Folks,
Jungle Sunrise's statements below explain exactly my concerns relating to
oil as a resource in our dear Gambia, but also in other African countries.
While Europe and Asia are generally concerned about the welfare of their
people, we in Africa are more concerned about filling our pockets and giving
a damn about anybody else. I wonder why we are like this !! Why is it so
difficult for those Africans in position of power and influence to think
nationally first and then individualistically afterwards?
On the prospects of oil for the Gambia, my fear is that our leaders, not
only political leaders, but administrative ones as well, will be so busy
trying to enrich themselves, taking great advantage of their positions of
power, that national interests will not be on their agenda at all.
Imagine, quoting Jungle Sunrise "just a few days ago, while African leaders
were
lobbying the G8 leaders for support for NEPAD and by extension begging for
more money to
squander, Kenyan MPs were busy voting to award themselves almost an
eleven-fold salart increase. It was absolutely disgusting hearing one Mp
trying to justify their almost 11 fold increase of salary from UD $5,000 per
month to US $54,000 per month" !!
Dr. Jeng
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From: "Jungle Sunrise" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 30 June, 2002 5:23 PM
Subject: Can African leaders be taken seriously?
> While I feel a bit disappointed about the lack lustre treatment of the
> abject poverty of Africans, I cannot but put the blame squarely at the
feet
> of our leaders and so-called intellectuals. It is only in very few
countries
> that you find a straight leader and an honest following. In most cases,
> people are just downright greedy and corrupt; not caring for anybody else
> but themselves.
>
> Imagine just a few days ago, while African leaders were lobbying the G8
> leaders for support for NEPAD and by extension begging for more money to
> squander, Kenyan MPs were busy voting to award themselves almost an
> eleven-fold salart increase. It was absolutely disgusting hearing one Mp
> trying to justify their almost 11 fold increase of salary from UD $5,000
per
> month to US $54,000 per month, making them better paid than US president
> George W. Bush, by claiming that as MPs their constituents expect them to
be
> attending funerals and naming ceremonies throughout their constituenecies.
> While they are finding it difficult to pay their teachers a few hundred
> Dollars a month, they want to award themselves salaries of tens of
thousands
> of Dollars. Are Africans really serious about finding solutions to our
> abject poverty?
>
> Have a good day, Gassa
>
>
>
> There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see,
> yet small enough to solve. -Mike- Levitt-
>
>
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