Three Amigos went into Peter’s den on Thursday, May 15^th 2025. They were Emmanuel Joof from National Human Rights Commission NHRC, Ababacarr Cham and Emily Touray of Media Commission Gambia. We thank Peter Gomez from the bottom of our heart for extruding these amigos from their cocoons.

1. Emmanuel Joof [the first Amigo], why didn’t you recuse yourself from the arbitration between Ba Tambadou and Mustapha K. Darboe when, in your own words, “It’s an open secret that” you and Ba are friends. What kind of fairness should Gambians expect from you in this matter?

2. Emmanuel, you also mentioned, “[It] is an open secret that Ba is my friend…the call came from Ba and in the discussion, he mentioned that he has contacted Mr. Touray [the second Amigo] and he wants a meeting to be done and it was in connection with the Republic’s publication,” [referring to Mustapha K. Darboe volcanic report].

3. Where on earth do you see the need for a “mediation” simply because an article was published? The last time we checked, an article isn’t a drone with explosives—nor is it a whistle for a match of punches and fists. So, what exactly warranted a “mediation” or some sort of ceasefire?

4. The first Amigo continued, “It is true that on the 5^th of May, I did get a call from Aboubacarr Tambadou…aha…and I’ll explain more. I get calls from everybody…” Chei Yallaah! Finally, here’s the answer to the million Dollar question Ba Tambadou evaded the other day. Peter did ask him if he did contact NHRC or MCG at all and he evaded the question.

5. So, what do we learn? The whole thing was initiated by Ba to set in motion a strategic damage control. The same Ba Tambadou involved in a diplomatic passport scandal when he was Justice Minister—a clear corruption and abuse of office. He reportedly gave our diplomatic passport to a family member who wasn’t working for The Gambia gov’t.

6. The same Ba Tambadou who reportedly took around $200,000 U.S Dollars for the Rohinga case and The Gambia citizens never saw the money.

7. Now the same Ba Tambadou is in another fresh scandal of embezzling national wealth and allotting it to cronies, some of whom he later married! Ba low-IQ Tambadou, there is a serious common denominator here! Please, do we need glasses to see the gut-wrenching pattern? Do you see Gambians as stupid, dim-witted folks and only you and your Amigos can think critically?

Please go ahead and sue Mustapha and see! I myself and many other Gambians will foot his legal fees insha Allaah! And one last thing: Good luck with your job seeking! We don’t need to remind the ICJ of any background check, Ba. Here’s a guy whose corruption has denied poor farmers, men, women, children, and the elderly of even a single well-maintained hospital. Gambians have been dying from very preventable homeostatic imbalances. 

They share oxygen tubings and concentrators, if any. Their pre-term babies share single incubators! Their hospitals ration gloves! Their electricity supply has been perennially pathetic! They lack blood banks or refrigerators that store them. Most go to bed hungry every  night due to severe economic hardship from your government’s economic irresponsibilities, and dare-devil corruption. And  here you are, Ba, sending your Three Amigos for some hero halos?