In
response to several articles on LIMANY website with
regard to Br. Mohammed Dukuly performing the
invocation during the Mandingo Convention in
Philadelphia this weekend, and given the sensitive
nature of the issues being raised, Br. Dukuly has
decided to step aside to let somebody else perform
that task.
According to Br. Dukuly, he does not want this to
cause any further distraction that will overshadow
the success of the convention. In place of Br.
Dukuly, Br. Mohamed Baba Sheriff has agreed to
deliver the invocation. Br. Sherif who is a graduate
of the University of Liberia with degree in Mass
Communication as well as law degree from the Lewis
Arthur Grant School Law, is an Imam at the African
and American Islamic Center in Philadelphia.
Contrary to the misleading propaganda on LIMNY
website, FELMAUSA will not be honoring anybody
during this convention. This is a convention, a
forum where honest differences of views will be
presented and debated. This is not an occasion only
for pomp and pageantry. But we are not surprised at
Limany website for carrying those misleading
propagandas. Since the birth of Felmausa the web
masters of Limany have only carried such negative
propagandas against our collective interests. But we
know that the majority of Limany members are in line
with the objectives of Felmausa and they have
communicated that to us.
The question we have for the few people who continue
to use the Limany websites to create havoc in our
community is “When are we going to exorcise the
evil demons of mischief and confusion and focus
on the endless possibilities Mandingo unity will
bring to our people?”
In their actions, we can only see envy, jealousy and
hypocrisy. These few elements are not interested in
seeing our people together.
After many failed attempts to form a unified
Mandingo federation, why can’t we embrace FELMAUSA
and unite our collective potentials and resources to
form a new and productive future for our people? In
so doing, we shall effectively contribute to the
well-being of our people in Liberia who are still
struggling to put their lives back on track after
the 14-year civil war.
FELMAUSA has many lofty goals that can be achieved
if we stand together. We cannot afford to divide
ourselves into warring parties against each other.
We do not see any pleasure in doing so. That’s why
we have continued to engage everyone in our
community, even those who disagree with us. We are
absolutely confident that the Mandingo unity will be
achieve unity and progress despite the negative
efforts of some elements to derail our forward
march. God willing we will prevail.
Richmond Mohamed Konneh
President-FELMAUSA
