Dr. Ceesay, I Ebrima Papa Colley, son of a poor farmer and the first Gambian to ever oppose Adama Barrow with a routine media presence, especially on the then Freedom Radio since 2017, hereby accept your challenge to a debate. Please I expect no excuse from you since it was you that threw down this gauntlet.

Please prove your point that anybody who debates you will leave to regret it. Also, you know very well it was myself trying all these years to bring the opposition together in a grand coalition against Barrow. In fact, I did interview you about this matter when you were in the opposition as well.

So, I don’t expect you to run away with the excuse that I am not an opposition leader. You used the word “anybody.” Please that means a wider radius. I am also happy you mentioned how people complained about the cost of a bag of rice, shedding more light on the extreme hardship Gambians are battling since the advent of Barrow. Please it’s been a while since you and I spoke.

You’ve been sending me Ramadan and Eid messages. Forgive me for not replying. You’ve been on our little radio before, when both of us were in the opposition. We talked about seminal issues besetting our dear nation. Please I expect that you never run away from your own challenge. Peter can have me on the phone. As for you, it should be easier since you are in the Gambia.