A demonstration was held yesterday the 15th of April against the unlawful jailing of Femi Peters. The protest was a success. Femi Peters's eldest daughter and Son were among the protesters.
A delegation of senior Nigerian diplomats came down to met demonstrators at the embassy entrance. They videoed the whole occasion, took photos, receive the petition letter from the UDP-U.K Chairman Mr Kanjura Kanyi.
Contrastingly, the Gambian high commission staff decline to open their doors for fears of getting barracked by protesters. They acted pathetically shameful.
People turn up from all works of life. The occasion was marked by serious contemplation, how can the West accept human beings to act and behave freely, whilst our leaders refuse basic human rights to us all?
The average African/Gambian would like to enjoy the liberties, freedom and conducive environment of the west, but will decline to get down and dirty in eliminating tyrannical political climates in their own countries. It is very embarrassing. What is that differentiate us from the developed societies?
It is not colour, physic, diet. None of the physical attributes differences make us lesser human beings to the Westerners. Given the opportunity, a black man can achieve whatever a WHITE, CHINESE, INDIAN, ARAB PERSON ACHIEVE.
It as one demonstrator remarked "we like enjoying other's finish product". A very poignant statement. I could remembers some saying, let us leave Yahya, his time will soon come". How ancient to think like that.
Our difference is that, they are willing to stand for what they believe in, whilst we want others to smoothen our path for us.
Yahya is too weak to be feared. He is jailing and traumatising his former close allies because he knows they don't fear him.
They use to make him invincible. They know his limitations, fears, arrogance, lack of confidence and baby like manners. However, for him to continue feeling secure in his mind, he cannot rest until all who knows him well are jailed or exiled. Dictators are all cowards.
Gambians should realise that, the west is becoming congested, we have to make our homelands the only option to reside. And for that, we must stand up to tyrants.
The Gambian embassy staff was pointing at his camera in their building threatening that he is taking photos. This foolish boy forgets that, him and his criminal boss are living in the past. The fear that affect most of country men is eroding slowly. We don't fear him and his manic boss. We know them all, from: Yusupha Bojang to the receptionist.
UDP-U.K would like to thank our new author Alpha Ibrahim Chongan, Sanusi Owens, Malick Kah (CFHR U.K), Femi Peters junior, his sister, Abdoulie Jobe (Coalition For Human rights U.K), Abdoulie Bojang, (CFHR U.K) Dave Manneh, Abdoukarim Sanneh (CFHR U.K).
The UDP-U.K Chairman and U.K campaign manager Mr Kanjura And Fasiaka were happy of the turn out.
The coordinator and Public relation person of UDP U.K (Suntou Touray And Sony S Daffeh) also were glad of the ambiance and enthusiasm of the protesters.
We would also like to thank former ASP S Jeng, Kabiru, Banamoramas of the Gambia Matters party, some U.K nationals, children who accompanied their parents, the women members who also attended, and the rest of the crowds whose names we cannot recall.
Thanks all. As a matter of fact, all of you turn out for your love of human rights and freedom of expression, political plurality and fairness. You don't require our thanks, it is only out of joy we say so. Finally our thanks to Mbye Sarr and Muhammed L Sillah of the Gambiajournal for calling us at the demo, and BBC Network Africa.
We hope many more protest can be organise for a free and better Gambia.
Forward with the UDP.
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