Gambia: I Have No Penchant for Pettiness a Response to Dr. Henry Carrol

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A nation needs its best minds to be engaged in serious discussion on how to move it forward and not to waste time in endless wrangling over non issues. What is the use of writing a whole book on an unknown journalist when a thousand and one important issues are waiting to be clarified? I am only giving a reply to your contention out of necessity. As a matter of fact I have no penchant for pettiness.

I am a sixty seven year old grandfather with grown up children. I have high respect for you like I do for all my fellow citizens and other human beings at large, and would like you to have all the honours that you deserve. As you have rightly said I am not a legal practitioner. May be you are too young to know or you may just be closing your eyes to the fact that I was a sixth form teacher in mathematics and physics and have taught many prominent personalities in The at Gambia High school where I served for many years. Many of my students have become civil and mechanical engineers, medical doctors, chartered accountants, managing directors, ministers and constantly show appreciation for my professional capabilities in teaching physics and mathematics. Many parents are still approaching me to give physics and mathematics classes to their children although I now have limited time. I have also published books for the school system and intend to publish more in both mathematics and physics and even journalism. It is strange that you are accusing me of being a hater of intellectuals when I have taught many intellectuals who are now occupying positions and display high regard for me wherever I meet them.

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