of being arrested !! This issue is bigger then Omar!.
We expect president Barrow and all his leadership to exercise wisdom in leading. A leader will be insulted, castigated, call names etc, you know why ? It’s because you are a leader, you job is to bring all together to work with you in pursuit of your goals and vision for the country we all love, thats how a leader put shame those who call them names, not arresting them .
What Omar did is wrong in our culture and in any descent culture, but as a president, a leader of a whole nation, the respond could have been better.
Sincerely
Musa Touray ( Bala Musa ToRay.)
