Open Letter | Still keeping up pretences: An Open Letter to Mustapha Njie
Image: Dave Manneh By Dave Manneh and Abdoukarim Sanneh for The Brufut Land Restitution Secretariat Mr Njie, You gave a lecture on “conscience” - the other week. We learned about it late but hope you will accept our excuse for coming to the party a little late. You are keeping up the pretences - we see. Despite familiarity with the fairy-tale of the genesis of your wealth, we watched the “lecture” with an open mind. We had assumed with time your conscience and moral fibre would have been fortified - thus ennobling you to admit your errors and make amends. You were in scintillating form - and captivated your impressionable audience - no doubt. You looked resplendent in that colourful and flowing Nyetti Abdu. The crown-like perching of the Aboki hat on your head added a certain symbolic paradox to your sartorial choice. Crowned emperor of [fill-in-the-gaps]! Perhaps? The missing element was a griot ensemble - headed by a hallam player and backup women vocalists -